StephanMelb

RN, PhD, Associate Head of School (I) School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University. Research infection prevention. President @acipc. Personal views

[Jon Otter @jonotter]

I wrote a letter to @jhieditor with @philnorville to prompt discussion on getting towards standardisation of hospital wastewater sampling https://t.co/Ff392vnRme This should help us to meaningfully compare all of the hospital wastewater microbiology that's out there!

[Danielle Hitch @DanielleHitch]

Hi everyone. We are partnering with people with Long COVID to write a rehabilitation textbook on the subject. Please feel free to pass on the attached invitation to anyone you feel would be interested. @IHT_Deakin @Covid_Rehab @OTforLC @DeakinOT

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

@oznick77 @AndrewPatrick_ It’s in both major Oz supermarkets…

[Burnet Institute @BurnetInstitute]

Testing patients on admission and ensuring staff wear masks are cost-effective measures to reduce hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections, research from Burnet and the Vic Department of Health, led by Fenella McAndrew, A/Prof Nick Scott and A/Prof @majumdar_suman shows.

[ACIPC @ACIPC]

ACIPC President Stéphane Bouchoucha has called for greater consistency between health services in mandating N95 masks, amid concerns about the high number of patients catching COVID-19 in Victorian hospitals.

To read the full ABC News article, click here: https://t.co/nuc9JEhqre

[Institute for Health Transformation @IHT_Deakin]

In an article on @ABC News, Stéphane Bouchoucha asks why aren't we aiming for zero hospital infections with COVID?
Read more https://t.co/usOeyESDy0
@DeakinQPS

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

@EvonneTCurran This AGP business needs to be put in room 101 never to be heard of again alongside surgical masks

[Prof Brendan Crabb @CrabbBrendan]

This from @WHO @CERN, together with the landmark publication yesterday on mandating indoor air quality standards (https://t.co/LTa10n5l8L), is game-changing both for the here & now & for pandemic preparedness where it is the lowest handing fruit for protection. The #PandemicAccord process should not ignore it. 1/

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

March @ACIPC newsletter available now. Update on the Science of clean Indoor Air event organised by @BurnetInstitute

[ACIPC @ACIPC]

Our March newsletter is now available. Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.

#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews

https://t.co/fh3BYste5I

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

Great representation of Deakin University @drjameslucas1 and others!

[ACIPC @ACIPC]

A reminder to register now for the 2024 GAMA Healthcare and ACIPC IPC Tour!

Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne & Perth.

Keynote speaker: Dr Jon Otter, Director of IPC, Guys' and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London.

For more info follow this link: https://t.co/5KzMwuYDVF

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

@EvonneTCurran There are still documents published in 2024 stating that Covid transmission is droplets??

[Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social @k_eagar]

@CollignonPeter What nonsense. A flawed study with conclusions not supported by the results. And not even peer-reviewed. I have been a research professor for 30 years. If this study was submitted by an undergraduate research student I’d fail it

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

@CollignonPeter Gives too little details to support the sweeping statements made actually.

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

@EvonneTCurran We need to stop using IPC as punitive measures. We can safely facilitate visits with the right PPE and clean indoor air!

[Institute for Health Transformation @IHT_Deakin]

Congratulations to @drjameslucas1, @AmieOShea and @LouisaESmith1 for securing more than $2.75 million in MRFF funding specifically for research projects to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for LGBTIQA+ people.

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

Fantastic outcomes for @IHT_Deakin researchers, congratulations to all!

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

A good take on the changes proposed to COVID isolation recommendations

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

From vaccine recommendations to isolation guidance, American leaders seem bent on aligning COVID policies to those for flu. That threatens to minimize the disease’s still-high toll, @KatherineJWu writes. https://t.co/CH2Epom4TW

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

@DALupton @BigBadDenis @Mon4Kooyong @Mark_Butler_MP Infection prevention and control is apparently not in the remit of the OzCDC, the government decided it would stay with the commission… not sure what’s the rationale behind that is…

[StephanMelb @StephanMelb]

Much better messaging in Victoria than across the State border…

[Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO]

Recent data shows we’re coming out of this COVID wave. This is great news! However, please remember the virus is still here. It can still cause serious illness, long COVID & death, particularly in vulnerable groups. These simple steps remain important even between COVID waves.