Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia. Principles and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Principles
1. The history of healthcare-associated infections and infection prevention and control in Australia
2. Contemporary infection prevention and control, and clinical infectious diseases in Australia
3. Sciences of infection and disease
4. Infection prevention and control programs and plans
5. The role of the infection control professional
6. Governance, accreditation and standards in infection prevention and control
7. Risk assessment and management in infection prevention and control
8. Infection prevention and control for One Health
9. Public health and infection prevention and control
10. Epidemiology and surveillance
11. Outbreak management
12. Research in infection prevention and control

Section 2 - Practice
13. Standard precautions
14. Transmission-based precautions
15. Environmental cleaning
16. Disinfection and sterilisation
17. Urinary tract infections
18. Surgical site infections
19. Pneumonia and other respiratory infections
20. Bloodstream infections
21. Gastrointestinal infections
22. Significant and multiresistant organism infections, and antimicrobial resistance
23. High consequence infectious diseases and biocontainment for health protection
24. Construction, redevelopment and the built environment
25. Blood-borne viruses
26. Infection prevention and control for staff health and occupational exposure
27. Infection prevention and control in emergency care settings
28. Infection prevention and control in intensive and critical care settings
29. Infection prevention and control in residential aged care settings
30. Infection prevention and control in oncology and immunocompromised patient settings
31. Infection prevention and control in mental health and psychiatric practice settings
32. Infection prevention and control in medical, veterinary and scientific laboratory settings
33. Infection prevention and control in operating theatre and endoscopy practice
34. Infection prevention and control in dentistry practice
35. Infection prevention and control in allied health settings-physiotherapy, speech pathology, podiatry and rehabilitation
36. Infection prevention and control in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
37. Infection prevention and control in home and community health settings
38. Infection prevention and control in radiology and diagnostic imaging practice settings
39. Infection prevention and control in correctional health practice
40. Infection prevention and control in veterinary practice
41. Infection prevention and control in pharmacy practice and antimicrobial stewardship
42. Infection prevention and control in maternity settings
43. Infection prevention and control in neonatal and paediatric health
44. Infection prevention and control in primary healthcare settings
45. Infection prevention and control in cosmetic, tattooing, piercing and personal appearance practice and settings

Authors

Ramon Z. Shaban Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. Professor Ramon Z. Shaban BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, CICP-E, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Public Health Unit, Centre for Population Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia; District Director and Chief Infection Control Practitioner, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Associate Director, New South Wales Biocontainment Centre, New South Wales Specialist Service for High Consequence Infectious Diseases Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Senior Editor, Infection, Disease and Health, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Brett G. Mitchell Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale University, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. Professor Brett G. Mitchell BN, DipTropN, CertHealthM, GradCertTeachSuper, MAdvPrac, PhD, RN, CICP-E, FACN, FACIPC Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale University, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia; Conjoint Scholar, Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford Hospital, New South Wales, Australia; Adjunct Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Infection Prevention and Control Lead, Infection Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; Editor-in-Chief, Infection, Disease and Health, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Deborough Macbeth Assistant Director of Nursing (Infection Control), Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia. Dr Deborough Macbeth BN, MAAppEthics, PhD, RN, CICP-E, PSM Assistant Director of Nursing (Infection Control), Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia Philip Russo Professor of Nursing and Director of Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Professor Philip L. Russo BN, MClinEpid, PhD, RN, CICP-E, MACN, FACICPC Professor of Nursing and Director of Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Director of Nursing Research, Cabrini Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale University, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia