Healthcare-associated infections in Australia: time for national surveillance Russo, Philip L., Cheng, Allen C., Richards, Michael, Graves, Nicholas and Hall, Lisa 2015, Healthcare-associated infections in Australia: time for national surveillance, Australian health review, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 37-43, doi: 10.1071/AH14037. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads russo-healthcareassociated-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 275.12KB 30 Title Healthcare-associated infections in Australia: time for national surveillance Author(s) Russo, Philip L. orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-0554 Cheng, Allen C. Richards, Michael Graves, Nicholas Hall, Lisa Journal name Australian health review Volume number 39 Issue number 1 Start page 37 End page 43 Total pages 7 Publisher CSIRO Publishing Place of publication Clayton, Vic. Publication date 2015-02 ISSN 0156-5788 Keyword(s) Australia Cross Infection Humans Population Surveillance Summary OBJECTIVE: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance programs are critical for infection prevention. Australia does not have a comprehensive national HAI surveillance program. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of established international and Australian statewide HAI surveillance programs and recommend a pathway for the development of a national HAI surveillance program in Australia. METHODS: This study examined existing HAI surveillance programs through a literature review, a review of HAI surveillance program documentation, such as websites, surveillance manuals and data reports and direct contact with program representatives. RESULTS: Evidence from international programs demonstrates national HAI surveillance reduces the incidence of HAIs. However, the current status of HAI surveillance activity in Australian states is disparate, variation between programs is not well understood, and the quality of data currently used to compose national HAI rates is uncertain. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to develop a well-structured, evidence-based national HAI program in Australia to meet the increasing demand for validated reliable national HAI data. Such a program could be leveraged off the work of existing Australian and international programs. Language eng DOI 10.1071/AH14037 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified 1117 Public Health And Health Services 1605 Policy And Administration 1110 Nursing Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, AHHA Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30089400 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Nursing and Midwifery Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 25 Nov 2016, 14:57:31 EST Sat, 26 Nov 2016, 04:00:18 EST Thu, 02 Mar 2017, 05:05:17 EST Tue, 14 Mar 2017, 13:00:25 EST Tue, 14 Mar 2017, 13:13:32 EST Tue, 14 Mar 2017, 13:16:02 EST Fri, 07 Apr 2017, 16:07:28 EST Sat, 17 Jun 2017, 02:50:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 77 Abstract Views, 31 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 25 Nov 2016, 14:57:31 EST

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