Presenting at 2023 ACIPC International Conference

Evaluating models for Gold Standard hand hygiene auditor training: Face-to-face versus on-line approaches
Taylor D, Lim LL, Dickson S, Snook K, Bull AL, Worth LJ 


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Evaluating models for Gold Standard hand hygiene auditor training: Face-to-face versus on-line approaches Taylor D, Lim LL, Dickson S, Snook K, Bull AL, Worth LJ  2023 ACIPC International Conference 2023
From manual to electronic: an evaluation of current data handling systems for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in Victoria Sommerville M, Lim L, Bradford J, Brett J, Hoskins A, Bull A, Worth LJ 2021 ACIPC International Conference 2021
Influenza vaccination uptake of Victorian healthcare workers in a non-mandatory setting. Hoskins A, Worth L , Bennett N Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Annual Scientific Meeting 2021
Implementation of a COVID-19 Hospitalised patient monitoring system to support case managing capacity across Victoria Brett J, Curtis S, Burrell S, Rowe S, Gang R, Wang L, Lim L, Bull A, Richards M Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Annual Scientific Meeting 2021
Hip and Knee Prosthetic Joint Infections: Evaluating Current
Burden and Risks Using an Australian Surveillance Network
Lim L, Walker K, Bull A, Malloy M, Richards M, Worth L Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Bone and Joint Conference in Newcastle, NSW, March 2020 2020
Measuring healthcare-associated infection outcomes: enhanced surveillance to include process adherence for quality improvements. Burrell SJ, Bull AL, Worth, LJ Medinfo, Lyon, France.  World congress of Medical and Health Informatics 2019, August 2019
The Australian Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey:An Update N.Bennett, C Chen, S Konig, R James, A Bull, L Worth, K Buising, K Thursky, National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Doherty Institute, Guidance Group, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System Coordinating Centre, The University of Melbourne International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare,  London,  April  2017 
Improving uptake of national guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis in Australia: impact of performance feedback on surgical site infection risk. Bull AL, Bennett N, Richards MJ, Worth LJ International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, London 2017
Prevention is better: evaluating the impact of timing of prophylactic antibiotics on surgical site infections following Caesarean section. Baldes AM, Johnson S, Worth LJ, Bull AL, Spelman T, Brett JA, Richards MJ. RANZCOG Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth 2016
The changing landscape of risk factors for surgical site infections following Caesarean section: findings from a comprehensive Victorian surveillance program 2003-2015 Baldes AM, Johnson S, Worth LJ, Bull AL, Spelman T, Brett JA, Richards MJ. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth 2016
Using enhanced surveillance to characterise the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections in Australia: time trends and severity of illness in Victoria, 2010-201 Worth LJ. Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) meeting, Melbourne 2016
Influenza vaccination of Victorian healthcare workers. Worth LJ, Johnson S, Bennett N, Bull AL, Richards MJ. Melbourne Health Research Week symposium, Melbourne 2015
Occupational Exposures to Blood and Body Fluids in Small Victorian Hospitals Alex Hoskins, RN, Sandra Johnson, BSc MPH, Noleen Bennett PhD, Ann Bull PhD, Leon Worth FRACP PhD, Michael Richards FRACP MD 2015 – 4th ACIPC conference in Hobart. Poster presentation 2015
Diminishing surgical site infections in Victoria: time-trends in infection rates and pathogens. Worth LJ, Bull AL, Spelman T, Brett J, Johnson S, Richards MJ. Melbourne Health Research Week symposium, Melbourne 2015
Influenza vaccination of Victorian healthcare workers. Wang D, Worth LJ, Bennett N, Bull AL, Richards MJ. University of Melbourne Scholarly Select Research Colloquium, Melbourne 2014
Clostridium difficile infections in Victoria: rapid increase in healthcare and community-onset cases (2010-2011). Worth LJ, Bull AL, Richards MJ. Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC), Sydney 2012
Secondary data usage - driving quality change at point of entry in acute care settings. Burrell SJ, Brett J, Bull AL, Richards MJ MedInfo - Sth Africa 2010
Piloting a bundle of care for colorectal surgery in an Australian hospital – the challenge of achieving normothermia. Bull AL, Wilson J, Gillespie E, Worth L, Stuart R, Waxman B, Shearer B, Richards MJ Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections  - Atlanta GA 2010
Improvements in surgical antibiotic prophylaxis demonstrated through the VICNISS healthcare associated infection surveillance program. Bull AL, Richards MJ 8th Australasian Conference for Safety and Quality in Healthcare - Perth WA 2010
Establishment of a Statewide SAB Surveillance Program in Victoria. Brett J, Bradford J, Bull AL, Bennett NJ, Worth L, Richards MJ Australian Infection Control Association - Perth WA 2010
A State-wide Smaller Hospital Healthcare Acquired Infection Surveillance Program: A Five Year Report, Victoria, Australia. Bennett NJ, Berry K, Bull AL, Burrell SJ, Russo PL, Richards MJ Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections - Atlanta GA 2010
Establishment of a Statewide SAB Surveillance Program in Victoria Brett J Australian Infection Control Association - 2010 Infection Control Odyssey -Perth 2010
Impact of a modified NHSN definition for catheter related bloodstream infection in ICU & reproducibility of case definition in an Australian cohort of infection control practitioners. Worth LJ, Brett J, Bull AL, McBryde ES, Russo PL, Richards MJ Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Conference - San Diego 2009
Learning from the Pathogens in Surgical Site Infection: Implications for Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Rogers BA, Bull AL, Brett J, Richards MJ, VICNISS Contributing Hospitals Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Conference - San Diego 2009
Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery: Do it and document it. Bull AL, Richards MJ Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting - Cairns 2009
Six years of infections surveillance following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABGS) in Victoria - an overview. Brett J, Bull AL, Boardman CJ, Dunkley C, Worth LJ, Richards MJ Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) 57th Annual Scientific Meeting 2009
Improvements in Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis with Continuous Monitoring through a Surveillance Program in Victoria, Australia. Bull AL, Russo PL, Boardman CJ, Brett J, Bennett NJ, Richards MJ, VICNISS participating hospitals Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Conference - Orlando Florida 2008
An investigation into a cluster of surgical site infections following orthopaedic surgery. Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Russo PL, Richards MJ International Federation of Infection Control Congress - Santiago Chile 2008
Infections following orthopaedic surgery - robbing Peter to pay Paul? Boardman CJ International Federation of Infection Control Congress - Santiago – Chile 2008
Are Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance Programs Effective in Smaller Hospitals? Bennett NJ, Berry K, Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Burrell SJ, Richards MJ, Russo PL Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Conference - Orlando Florida 2008
A User Evaluation of a Statewide Smaller Hospital Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. Bennett NJ, Bull AL, Molley JE, Richards MJ, Russo PL Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 17th Annual Scientific Meeting - Baltimore, Maryland 2008
Validation of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Data from a Statewide Surveillance System In Australia. Friedman ND, Russo PL, Bull AL, Richards MJ, Kelly H Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 17th Annual Scientific Meeting - Baltimore, Maryland 2007
Influenza vaccine coverage among healthcare workers in Victorian public hospitals. Bull AL, Bennett NJ, Pitcher HC, Russo PL, Richards MJ Communicable Diseases Network of Australia Conference – Canberra 2007
A Statewide smaller hospital Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program: an update report, Victoria, Australia. Bennett NJ, Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Burrell SJ, Friedman ND, Richards MJ, Russo PL Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 17th Annual Scientific Meeting - Baltimore, Maryland 2007
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in smaller hospitals, Victoria, Australia. Bennett NJ, Berry K, Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Burrell SJ, Friedman ND, Richards MJ, Russo PL Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 16th Annual Scientific Meeting - Chicago – Illinois 2006
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in smaller hospitals. Bennett NJ, Berry K, Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Burrell SJ, Friedman ND, Richards MJ, Russo PL Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 33rd Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting Tampa Florida 2006
Educating smaller rural hospital infection control (IC) nurses, Victoria, Australia. Bennett NJ, Berry K, Boardman CJ, Bull Al, Burrell SJ, Friedman ND, Richards MJ, Russo PL Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 33rd Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting - Tampa Florida 2006
The Establishment of a Statewide Surveillance Program for Hospital-acquired infections in Large Acute Public Hospitals, Victoria, Australia. Russo PL, Bull AL, Bennett NJ, Boardman CJ, Burrell SJ, Motley JE, Friedman MJ Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 32rd Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting Baltimore Maryland 2005
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in Victorian public hospitals: early results from VICNISS, a Statewide surveillance program. Richards MJ, Bull AL, Bennett NJ, Boardman CJ, Burrell SJ, Motley JE, Friedman ND, VICNISS participating hospitals Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Los Angeles California 2005
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in Victorian public hospitals: results from VICNISS, a Statewide surveillance program. Bull AL, Richards MJ, Russo PL, Bennett NJ, Boardman CJ, Burrell SJ, Motley JE, Friedman ND, VICNISS participating Hospitals Third Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care – Adelaide 2005
A Statewide Smaller Hospital Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program: The First Report, Victoria, Australia. Bennett NJ, Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Richards MJ, Russo PL Association for Practitioners in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 32nd Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting - Baltimore 2005
The Potential for Surgical Site Infection Rate Surveillance in Smaller Acute Public Hospitals, Victoria, Australia. Bennett NJ, Berry K, Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Burrell SJ, Friedman ND, Motley JE, Richards MJ, Russo PL Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Los Angeles 2005
A Statewide Smaller Hospital Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program: The First Report, Victoria, Australia. Bennett NJ, Berry K, Boardman CJ, Bull AL, Burrell SJ, Friedman ND, Motley JE, Richards MJ, Russo PL Communicable Diseases Control Conference – Sydney 2005
Establishment of a Statewide surveillance program for hospital acquired infections in large adult acute care Victorian public hospitals. Richards MJ, Bull AL, Bennett NJ, Boardman CJ, Burrell SJ, Motley JE, Friedman ND, Berry KS, Russo PL Australian Infection Control Association (AICA) Third Biennial Conference – Hobart 2004
Development of the VICNISS web based interactive learning package for Infection Control Consultants. Motley JE, Cull AL, Boardman CJ, Bennett NJ, Berry KS, Burrell SJ, Friedman ND, Russo PL, Richards MJ Australian Infection Control Association (AICA) Third Biennial Conference – Hobart 2004
The Potential for surgical site infection rate surveillance in smaller Victorian public acute care hospitals.

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Bennett NJ, Berry KS, Boardman CJ, Bull Al, Burrell S, Friedman ND, Motley JE, Richards MJ, Russo PL Australian Infection Control Association (AICA) Third Biennial Conference – Hobart 2004