🎀MarilynCruickshank🌈 speaking #ACIPC22 about @theific and her personal reflections on #Covid19

#AgedCare Quality Standards are more than just a document. They provide a shared understanding of care expectations and are a valuable resource for all Australians. Share your feedback during Australian Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing public consultation before 25 Nov. ow.ly/rRkT50Lhcst

#COVID19 #GNB #AMR COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial negative impact on global epidemiology with an increase in hospital-onset infections. Similarly, an alarming increase in resistant GNB compared to prepandemic rates, was apparent. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36345854/ #COVID19 #AMR

In 2021, Access antibiotics (recommended first line narrow spectrum agents) accounted for 62.4% of total antibiotic use in humans. This percentage has increased year-on-year over the last five years

Great article James Wood with important recognition that in Australia we also have the luxury of relying on learnings from Covid waves in other countries not just prospective modeling! theconversation.com/what-can-we-ex…

The absence of big mutational jumps in dominant variants suggests SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID, may now be entering a period of slower, more continuous evolution. This is what we see for seasonal influenza. theconversation.com/what-can-we-ex…

A4: Nurses & Infection Preventionists need to be part of the multidisciplinary team to address stewardship, it's an extension of #InfectionControl efforts. This collaboration makes healthcare safer for patients #USAAW22 #AntimicrobialResistance

Thank you ##ACIPC Conference Committee for a fabulous diverse conference and Gala Dinner in Sydney. My team and colleagues from #CALHN & SA.

Healthy indoor air is our fundamental need: the time to act is now … #openaccess … "Inadequate management of indoor air quality may not be obvious, but the disastrous consequences certainly are" … mja.com.au/journal/2022/2… ... #medtwitter

“There needs to be a nimbleness to how we approach PPE supply and storage for future pandemic preparedness” - Linda Dickey (Director, APIC). This will not be our last pandemic. Our next steps count, and will definitely count in the future, when it matters most. #ACIPC22

The discussion begins!!#acipc22

Closing panel for the 2022 ACIPC Conference “Looking ahead” facilitated by Tegan Taylor Linda Dickey, Association for Professionals in IC & Epi; Margaret Leong, IPC Advisor, The Pacific Community; Kristie Popkiss ACIPC; Prof Heather Loveday IPS #ACIPC22

Innovation, resilience, upskilling, mentoring, multimodal, multidisciplinary all important considerations in future pandemic planning and our new normal! #acipc22

"Change is an emotion not a list". To motivate & mobilise people for change, we must connect with emotions, through values. We have to elevate the socio-behavioural aspects of change/improvement to sit alongside the process-technical if we want sustainable results. TY Gapingvoid Culture Design Group

Because humans spend most of their time indoors and because most transmission occurs indoors, we investigate the hypothesis that indoor climate—particularly indoor relative humidity (RH)—may be the more relevant modulator of outbreaks. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Everyone has a role to play in stopping antimicrobial resistance. World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW 18-24th November 2022 "Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together" highlights best practices to help stop the spread #AMR #AMS World Health Organization (WHO) who.int/news-room/fact…

From recent OECD report. Having more restrictions didn’t correlate well with less excess deaths. In some cases the opposite. Note Sweden compared to Australia. These are 2020 to 2021 figures, before Australia had much spread of covid (2022 was spread here). So I am surprised.

Leadership is evolving from command and control to align and engage. Collaborative, empowering, and focused on trust, this approach promotes a culture of openness and shared success. Let's work together to build teams that thrive! #Leadership #AlignAndEngage #Collaboration

ACIPC has just sent out the invitation for this year's conference and my 2nd as Conference chair! Countdown had officially begun... 7 months and 16 days to bring together another fantastic event! Game face is on! No pressure to the next chair Emily Larsen Dr Gemma L Saravanos

“Embracing Fundamentals & Charting a Path for the Future” Very much looking forward to the 2023 ACIPC conference in Adelaide chaired by the amazing A/Prof Holly Seale #IPC #Health #quality #safety