Environmental cleaning is a critical element of standard precautions and of health service organisation infection prevention and control programs.
Clean and safe environment
The Commission has developed a series of resources on infection prevention and control (IPC) for aged care service providers and staff.
The Commission has developed 10 advanced infection prevention and control eLearning modules that can be undertaken individually, or as a suite, dependent on need.
This page includes information on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for Candida auris (C. auris).
C. auris is a fungus (yeast) that is resistant to a range of antifungal medicines and can cause serious infections in patients who are immunocompromised. The severity, communicability, and drug resistance associated with C. auris infections means that correct identification and management of C. auris is crucial for the treatment and control of disease.
This page includes information on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) and links to additional resources.
Standard and transmission-based precautions
Clean and safe environment
Environmentally sustainable infection prevention and control (IPC) practices improve the safety and quality of health care for patients.
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week is held during the third week of October each year to highlight the importance of preventing infections. The theme for IPC Week 2024 is ‘Move the needle on IPC by breaking the chain of infection!’.