Timetable

Plenary Concurrent Panel Workshop Break Function Meeting Symposium Poster

Tuesday, 8 November 2011
08:00	1Registration Opens
09:00
14:00	58APSIC Pre-Congress Workshops	59BD Workshop: The Reality of Health Economics in Infection Control Meeting Room 210 Facilitator Dr William Jarvis Jason and Jarvis Associates, United States
15:30	58APSIC Pre-Congress Workshops		60Yoshida Pharmaceuticals Symposium Meeting Room 204 Co-Chair Dr Hiroyoshi Kobayashi Tokyo Healthcare University Postgraduate School, Tokyo, Japan Japan Co-Chair MSc Erisa Sugawara Tokyo Healthcare University Japan
17:00
17:30	2Welcome Reception
19:00

Wednesday, 9 November 2011
08:00	3Opening Ceremony Plenary 2 Chair Ms Judith Brett Congress Convenor Australia Opening Address Ms Judith Brett, Congress Convenor, Australia Welcome to Country & "One Fire" Performance by Aboriginal Dance Troupe Congress Opening Prof Chris Baggoley, Department of Health & Ageing Victoria, Australia President's Address Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
08:50	4Plenary Session 1 Plenary 2 Chair Ms Judith Brett Congress Convenor Australia Hendra - the Virus, the Bats and Infection Control Prof Martyn Jeggo, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australia The Changing Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - 50 Years of the Superbug Dr Luke Chen, Duke University Medical Center, United States
09:40	5Plenary Session 2 Plenary 2 Chair Ms Judith Brett Congress Convenor Australia How Hospital Associated Infections Can Impact on a Person’s Life and Family Kate O'Donaghue, VICPA Executive, Australia
10:00	6Morning Tea and Poster Viewing with the Exhibition Banquet Room 201 & 202
10:30	10University Curriculums, Hospital Associated Infections and The Law & Medical Tourism Meeting Room 203 Chair Ms Claire Boardman Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Health Service District Australia Infection Control Training for Medical And Nursing Students - Is the Current Curriculum Meeting the Needs? Prof Ben Canny, Monash University, Australia Hospital Associated Infections - Open Disclosure and the Law in Australia Elizabeth Kennedy, Epworth HealthCare, Australia Medical & Transplant Tourism - What are the Implications for Infection Control? Prof Michael Whitby, University of Queensland, Australia Natural Ventilation in Infection Control - New Concepts and a New WHO Guideline Prof Wing-Hong Seto, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong How Accreditation Agencies can Improve Infection Control Standards? Dr Deborah A Macbeth, Gold Coast District Health Service, Australia	7Public Expectations, Culture Change and Healthcare Worker Accountability Meeting Room 204 Chair Ms Elizabeth Gillespie Southern Health Australia Infection Control, Performance Measurement and Quality Dashboards Ms Glenys Harrington, Infection Control Consultancy, Australia Balancing No Blame with Accountability Dr Mark Lubliner, Cabrini Health, Australia Organizational Strategies for the Implementation of Infection Prevention & Control Programs - the Top Down Mandate Dr Robert Weinstein, John Stroger Hospital, United States Pay for Performance & Hospitals Associated Infections(HAIs) - The USA model Dr William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates,, United States Patient Perceptions and Concerns About Quality and Safety - What do Patients Want to Know? Ms Beth Wilson, The Office of the Health Services Commissioner, Australia	8Infection Prevention & Control - The Past, the Present and the Future Meeting Room 210 & 211 Chair Rhea Martin Austin Health Australia Infection Prevention & Control Teams - The Past, Present and Future A/Prof Allen Cheng, Monash University, Australia How Nurses Work - Implications for Patient Care and Infection Control A/Prof Susan O'Neill, Cabrini Health, Australia The Role of Industry in Promoting Infection Control Research - What Are The Benefits? A/Prof Cathryn L Murphy, Gold Coast Health Service District, Australia The Future of Infection Control: Predictions, Warnings and Challenges Dr William A Rutala, UNC School of Medicine, United States An Ethical Framework for Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention and Control (HIPC) Professor Lyn Gilbert, Westmead Hospital, Australia	9Public Reporting of Healthcare Associated Infections - A Country Perspective Meeting Room 212 & 213 Chair Dr Ann Bull VICNISS Coordinating Centre Australia Australia Mr Brett Mitchell, Tasmanian Infection Control Association, Australia Singapore Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Hong Kong Ms Patricia Ching, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Health Authority, Hong Kong Switzerland Prof Andreas F Widmer, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland USA Dr Luke Chen, Duke University Medical Center, United States
12:10	11Lunch and Poster Viewing with the Exhibition Banquet Room 201 & 202
13:15	12Plenary Session 3 Plenary 2 Chair Ms Patricia Ching Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Health Authority Hong Kong Evidence Based Interventions that Improve Patient Outcomes - Is Elimination an Achievable Goal? Dr William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates,, United States
13:45
13:50	13Surgical Site Infections(SSI) and Antisepis Meeting Room 203 Chair Matthew Richards VICPA Executive Australia Modifiable Risk Factors and Current Strategies to Prevent SSIs Dr Leon J Worth, VICNISS Coordinating Centre, Australia Surgeon Specific Infection Rates - What do Surgeons do with this Data? Prof James Tatoulis, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia Surgeons’ Perspectives on Surgical Wound Infection Rate Data Dr Deborah A Macbeth, Gold Coast District Health Service, Australia Misconceptions Pertaining to Chlorhexidine and its Use in Skin Antisepsis A/Prof Matthias Maiwald, National University Singapore, Singapore	14Natural Disasters and the Emergence and Remergence of Infectious Diseases Plenary 2 Chair Ms Donna Cameron Austin Health Australia Infection Control after the Tsunami in Japan, 2011 Prof Mitsuo Kaku, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Sendai, Japan The Victorian Floods and Public Reporting of Vector-borne Diseases Mr Rodney Moran, Department of Health, Victoria, Australia The impact of SARS, Nipah and H1N1 on Infection Control Programs in the Asia Pacific Region - a Reflection Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Measles Outbreaks in Victoria Dr Andrew Mahony, Department of Health, Victoria, Australia	15Antibiotic Resistant Organisms Meeting Room 211 Chair Prof Wing-Hong Seto Hospital Authority Hong Kong Antibiotic Resistant Organisms - The USA Perspective Dr Robert Weinstein, John Stroger Hospital, United States MDR, XDR and PDR Superbugs: How Much Worse is it in Asia and Taiwan Professor Po-Ren Hsueh, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan Antibiotic Resistant Microorganisms: The European Perspective Prof Andreas F Widmer, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland Managing Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in Thailand Dr Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Thammasat University Hospital Pratumthani, Thailand	16Hand Hygiene Compliance and Reduction in Healthcare Associated Infections Meeting Room 204 Co-Chair Prof Didier Pittet WHO First Global Patient Safety Challenge, University of Geneva Hospital, Switzerland Co-Chair Mr Philip L Russo Hand Hygiene Australia Australia Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Award 2010 & 2011 Winners The National Hand Hygiene Initiative Mr Philip L Russo, Hand Hygiene Australia, Australia Evaluation of the Impact of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative on Reducing Healthcare-associated Infections in Public Hospitals in Australia - An Update Prof Nicholas Graves, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Visualising the Patient Zone in Crowded Clinical Settings in Vietnam Ms Sharon Salmon, University of New South Wales, Australia and Bach Mai Hospital-Hanoi, Vietnam
15:10	17Afternoon Tea and Poster Viewing with the Exhibition Banquet Room 201 & 202
15:40	18HIN1 and Related Infection Control Issues Meeting Room 203 Chair Michele Cullen Infection Control Cosultant, Department of Health, Victoria Australia H1N1 - A Global Overview Prof Lindsay Grayson, Austin Health, Australia Evaluation of the Impact of a Publicity Campaign on Use of Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Hong Kong Mei Lin Ho, Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong H1N1 - Surgical Masks or N95 Masks in Health Workers - What is the Evidence? Prof Raina Macintyre, The University of NSW, Australia	19Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Meeting Room 211 Chair Dr Caroline Marshall Australian Society Infectious Diseases - Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG) Australia Respiratory Illness in Hong Kong - How we Track what we Find at the Hospitals in Hong Kong Prof Wing-Hong Seto, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong National Staphylococcal aureus Bloodstream Infection Surveillance in Australia - What is the Data Telling Us? Dr John Ferguson, Hunter New England Health, Australia Resistant Organism Tracking Utilising Statistical Process Control (SPC) Charts in Malaysia - How SPCs Can be Used on a National Level Prof Mary-Louise McLaws, The University of New South Wales, Australia	20Outbreaks and Outbreak Management Meeting Room 212 & 213 Chair Jill Lowe Barwon Health Australia Hospital Associated Infection Outbreaks - Lessons to be Learnt Dr William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates,, United States Investigating Hospital Associated Outbreaks in Thailand - How we Manage with Limited Resources Dr Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Thammasat University Hospital Pratumthani, Thailand Laboratory Methods to Support Epidemiological Investigations during an Outbreak - How Accessible are they in Australia? A/Prof Allen Cheng, Monash University, Australia	21Tracking and Preventing Device Related Infections Meeting Room 204 Chair Ms Maureen Canning Peninsula Health Australia The Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) An Expedition - Preventing Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections Ms Pauline F Woodburn, Loddon Mallee Region Infection Control Resource Centre, Australia Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) - Surveillance Challenges and Modifiable Interventions to Reduce VAP Prof Michael Richards, Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System VICNISS, Australia The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology "I Believe In Zero CLABSIs" Campaign A/Prof Cathryn L Murphy, Immediate Past-President of APIC, Australia
16:40
17:00	54Johnson & Johnson Symposium Meeting Room 210
17:30	54Johnson & Johnson Symposium Meeting Room 210	22AICA AGM Meeting Room 203
18:30

Thursday, 10 November 2011
07:00	57Kimberly-Clark Breakfast Symposium Meeting Room 210 Improving the odds: You can help reduce central line complications Health care practitioners universally recognise the significance of Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections. By attending this workshop you'll be able to: - Understand the insertion procedure - Identify CVC-related complications (thrombosis and infections) - Understand best practices in infection prevention Please visit: http://au.haiwatch.com/RegistrationAPSIC.aspx for more details and to register for this workshop being hosted by Kimberly-Clark Education Foundation. Light breakfast is provided.
08:00
08:20	23Plenary Session 4 Plenary 2 Chair Dr Moi Lin Ling Singapore General Hospital Singapore Top 10 "Must-Do's" for the Elimination of Hospital-Associated Infections Dr William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates,, United States
08:50	24Plenary Session 5 Plenary 2 Chair Dr Moi Lin Ling Singapore General Hospital Singapore Epidemiology and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Intensive Care Units Dr Robert Weinstein, John Stroger Hospital, United States
09:20	25Plenary Session 6 Plenary 2 Chair Dr Moi Lin Ling Singapore General Hospital Singapore Role of Hospital Surfaces in the Transmission of Emerging Healthcare-Associated Pathogens: Norovirus, Clostridium difficile and Acinetobacter Dr William A Rutala, UNC School of Medicine, United States
09:50	26Morning Tea and Poster Viewing with Exhibition Banquet Room 201 & 202
10:20
10:25	27Infection Control Research Meeting Room 203 Chair Ms Glenys Harrington Infection Control Consultancy Australia APSIC Research - 2011 - 2012 Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore USA - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Research on Healthcare-Associated Infections Dr William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates,, United States Europe: Infection control research Prof Andreas F Widmer, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland ORION (Outbreak Reports and Intervention Studies of Nosocomial Infection) Statement - Guidelines for Intervention Infection Control Research Studies Dr Caroline Marshall, Australian Society Infectious Diseases - Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG), Australia Oseltamivir adherence and tolerability in healthcare workers treated prophylactically post occupational influenza exposure Dr Lydia Upjohn, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia Risk factors for VRE colonization in a tertiary health care centre in Melbourne, Australia Mr Surendra Karki, Monash University, Australia	28Infection Control Education, Training & Keeping Up-to-Date Meeting Room 204 Chair Lesley Lewis VICPA Executive Australia Modern Behavioural Research and Infection Control Training? Prof Michael Whitby, University of Queensland, Australia A Different Approach to Teaching Infection Control to Health Care Workers in a Philippine Tertiary Hospital Using Small Group Interactive and Skills Building Sessions Dr Regina Berba, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Philippines Checklists: An Overview of their Use and How to Avoid Checklist Fatigue Ms Penny Leszkiewicz, Alfred Health, Australia Infection Control and the Role of the Clinical Product Evaluation Nurse Ms Karen Flett, Alfred Health, Australia The Global Burden of HAI and Addressing the Problem in Vietnam to Improve Patient Safety Ms Claire Kilpatrick, World Health Organisation, Switzerland	29Implementing Care Bundles and Feedback of Surveillance Data Meeting Room 212 & 213 Chair Prof Michael Richards Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System VICNISS Australia Implementing Care Bundles in the USA Dr Robert Weinstein, John Stroger Hospital, United States Implementing Care Bundles in Developing Countries - What are the Issues? Ms Patricia Ching, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Health Authority, Hong Kong A State-wide Clinical Improvement Project: Aseptic Insertion of Central Lines to Reduce CLABSI Prof Mary-Louise McLaws, The University of New South Wales, Australia Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society CLABSI Project - the Program, Objectives & Interventions Ms Gabrielle Hanlon, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Australia How to Present Surveillance Data - Making CLABSI Real for Healthcare Workers Ms Sue Borrell, Alfred Health, Australia	30Injection Safety and Prevention of Needlestick Injuries - Risks to Patients and Staff Meeting Room 210 Chair Janine Malcolm APSIC 2011 Organising Committee Australia Multi Use IV Bags and Multi dose Vials - What are the Risks? Ms Sue Scott, Royal Women's Hospital/Royal Children's Hospital, Australia Strategies and Technologies to Reduce Needlestick Injuries - What Works and What's New? Ms Deidre Edmonds, Austin Health, Australia Introducing a Healthcare Worker Safety Program into a Developing Country - The Albion Street Centre, Safe Hands Program Ms Maggy Tomkins, Albion Street Centre, Australia Costs of Postexposure Management of Occupational Sharps Injuries in Healthcare Workers in the Republic of Korea Dr Hyang Soon Oh, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea Analysis of the incidents of occupational exposure reported to the hospital and implication for relevant interventions Shilan Xu, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, China	31World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Region Meeting Room 211 Chair Mrs Kerrie M Watson Alfred Health Australia World Health Organisation Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) - Regional Analysis of Human Influenza Viruses Prof Anne Kelso, WHO Collaborative Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Australia WHO in Hong Kong - An Update Prof Wing-Hong Seto, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Infection Prevention and Control Program in Developing Countries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities in Cambodia Dr Sok Srun, Ministry of Health, Cambodia Dr Nima Asgari, WHO Country Office, Cambodia Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN) - The Training Experience Ms Wendy Bacalja, The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, Australia National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System and Results in South Korea: 15 Years Experience Dr Sang-Oh Lee, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea
12:05	32Lunch and Poster Viewing with Exhibition Banquet Room 201 & 202 A Strategy for Prevention and Control of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection (CRBSI) in ICU Patients Prof Guolong Cai, Zhejiang Hospital, China Point-of-use Water Filters: Costly or Cost Effective? Virginia Decker, ICU St George Public Hospital, Australia Clare Loveday, St George Hospital, Australia Sally Newton, St George Hospital, Australia Knowledge, attitudes and practice of infection control among the Healthcare staff of the theatres in a tertiary-care Institution Dr Terrence R Chinniah, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Incidence and prevalence of hospital associated infection among post-natal mothers in a unit of a tertiary care institution Dr Terrence R Chinniah, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Effective Control for Decrease of MRSA Isolation rate in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Ji Youn Choi, Infection Control Team, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea In Soon Choi, Infection Control Team, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Jin Won Chung, Division of Infectious Disease Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea Developing and Testing Of Vascular Access Infection (VAI) Bundle in the National Kidney Foundation, Singapore (NKFS) Ambulatory Dialysis Setting: A Singapore Experience Chor Guek Chua, National Kidney Foundation Singapore, Singapore The Effects of Hand Washing Program with Individual Feedback on Frequency and Method of Hand Washing of Nurses, MRSA Acquired Incidence Rate and MRSA Colonization Pressure Mrs Hee-Kyung Chun, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Korea Epidemiology and characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients in central province of Iran Dr Aliasghar Farazi, Arak University of medical sciences, Iran The effectiveness of MRSA active surveillance culture and decontamination in neurosurgical intensive care units for two years Sun Young Jeong, Depatment of infection Control, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Korea Effectiveness of Comprehensive Implementation of Individualized Bundling Infection Control Measures for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections in General Medical Wards Miss Duangporn Jintanothaitavorn, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok , Thailand, Thailand Targeted Active Surveillance Culture for VRE(Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci) infection control in Intensive care unit, Korea Ms Eun Kyoung Kim, Infection control office, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Korea A prediction model for detecting patients with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci on admission to intensive care units Hyeon Jeong Kim, Infection Control Unit, Korea University Medical Center, Korea Impact of the intervention to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia Ms Hyun-Sook Koo, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital Hallym Univ., Korea Combined application of infection control interventions - to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia Kuei-Chu Lee, Committee of Infection Control, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan Comparison of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections according to implementation the Urinary Catheter Management Protocol in Intensive Care Unit, Korea Ms Hee Ju Lim, Intensive care unit, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Korea Infection Prevention and Control Strategies to Impede Transmission of Multiple-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) for the Elderly: a Systematic Review Ngai Ming Anthony Ng, Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection / Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Effectiveness of oral care using tooth brush in preventing healthcare- associated pneumonia in patients with head trauma Mr Phuc Tien Nguyen, Johnson & Johnson Medical S.A Inc., Vietnam Peripheral vascular catheter (PVC) related phlebitis among surgical patients Ms Pauline Angelyna Peter, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia Room for Improvement – Reducing MRSA HAIs Ms Allison M Peterson, Healthcare Associated Infection Unit, Dept. of Health Western Australia, Australia The Value of Contact Precautions in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Mrs Penelope M Radalj, Barwon Health, Australia Bye-bye UTI: Prevention of catheter associated urinary tract infections in hospitalised patients Miss Deborah J Rhodes, Alfred Health, Australia Ms Jacqueline Kennon, Alfred Health, Australia Ms Pauline NJ Bass, Alfred Health, Australia Ms Gillian E Land, Alfred Health, Australia Ms Susan McLellan, Alfred Health, Australia A/Prof Allen Cheng, Alfred Health, Australia Ms Stacey J Aitchison, Alfred Health, Australia Mrs Kerrie M Watson, Alfred Health, Australia Infection control in Hanoi, Vietnam: Bras and masks on the washing line Dr Holly Seale, University of New South Wales, Australia Deposits and Withdrawals: A Human Milk Bank Ms Maree T Sommerville, Mercy Hospital for Women, Australia Which Is the Most Efficient Air Sterilization Method in Plateau Hospital in Tibet xiangyang song, China Health Care Worker Safety Management Situation in Indonesia, 2011 Ramah Surbakti, Indonesian Society of Infection Control, Indonesia Impact of Collaborative Quality Improvement Project on Incidence and Mortality of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in 18 Hospitals in Thailand A/Prof Dr Akeau Unahalekhaka, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Another mode of antibiotics associated diarrhea miss yan wang, Gansu province people hospital, China Admission Screening – A Promising Way to Control Infection from New Admission Yu Ching Yau, DKCH, Hong Kong Clinical Study of Distribution and Drug Resistance of Pathogens isolated from Hepatobiliary Surgery Department (2009~2010) Miss Qinghua Zhao, China Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDRAB): drug-resistant mechanism and risk factors of hospital-acquired XDRAB infections, Taiwan MPH Ming-Chin Chan, Infection Control Department, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1: Hospital Kuala Lumpur Experience Dr Nurzam Suhaila Che Hussin, Microbiology Unit, Dept of Pathology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The effect of administrative measures to reduce infection with vancomycin resistant enterococci ICN Eun-jin Ha, Severance Hospital, Korea Prevalence and resistance mechanism of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from a Korean tertiary care hospital Rn Mi-Na Kim, GANGNAM SEVERANCE HOSPITAL, Korea Healthcare-associated transmission of MRSA in ICU : Molecular epidemiological analysis Ms Sung-Ran Kim, Infection Control Unit, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea Risk factors for acquisition of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a medical intensive care unit PhD Ji Young Lee, Infection Control Department, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Korea Increasing mupirocin resistance in Singapore Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Impact of Inappropriate Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy on Mortality of the Patients with Bacteremia: A Retrospective Study Dr Saoraya Lueangarun, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Thailand MRSA Screening To Inpatient At Admission Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, Indonesia Bernadetta Indah Mustikawati, Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, Indonesia Djoko Roeshadi, Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, East-Java, Indonesia, Indonesia Niken Syitharini, Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, Indonesia Implementation of active surveillance culturesin a Surgical Intensive Care Unit to reduce MRSA transmission in a Singapore hospital Dr Helen M Oh, Changi General Hospital, Singapore The Distribution of Multidrug-resistant Organisms from Blood Culture at Small and Medium-sized Hospitals Ms Shin Young Park, Department of Quality Improvement, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Korea Ms Sun Young Jeong, Infection Control Office, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Korea Reducing time to detection of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae Dr Vani Sathyendran, Microbiology Department, Laboratory Services Middlemore hospital, New Zealand Tuberculous Liver Abscess in a Neutropenic Patient who developed Concurrent Infections Dr Charini Geethika Patabendige, National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Mycobacterium fortuitum Breast abscess Following Nipple-piercing Seong Yeol Ryu, Department of Infectious disease, keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Korea Acute scrub typhus in South Korea : EKG changes Seong Yeol Ryu, Department of Infectious disease, keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Korea A case of granulomatous prostatitis complicating Brucella in Korea Seong Yeol Ryu, Department of Infectious disease, keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Korea Point Prevalence of Healthcare Associated Infections at University Malaya Medical Centre in Malaysia ICN Norlinah Ahmad, Infection Control Department, Malaysia Prevalence Survey of ESBL-producing Organisms from 2005 to 2010 Ms Li-Kuan Chih, Committee of Infection Control, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan, Taiwan Activities for Decrease the Occurrence of Nosocomial Pneumonia in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Ms Soon Im Choi, Keimyung University Donsan medical center, Korea Active Surveillance Culture in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NSICU): Findings of Analysis Based on Acinetobacter Baumannii, MRSA Nasal Carriage and VRE Ms Kyoung Wan Kim, The Catholic University Seoul, St Mary's Hospital, Korea Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of nosocomial blood stream infection in intensive care units, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Vietnam Ngai Kien Le, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Vietnam Dung Khanh Khu, Vietnam Partridge John Colin, California University San Francisco, United States Incidence, risk factors and outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia in intensive care units at National Hospital of Pediatrics, Vietnam Ngai Kien Le, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Vietnam Dung Khanh Khu, Vietnam Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at an Australian cancer centre: early experience of surveillance & prevention strategies Ms Vivian K Leung, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia To investigate the possible infectious route of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia Ms Yi-Chu Lo, Committee of Infection Control, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan, Taiwan An aged care infection surveillance program in rural Victoria Mrs Joan L McMillan, Ballarat Health Services, Australia Mrs Susan G Flockhart, Ballarat Health Services, Australia Mrs Mary Smith, Dept of Health, Grampians Region IC Consultant, Australia Risk factor analysis of rectal colonization with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus among patients at a medical intensive care unit in the Seoul National University Hospital Dr Hyang Soon Oh, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in Small and Medium sized Hospitals ICN Eun Suk Park, Severance Hospital, Korea Epidemiologic surveillance of nosocomial infections in a mixed intensive care unit of a university hospital Dan Pu, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China zhiyong zong, Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China weidong zhang, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China cheng tan, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China Epidemiologic characteristics of healthcare-associated infections in a hematology ward in the Seoul National University Hospital: result of prospective surveillance study, 2005-2008 Jeong Suk Song, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea Nosocomial Infection of Wertheim Operation’s Patients in Ubonrachathani Cancer Center Thailand during BE 2006-2011 Mr Methee Wongsena, Ubon Cancer Center Thailand, Thailand Meeting the Standards: High Level Disinfection for Trans-vaginal Probes Ms Megan Carpenter, Royal Women's Hospital, Australia Evaluation of Adenosine Triphosphate Based Devices for Monitoring Cleanliness of Medical Instruments Xia Qiu, China Center for Disease Control, China Efficacy of Repeated Application of Povidone-Iodine on Skin: a Preliminary Study Assistant professor Yuhei Saito, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan A comparison of residual antimicrobial activity in some chlorhexidine-containing antiseptic formulations MS Yoshiro Sogawa, Division of Infection Prevention and Control, Postgraduate School, Tokyo Healthcare University, Japan Removal of the Bloody Soil among Thin Space of Surgical Instruments After Use RN,MS Chie Takeuchi, Division of Infection Prevention and Control, Postgraduate School, Tokyo Healthcare University, Japan Insulin pen safety devices Ms Emma Canning, Australia Clinical pathways pave the way for improving exposure management Mrs Catherine Forster, Australia New tricks for old staff: assessment of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases in existing healthcare workers at a Victorian hospital Ms Susan E Harper, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia N95 Respirators Utilization in Japanese Hospitals, 2011: A Questionnaire Survey Yuji Morisawa, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Japan Surveillance of occupational blood and body fluid exposures among health care workers at the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka (NCISL) A prospective study from 2000 to 2010 Dr Charini GUA Patabendige, Sri Lanka Investigation of an Outbreak of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Respiratory Care Center Hui-Ju Chiang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan Investigation of an outbreak of Port-A related health-associated bloodstream infection in gynecological wards of a medical center Chin-Mei Ke, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan Lessons learnt from management of healthcare-associated Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore A Cluster of Cases of Diarrhea Caused by Clostridium difficile in Patients Admitted from Community to a Intensive-Care Unit: Genetic Analysis on the Microbes and the Implications of this Clustered Infectious Diarrhea Miss Hsiang Li Su, Committee of Infection Control, Taiwan GOARN Training in Cambodia Ms Elizabeth (Liza) R Bellaard-Smith, Southern Heatlh, Australia A Developmental Framework for the Infection Control Professional Louise Hobbs, Melbourne Health, Australia Understanding and Influencing Public Policy – Critical Skills For The Modern Infection Control Practitioner A/Prof Cathryn L Murphy, Gold Coast Health Service District, Australia Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses’ Association (HKICNA) – The Evolution Ms Isadora Laiching Wong, DKCH, HA, Hong Kong Evaluation of Hand Hygiene Australia National Gold Standard Auditor Training Workshops Mrs Kaye E Bellis, Hand Hygiene Australia, Australia A Novel Automated Computer System for Detection of M. Tuberculosis in Acid-Fast Stain Procedures via Color-Based Segmentation Yusen E Lin, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taiwan New technologies in Infection Control Ms Anita Lovegrove, Southern Health, Australia The development of an on-line database and mobile web application for the collection and analysis of hand hygiene compliance data Mr Philip L Russo, Hand Hygiene Australia, Australia Extend Fruit from Flag System Yu Ching Yau, DKCN, Hong Kong The effect of the changing activities for the improvement of hand hygiene Rn Nan-Hyoung Cho, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Korea Hand hygiene performance, attitudes and perceptions among doctors in the Mid North Coast (MNC) and Northern NSW (NNSW) Local Health Districts (LHD) of NSW Ms Robyn A Donnellan, MNC and NNSW Local Health Network, Australia A Survey to Review Healthcare Workers' Practice on Blood Cultures Sampling Ms Yuk Yin Ho, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong Have we got our MRO Management wrong? Mrs Marija Juraja, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Australia Building Safer Nursing Practice: Using Proven Methodologies on Intravenous Flushing Procedure Mr Kai Cheong Lai, Union Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections And The Efficacy Of Infection Control Program In Neonate Intensive Care Unit Dr Thanh Ha Thi Nguyen, Children Hospital No1, Vietnam Dr Ngoc Phuong Thi Cam, Children Hospital No1, Vietnam Dr Khanh Th Hoang, Children Hospital No1, Vietnam Dr Dung Hong Le, Children Hospital No1, Vietnam Candidemia in cancer patients : risk factors, and multifaceted intervention suna park, national cancer center, korea, Korea An outbreak of Enterobacter cloacae urinary tract infections associated with contaminated ureteroscopy in a regional hospital in Southern Taiwan Dr Chin-Lu Chang, Committee of Infection Control, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan, Taiwan Catching the culprits in the water – Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreaks in two intensive care units in a tertiary hospital in Singapore Ms Kue Bien How, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Outbreak Investigation of Serratia marcescens in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit JU-AE LEE, Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Ulsan, Korea Infection control for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in advanced emergency medical service center monitored by molecular analysis Miho Miura, Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan, Japan Aanthrax Outbreak in Indonesia MD dhani redhono, Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia Investigation of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infection due to contamination of intravenous pain-control fluids Miss Ya-Fen Tang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan Pre-operative MRSA Screening in Cardiothoracic Surgery Ka Lam Cheng, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong Impact of timing and choice of antibiotic prophylaxis on Cesarean section surgical site infection in a Hong Kong Teaching Hospital Ms Christina Cheung, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Long-term Improvement of Surgical Site Infection in Bumrungrad International Hospital Year 2002-2010 Ms Junya Jarayopas, Bumrungrad International, Thailand Clean Hearts-Keeping little hearts infection free Mrs Gabrielle O'Grady, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Australia Implementation WHO Surgical Safety Checklist at a University Hospital in Thailand Mrs Parichat Pakvipas, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Cost of cardiac wound infections in children Ms Sue Scott, Royal Women's Hospital/Royal Children's Hospital, Australia Increased killing of biofilm in vitro by combining topical silver dressings with topical negative pressure (TNP) A/Prof Karen Vickery, Macquarie University, Australia Is Biofilm the cause of double capsules surrounding breast implants? A/Prof Karen Vickery, Macquarie University, Australia Antibiotic mesh retards bacterial biofilm formation on surgical implants A/Prof Karen Vickery, Macquarie University, Australia Hand Hygiene Compliance and Reduction of HAI at University Malaya Medical Centre in Malaysia ICN Norlinah Ahmad, University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia Implementing Hand Hygiene Strategies in the Operating Theatre Ms Elizabeth (Liza) R Bellaard-Smith, Southern Heatlh, Australia Evaluation of Glove use in Australian Acute Healthcare Facilities Mrs Kaye E Bellis, Hand Hygiene Australia, Australia Improvement and benefits of hand hygiene compliance through a bundle of interventions: experience from a medical center in Taiwan Ching-Tzu Hung, Department of Infection Control, Division of Infectious Diseases,Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taiwan Comparison of Bactericidal Effect of Alcohol Gel according to the Amount and Drying Time in Healthcare Personnel Hand Hygiene RN Yoon-Jung Ji, University of ulsan, Korea Professor Jae Sim Jeong, Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Ulsan, Korea Effectiveness of an alcohol-based hand hygiene programme in reducing nosocomial infections in the Urology Ward of Binh Dan Hospital, Vietnam Dr Stephanie L Jones, Victorian Infection Prevention Program/Southern Health, Australia Exploration of attitude factors for Hand Hygiene Performance among Nurses in Intensive Care Units Consultant Hsiu-O Kuo, Kuo General Hospital, Taiwan Effectiveness of the hand hygiene compliance program at the National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam Ngai Kien Le, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Vietnam Thu Quynh Thi Luc, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Vietnam Hoai Thu Thi Nguyen, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Vietnam Analysis Of Germs Population On The Hands Of ICU HCWs And ICU Patients Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, Indonesia Bernadetta Indah Mustikawati, Siloam Hospitalas Surabaya, Indonesia Sustaining Hand Hygiene - Difficult but not Impossible Mrs Gabrielle O'Grady, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Australia What is the role of education in hand hygiene compliance? Emina Ryan, Liverpool Hospital, Australia Soap vs Alcohol Based Hand Rub – What Do Australian Healthcare Workers Use the Most? Mrs Kate Ryan, Hand Hygiene Australia, Australia The Effect of ‘hand hygiene improvement program(HHIP)’ on the reduction of healthcare-associated Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) bacteremia in hospital environment Myoung jin Shin, Infection Contol Services, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea Compliance Survey with Hand Hygiene at Hue Central Hospital under Calls of World Health Organization Staffs On May 5th, 2010 Huu Luyen Tran, United Kingdom Health-care associated Clostridium difficile infection in a medical center in Southern Taiwan Ms Hsueh-Lan Chao, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.Infection Control Unit, Taiwan Viral Shedding in Chinese Young Adults with mild 2009 H1N1 Influenza Dr Ning Jia, Department of Nosocomial Infection and Disease Control, China Ms Yan Gao, Department of Nosocomial Infection and Disease Control, China Dr Yun Xi Liu, Department of Nosocomial Infection and Disease Control, China Risk factors for acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci among patients in intensive care units: a prospective observational study ICN Su Hyun Kim, Department of Hospital Infection Control, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea Sources of Healthcare associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in an Australian tertiary referral hospital Emina Ryan, Liverpool Hospital, Australia The collaborative quality improvement project on incidence of Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in 19 Bangkok Metropolitan Hospitals, Thailand Mrs warugee Chujit, Thailand ‘‘Bundle Approach’’ to Reduce Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Medical Intensive Care Unit Infection Prevention & Co Su Ha Han, SoonChunHyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea, Democratic People's Rep Best practice of the promotion for infection control on practices Among healthcare personnel and incidence of VAP at tertiary care in Thailand MNS(APN) SIRIPORN SANGSAWANG, Rajavithi Hospital Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health in Thailand., Thailand A bundle of care to reduce colorectal surgical infections Mrs Jill M Wilson, Southern Health, Australia A comprehensive staff vaccination program to enhance patient safety Ms Cinder TY Chan, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Hong Kong Cost Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in Bumrungrad International Hospital Year 2004-2010 Junya Jarayopas, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand Is historical research relevent to infection prevention? Dr Deborah M Jowitt, Northland District Health Board, New Zealand The EFFECTIVENESS OF HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN ON INFLUENZA VACCINATION UPTAKE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN MATILDA INTERNATIONAL HOSTPITAL, HONG KONG Siu Kuen Lee, Matilda International Hospital, Hong Kong Protecting Our Babies by Protecting Our Women: Implementation of the Government Funded Pertussis Vaccine in a Maternity Hospital Ms Kate O'Donaghue, Royal Women's Hospital, Australia Preliminary Study on Hepatitis C (HC) among Immuno – compromised Patients at the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka - A Two year Prospective Study Dr Charini Geethika Patabendige, National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Antimicrobial Usage and Gram Negative Bacilli in vitro Susceptibility after the Introduction of Ertapenem into a Hospital Formulary in Taiwan Dr Chun-Ming Lee, Taiwan Cost Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Usage Based On Germs Pattern In Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, Indonesia Bernadetta Indah Mustikawati, Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, East-Java, Indonesia, Indonesia Niken Syitharini, Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, East-Java, Indonesia, Indonesia Djoko Roeshadi, Siloam Hospitals Surabaya, East-Java, Indonesia, Indonesia Improving Antibiotic Stewardship by Involvement of the Nurse at the Bedside Mrs P Louise Wright, Southern Health, Australia The occurrence of blood stream infections during treatment with tigecycline Dr Chin-Lu Chang, Committee of Infection Control, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan, Taiwan Clinical characteristics and outcome of sepsis due to staphylococcus aureus urinary tract infection doctor Namseok Lee, Department of Internal medicine, Presbyterian medical center, Jeonju, South Korea, Korea Multiple Metastatic Infective Foci due to MRSA Bacteraemia in a Leukaemic Baby Dr Charini Geethika Patabendige, National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Hydronephrosis associated urinary tract infection: Cause, Clinical and microbiologic features in one university hospital Seong Yeol Ryu, Korea JUMP'N a Hand Hygiene Quality Iniative that Makes the Leap! MS Samantha J Butenko, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia Successful strategies in Intensive Care - a Multimodal Approach Ms Anita Lovegrove, Southern Health, Australia A Decade of Collaboration in Country Victoria Mrs Pauline F Woodburn, Bendigo Health, Australia BAM: And The Bugs Are Gone - A comparison of the efficacy of cleaning products on Multi Resistant Organisms Ms Terri Butcher, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Evaluation on the use of Polypropylene-based Disposable Wipers for Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection in a Haemodialysis Centre Ms Yuk Yin Ho, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Distribution of Legionella Species and Serogroups Isolated from Environmental Cultures in Taiwan Yusen E Lin, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan Improved Environmental Hygiene in Patient Area Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Cleaning Up Australian Hospitals: Lessons From Six Months District-Wide Use Of Fluorescent Target Monitoring A/Prof Cathryn L Murphy, Gold Coast Health Service District, Australia The importance of toxin testing of Clostridium difficile isolated from hospitalized patients with enterocolitis in Southern Taiwan Miss Ya-Fen Tang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan Prevention of Waterborne Pathogens Contaminationin Liver Transplant Unit Water Supply Zhaoyan Zhou, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China Bijie Hu, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China Xiaodong Gao, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China CLABSI prevention - audit results for routine management of central venous access devices (CVAD) in an Australian metropolitan hospital Miss Gemma A Klintworth, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia Long-term detection of Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rate by Statistic Process Control Ms Chun-Mei Lu, Committee of Infection Control, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan An Approach to Compare the Antimicrobial Efficacies of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Dr Yutaka Nishihara, Yoshida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan Impact of a behavioral intervention on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit Dan Pu, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China zhiyong zong, Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China weidong zhang, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China li Rao, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China cheng tan, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China mingrong shu, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China baohua liu, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China baoyu yang, Department of Infection control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers Assistant professor Siriluk Apivanich, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Ms Thanomvong Muntajit, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Ms Somporn Somsakul, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Ms Pranee Kehachindawat, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Assistant professor Kumthorn Malathum, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Assessment Survey of Injection Safety and Safety of Phlebotomies, Lancet Procedures, Intravenous Injections and Infusions in Government Health Facilities in the Philippines Dr Regina Berba, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Philippines Has Clinical Practice with Operative Sharps Management reflected current national and international standards? Mrs Vanessa Goodhand, Workforce Health, Australia An analysis of Needle Stick injuries occuring in an Indian Corporate Hospital over a period of 3 years ,10 months Dr Namita Jaggi, Artemis Health Insitute, India Glass Particles Contamination in Single Dose Ampoules: Patient Safety Concern A/Prof Dr Akeau Unahalekhaka, Chiang Mai University, Thailand The use of "hand hygiene dance video" by University Hospitals of Geneva, (VigiGerme®), in teaching “My 5 moments in hand hygiene” Dr Terrence R Chinniah, Department ofMicrobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Infection control education program: lecture is not enough Junya Jarayopas, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand Knowledge and performance level of infection control of oriental medical doctors and nurses in Korea Professor Kyung mi Kim, Department of nursing, Semyung University, Korea The publication of CICO's Biweekly Update facilitates communications among hospital infection control team Ms MAN YING KONG, HONG KONG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, Hong Kong Filling Up The Pipeline: A Pilot Model For Mentoring The Next Generation of Infection Preventionists A/Prof Cathryn L Murphy, Gold Coast Health Service District, Australia Views and experiences of infection control nurses in Karachi, Pakistan (3rd world country) Ms Shaheen Asif Samnani, Tabba Heart Institute, Pakistan Health Care Worker Perceptions of 'Health Care Worker Safety Ms Maggy Tomkins, Albion Street Centre, Australia The way of educating foreigners living in Japan on the prevention of infectious disease Mr Atsushi Umetsu, Kurume University graduate school of Medicine, Japan
13:00	33Cleaning, Disinfection & Sterilisation Meeting Room 203 Chair Ms Pauline F Woodburn Loddon Mallee Region Infection Control Resource Centre Australia Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfection - Research from Duke University and University of North Carolina Dr Luke Chen, Duke University Medical Center, United States Evaluating Which Methods are Used for Hospital Cleanliness - An Update Ms Elizabeth Gillespie, Southern Health, Australia Advances in Sterilisation and Disinfection - What’s New? Ms Anne Hardy, Knox Private Hospital, Australia Nasopharyngoscopes - Bacterial Efficacy of Sterile Barrier Sheaths and Intermediate Level Disinfection Ms Glenys Harrington, Infection Control Consultancy, Australia	34Infection Control in Long Term Care, Remote & Resource Limited Settings Meeting Room 204 Chair Dr Noleen Bennett VICNISS Coordinating Centre Australia The Risk of Infection in Long Term Care and Home Care Settings Mr Brett Mitchell, Tasmanian Infection Control Association, Australia "Notes from a Dinghy" - Meeting the Infection Control Challenges in the Torres Strait Ms Claire Boardman, Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Health Service District, Australia Infection Prevention & Control in Papua New Guinea and Beyond Borders Ms Sandy Berenger, Hunter New England Local Health Network, Australia Managing Tuberculosis - What are the Challenges in Resource Limited Countries? Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore	35Infection Control and the Immunocompromised Patient/Vaccine Preventable Diseases Meeting Room 211 Chair Dr Leon J Worth VICNISS Coordinating Centre Australia Protecting Immunocompromised Patients from Fungal Infections - What do the Guidelines Say? Prof Monica A Slavin, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia The Permanent Implantation of VAD's in population ineligible for Heart Transplantation(HTx) : The Impact of Infection Morbidity Prof Don Esmore, Alfred Health, Australia Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV in patients from a corporate Hospital in India over a 30 month period Dr Namita Jaggi, Artemis Health Insitute, India Vaccine Preventable Diseases - The Patient and the Healthcare Worker Dr Rhonda L Stuart, Southern Health, Australia	36Antimicrobial Use and Emerging Pathogens Meeting Room 212 & 213 Chair A/Prof Allen Cheng Monash University Australia Emerging KPC Beta Lactamases and CTX ESBLs - Implications for the Region Dr Anton Peleg, Alfred Health, Australia Acinetobacter in ICU A/Prof Jon Iredell, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital,, Australia Antibiotic Use and Stewardship - Are we Getting it Right? Dr Kirsty Buising, St Vincents Hospital, Australia The Active Surveillance of Multi-Resistant Organisms in SICU in A General Hospital in Shanghai, China – Comparison of Results Between 2008 and 2011
14:20	37Afternoon Tea and Poster Viewing with Exhibition Banquet Room 201 & 202
15:00	38Building, Construction and Commissioning Meeting Room 203 Chair Ms Sue Borrell Alfred Health Australia Planning, Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities Mr Mark Mitchell, Billard Leece Partnership, Australia Dealing with Mould Following Flooding in a Healthcare Facility Dr Mary O'Reilly, Eastern Health, Australia Commissioning Operating Theatres - What we have Learnt? Ms Leanne Houston, Eastern Health, Australia	39Clostridium difficile - Outbreaks, Cost & Management Strategies Meeting Room 212 & 213 Chair Dr Rhonda L Stuart Southern Health Australia An Outbreak of Hypervirulent Clostridium difficile (ribotype 027) in an Australian Aged Care Rehabilitation Centre Ms Maureen Canning, Peninsula Health, Australia The Organisational Impact and Costs of an Outbreak of Hyper-virulent Clostridium difficile (ribotype 027) in an Australian Aged Care Rehabilitation Centre Ms Jane Roberts, Peninsula Health, Australia Epidemiology and Management of Clostridium Difficile Infections (CDI) in the USA Dr Luke Chen, Duke University Medical Center, United States	40Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci(VRE) and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) Meeting Room 204 Chair Mr Paul Simpson Hand Hygiene Australia Australia Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) - Do isolation strategies work? Rhea Martin, Austin Health, Australia MRSA - To Isolate or Not to Isolate MRSA? Dr Caroline Marshall, Australian Society Infectious Diseases - Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG), Australia MRSA and Implant Infections Prof Andreas F Widmer, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland	41Advances in Surveillance Software, Intravascular Devices & Robotic Surgery Meeting Room 211 Chair Ms Gillian Land Alfred Hospital Australia What's New in Electronic Surveillance Software? Louise Hobbs, Melbourne Health, Australia Intravascular Catheters - Reducing the Risks Ms Glenys Harrington, Infection Control Consultancy, Australia Robotic Surgery - An Overview Ms Nicolette Rossauw, Epworth Eastern, Epworth Healthcare, Australia
16:00	55Johnson & Johnson Symposium Meeting Room 210
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19:00	43Gala Dinner Crown Towers Gone Viral - the Germs that Share our Lives Prof Frank Bowden, Australian National University Medical School, Australia
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Friday, 11 November 2011
08:30	44Plenary Session 8 Plenary 2 Chair Ms Wendy Bacalja The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne Australia Where are the Gaps in Infection Control Research? Prof Andreas F Widmer, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland Antibiotic Resistant Organisms - Problem Gram Negative Organisms in Asia and Australia Prof David Paterson, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Australia Presentation of the Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Awards 2010 and 2011 Prof Didier Pittet, WHO First Global Patient Safety Challenge, University of Geneva Hospital,, Switzerland
09:40	45Keynote Speaker Debate Plenary 2 Moderator Prof Frank Bowden Australian National University Medical School Australia Panelist Prof Didier Pittet WHO First Global Patient Safety Challenge, University of Geneva Hospital, Switzerland Panelist Dr William Jarvis Jason and Jarvis Associates, United States True or False - Multimodal Hand Hygiene... "programs have demonstrated improvements in hand hygiene compliance but they have not necessarily shown commensurate reductions in HAIs. Is it possible that there are other factors important in controlling infections that might offset any benefits from improved hand hygiene" S.J Dancer. Pants, policies and paranoia……..Journal of Hospital Infection (2010) 74, 10-15
10:20	46Morning Tea and Poster Viewing with Exhibition Banquet Room 201 & 202
10:50	47Hand Hygiene/Antibiotic Prophylaxis/Sterilisation and Disinfection Meeting Room 213 Chair Amanda Ayres Australia To sustain an effective hand hygiene program, do you need a hand hygiene coordinator? Mr Jeff Lloyde, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Australia His and Hers Hand Hygiene Mr Paul Simpson, Hand Hygiene Australia, Australia Comparison of the National HHC rates between Metro, Regional and Rural Healthcare Facilities Mrs Kate Ryan, Hand Hygiene Australia, Australia Antimicrobial Use and the Impact of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Surgical Site Infection in Vietnamese Patients A/Prof Hung Viet Nguyen, Bach Mai Hospital, Vietnam Guidelines for Sterilization and Disinfection of Instruments in Healthcare Facilities in ASEAN Countries Dr Moi Lin Ling, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore	48Surveillance Meeting Room 204 Chair Mrs Susan G Flockhart Ballarat Health Services Australia The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Tasmania Mr Brett Mitchell, Tasmanian Infection Control Association, Australia Does Inpatient Surveillance Accurately Detect Post-Caesarean surgical Site Infection? Ms Sue Borrell, Alfred Health, Australia A Six-Sigma Approach towards Controlling Surgical Site Infection Dr Anita Arora, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, India Defined, Refined and Valid - HA-SABSI Reporting in Western Australia Ms Allison M Peterson, Department of Health, Western Australia, Australia Daily skin disinfection with chlorhexidine washcloths to prevent VRE colonisation: a before and after trial Ms Gillian Land, Alfred Hospital, Australia	49Resistant Organisms Meeting Room 210 Chair Sue E Atkins Department of Health Australia Environmental Biofilms a source of multi-resistant organisms (MRO) in the Intensive Care Unit A/Prof Karen Vickery, Macquarie University, Australia Multiple site surveillance cultures as a predictor of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections Dr Caroline Marshall, Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, Australia Prevalence of Multi-resistant Organisms in Residents in Three Residential Aged Care Facilities Dr Rhonda L Stuart, Monash Medical Centre, Australia VRE Colonisation in Renal Dialysis Patients: A Retrospective Case Control Study of its effect on Morbidity, Mortality and Acquisition of VRE Infection Dr Sarah E Garner, Southern Health, Australia Antibiotic use in surgical patients at central and provincial hospitals at Vietnam Ms Sharon Salmon, University of New South Wales, Australia	50Infectious Diseases/Outbreaks Meeting Room 211 Chair Ms Leanne Houston Eastern Health Australia First Principles for the management of an old disease: The Infection Prevention challenges associated with the management of Diphtheria Mrs Belinda C Henderson, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia Mrs Catherine Watson, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia Situation Analysis of Nosocomial TB Transmission Prevention among Hospitals in Thailand A/Prof Dr Akeau Unahalekhaka, Chiang Mai University, Thailand An outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia associated with non-alcohol based chlorhexidine mouthwash Ms Lai-Chee Lee, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore An April Fool's Tale Ms Donna Cameron, Austin Health, Australia Use of Six Hourly Maintained Temperature Charts in Correlating Post-surgical Fever with the Removal or Manipulation of Central Venous Catheter Dr Terrence R Chinniah, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka	56Healthcare Associated Bloodstream Infections and Invasive Devices Meeting Room 212 Chair Ms Penny Leszkiewicz Alfred Health Australia Clinical review of preventable factors in healthcare-associated blood stream infections at a tertiary hospital in Sydney Dr Michael C Wehrhahn, Westmead Hospital, Australia The Impact of repeated Multimodal supervision programmes on the central line associated blood stream infections rates over a two and a half year period in an Indian corporate hospital Dr Namita Jaggi, Artemis Health Insitute, India A real life snapshot of the use and abuse of urinary catheters on general medical wards Mr Geoffrey A Harley, Monash University, Australia Ms Ai Li Yeo, Monash University, Australia Factors contributing to suboptimal insertion and management of peripheral intravenous cannulae at an Australian tertiary referral hospital Emina Ryan, Liverpool Hospital, Australia Bundles of success in achieving zero CLABSIs in ICU Ms Maureen Canning, Peninsula Health, Australia
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12:15	51Wrap-up Keynote Speaker Panel - Building Infection Control Capacity in the Region - What is Required? Plenary 2 Moderator Prof Frank Bowden Australian National University Medical School Australia Panelist Dr William Jarvis Jason and Jarvis Associates, United States Panelist Prof Andreas F Widmer University Hospital Basel Switzerland Panelist Dr Robert Weinstein John Stroger Hospital United States Panelist Prof Didier Pittet WHO First Global Patient Safety Challenge, University of Geneva Hospital, Switzerland Panelist Dr William A Rutala UNC School of Medicine United States Panelist Dr Luke Chen Duke University Medical Center United States
12:45	52Closing Ceremony Plenary 2 Co-Chair Ms Glenys Harrington Infection Control Consultancy Australia Co-Chair Ms Judith Brett Congress Convenor Australia Launch of APSIC 2013
13:00	53Farewell Lunch Banquet Room 201 & 202
13:30	53Farewell Lunch Banquet Room 201 & 202	42APSIC AGM Meeting Room 203
14:00		42APSIC AGM Meeting Room 203
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