Timetable

Plenary Concurrent Workshop Break

Thursday, 27 August 2009
08:30	01Welcome by Mr Michael Wishart, Acting President, ICPAQ Lindeman Hamilton Room
08:40	02Conference Opening with Prof Chris Del Mar, Bond University Lindeman Hamilton Room
08:50	03Keynote Address 1 Lindeman Hamilton Room The Business of Infection Prevention: Key Drivers and Global Challenges Kathy Warye, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC), United States
09:50	04Morning Tea and Exhibition Opening Guest Lounge, Margot's and Gallery Room
10:20	05Plenary Session 1 Lindeman Hamilton Room The Impact of The Health Quality & Complaints Commission on Queensland Infection Control Cheryl Herbert, Health Quality and Complaints Commission, Queensland Health Two Year's On: The Commission on Safety & Quality in Healthcare's Impact on Australian Infection Control Dr Marilyn Cruikshank, Clinical Safety and Quality Projects, Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Healthcare Put Your Hands Together For Hand Hygiene Australia Prof Lindsay Grayson, Hand Hygiene The Infection Prevention Challenges Associated with Equine and Other Infrequent Viruses Dr Geoffrey Playford, Princess Alexandra Hospital Belinda Henderson, Princess Alexandra Hospital
12:20	06Lunch and Exhibition Guest Lounge, Margot's and Gallery Room
13:15	07Concurrent Session 1 Lindeman Hamilton Room Supporting Sponsor Product Showcase Infection Control Resources in the Private Sector Michael Wishart, Greenslopes Private Hsopital Mater Private Hospital Infection Prevention Task Force – the next generation of Link nurses Mandy L Michie, Mater Private Hospital South Brisbane Has THIS Been Through a Process? Elinor V Radke, QEII Hospital, C.S.S.D.	08Concurrent Session 2 Magnetic Room Supporting Sponsor Product Showcase Hand Hygiene Program Three Years On: What Is Working And What’s Not Denise L Noy, Ipswich Hospital From "Novice to Expert" - A Journey Through Infection Prevention Kellie Kenway Samantha Lavender, Gold Coast Hospital Aiming High To Increase Influenza Vaccination Uptake In Healthcare Workers Denise L Noy, Ipswich Hospital Queensland Health
15:15	09Afternoon Tea and Exhibition Guest Lounge, Margot's and Gallery Room
15:45	10Concurrent Session 3 Lindeman Hamilton Room Dealing With An Outbreak of Pertussis in The Private Sector Jodie Powell, Mater Health Services	11Concurrent Session 4 Magnetic Room Novel Dry Steam Vapour & Microfibre Cleaning Technology, Training & Challenges to Succesful Implementation: Advancing Hygiene and Infection Control Standards for the Prevention of Healthcare Acquired Infections in the Patient Environment Michael S Rollins, University College London Hospitals, United Kingdom
16:15	12ICPAQ AGM Magnetic Room
17:00	13AICA AGM Magnetic Room
18:00

Friday, 28 August 2009
06:30	14Breakfast Workshop - BD Australia Magnetic Room The Role Needleless Connectors Can Play in BSI Prevention Dr Tobi Karchmer, BD Diagnostics - GeneOhm, United States
07:45
08:30	15Opening Session Lindeman Hamilton Room Major Sponsor Showcase
08:45	16Keynote Session 2 Lindeman Hamilton Room Agility and Sustainability in Infection Prevention: The APIC Story So Far Kathy Warye, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC), United States The Impact of Active Surveillance and Rapid Testing on Infection Prevention - Lessons For Australia Dr Tobi Karchmer, BD Diagnostics - GeneOhm, United States
10:00	17Morning Tea and Exhibition Guest Lounge, Margot's and Gallery Room
10:20	18Plenary Session 3 Lindeman Hamilton Room Nursing Leadership - Lessons for Infection Control Pauline Ross, QLD Health The Future of Queensland Infection Control Jenny Stackelroth, CHRISP AICA at the Crossroads - What does the Future of Infection Control Hold? Claire Boardman, AICA Clostridium Difficile Surveillance: Australia's position compared to international activity Dr Helen Van Gessel, WA Dept of Health, Vietnam
12:20	19Lunch Guest Lounge, Margot's and Gallery Room
13:15	20Plenary Session 4 Lindeman Hamilton Room Major Sponsor Product Showcase Outcomes and Impacts of The Queensland Hand Hygiene Program Scott Mayoh, CHRISP Developing a National Infection Control Strategy in Viet Nam Sharon Salmon, ICP World Health Organization Regional Office, Vietnam Risk Factors for Percutaneous Exposures in Healthcare Workers: Five Years of Surveillance in Queensland Public Hospitals Jenny H Doherty, Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention, Queensland Health
15:00	21Panel Discussion: The Impact of the Recent H1N1 Pandemic on Infection Control Lindeman Hamilton Room
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