ACIPC Victorian SIG December Journal Club

Welcome to the December Journal Club meeting.

The Journal Club has been initiated with the aim of providing a forum for infection control professionals to more widely engage with literature and published data within the field.

Presenter and Article

This meeting our presenters wil be Louise Wright and Mardi Abernethy.

Louise Wright will present - Rethinking Sterile - Click here for article

Mardi Abernethy present - A detection dog to identify C.diff. positive patients during a hospital outbreak - Click here for Article

The meeting is being held in Lecture Theatre 2 at Monash Medical Centre - Clayton Campus.

Your registration confirmation will also contain a link to the articles

The meeting will commence at 8.00 and be finished by 9.30 - A light breakfast will be served.

Our sponsor for this event is COVIDIEN

What do I need to do?

Easy........

Download the articles located Journal Club Page on the College website – These will be available shortly

If you are new to the journal club – why not read the guidelines and or view the short video on critiquing an article which is on the Journal Club Page on the College website? The video “How to Critique an Article" has been prepared by Brett Mitchell, Editor in Chief of Healthcare Infection and you may find it helpful.

Prepare a critique of the paper and be ready to share your ideas with others at the meeting

Registration

Registration is on line via this web site - click on Register Now on this page.

If you have any questions please contact Donna Cameron on 0407301412

About the Journal Club

The Objectives of the Journal club include:

• Critically appraising journal articles and data, and to consider the implications of study results for infection control practice
• Recognising the strengths and weaknesses of methods used in reported clinical research
• Providing opportunities for professional development of infection control professionals
• Reviewing and discussing current state, national and international trends in infection control
• Identifying gaps in the published literature thus highlighting the need/direction for future research
• Promoting and supporting high standards of practice and professionalism for infection control professional

If you would like to nominate an article to review please email the Secretariat on admin@acipc.org.au and we will ensure that it is uploaded to the Journal Club Page on the Member's Area of the website.

If you need assistance with the registration software please email Steve Burke – Operations Manager on opsmanager@acipc.org.au

Good reading!