Recent Developments in Infection Control

Aim

Provide dental staff with updates in infection prevention and control standards and guidelines.

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course will discuss recent developments in infection control and their practical implementation in the dental practice. ADAQ recommends Members regularly attend CPD sessions for infection control to ensure they remain up-to-date and compliant with new guidelines.

This course will cover:

• Latest information on developments in key national documents including the Australian Standard AS5369 and its implementation into clinics, ADA Guidelines 2024, NHMRC guidelines 2020, CDNA guidelines 2019, Immunize Australia guidelines, and the ACSQHC National Health Safety Standards and accreditation 2024 advisories.
• How to best use the 2024 ADA Guidelines and associated resources (the Self-Assessment Tool and the Infection Control Practical Guide)
• Infection Control Management Plan: Queensland requirements
• Workflow for reprocessing
• Mechanical cleaning systems and assessing their performance
• Design elements, segregation and air movement in the reprocessing area
• Water quality for reprocessing and for steam generation
• Documentation and records for reprocessing
• Steriliser performance tests and validation
• Common errors in reprocessing

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

PRESENTER/S BIOGRAPHY

Emeritus Professor Laurence Walsh AO

BDSc, PhD, DDSc, GCEd, FRACDS, FFOP(RCPA), FIADFE, FICD, FADI, FPFA

Professor Laurence Walsh AO is a specialist in special needs dentistry who is based at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, where he is an emeritus professor, having retired from UQ in 2020. Laurie has been teaching infection control and clinical microbiology for over 25 years at postgraduate level and was chief examiner in microbiology for the RACDS from 1999-2020. 

Laurie has been a member of the ADA Infection Control Committee since 1998, and has been re-appointed as its chair for 2021, having previously served as chair from 2009-2014. He has contributed to various protocols, guidelines and checklists and manuals used in Australia.

He has presented invited courses and lectures on infection control across Australia and internationally. Laurie has written over 60 articles on infection control and in addition published over 200 journal papers on clinical microbiology. He currently serves on three committees of Standards Australia (personal protective equipment; and instrument reprocessing) and in recent years has been an adviser to the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. 

EVENT PRICING

ADA Member Dentist - $240
ADA Member Practice Staff* - $240
Non-Member Dentist - $410
Non-Member Practice Staff* - $410

*Practice Staff includes OHT's, hygienists, and dental assistants. Practice staff must be signed up to ADAQ Dental Team Access to receive discounted pricing. 

CPD POINTS

6 Scientific hours

Event Supporter

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