ON DEMAND: Recent Developments in Infection Control

ON DEMAND: Recent Developments in Infection Control
This course is available ON DEMAND and is suitable for Dentists and their Dental Team.

Course overview

This course will discuss Recent Developments in Infection Control and their practical implementation in the dental practice.

Please note, this course will be delivered online via the Canvas Platform. The course includes 8hrs of videos and an online exam

The course will cover:

  • Latest on developments in key national documents including the Australian Standards, NHMRC guidelines, CDNA guidelines, Immunize Australia guidelines, and the ACSQHC National Health Safety Standards 
  • Chain of infection and the risk of transmission 
  • How to best use the August 2021 ADA Guidelines and associated resources (the Self-Assessment Tool and the Infection Control Practical Guide)
  • Infection Control Management Plan: Queensland requirements
  • Hand hygiene: for the greatest effectiveness and efficiency
  • Transmission-based precautions: the when and how
  • Water quality for dental practice: what is needed where.

Important information:

  1. A link to the course will be sent within 3 business days of registering
  2. This course is self-paced but must be completed within 6 months of registration
  3. You will be advised when your CPD Certificate is available via your online portal

ADAQ recommends Members regularly attend CPD sessions for Infection Control to ensure they remain up-to-date and compliant with any new guidelines.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • The latest on developments in key national documents including the Australian Standards, NHMRC Guidelines, CDNA guidelines, Immunize Australia guidelines, and the ACSQHC National Health Safety Standards. 
  • How to best use the 2015 ADA Guidelines and associated resources (the Self-Assessment Tool and the Infection Control Practical Guide). 
  • Structuring your practice infection control protocol to meet the Qld requirements for an Infection Control Management Plan. 
  • Implementing Hand Hygiene for maximal effectiveness and efficiency. 
  • Implementing transmission-based precautions: the when and how. 
  • Water quality for dental practice: what is needed where.

presenter biography

Emeritus Professor Laurence J 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 - $330
ADAQ Member Practice Staff - $330
Non Member - $429


Practice Staff Registration

If you are wanting to register multiple people from your Practice, please email [email protected] with the following information:
Delegates First Name
Delegates Surname
Email address 
Any dietary/access requirements

Please note, we do require a unique email address for each delegate. Once an account has been created, they will have access to their online portal.

CPD Points

6 Scientific hours 
 
By registering for this course, you agree to the events terms and conditions outlined on the ADAQ website. 
When
7/31/2020 8:30 AM - 12/31/2020 5:00 PM
Where
Online AUSTRALIA

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