About ICPAQ
Our Mission
The mission of the Infection Control Practitioners Association of Queensland is to improve health care by serving the needs and aims common to all Infection Control Practitioners and all other members of the health care industry.
Our objectives are:
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To serve as a forum for sharing knowledge and experience in all aspects of Infection Control.
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To promote education in Infection Control throughout Hospitals and the community at large.
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To initiate discussion, evaluation and implementation of updated and improved methods of Infection Control.
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To promote safe practices with regard to the care of infected persons and other potential sources of infection.
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To promote discussion of statistics regarding hospital and community acquired infections with respect to recording, monitoring, evaluating (statistics relating to infection ) and management.
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To organise and conduct symposia, given by persons who are specialists in significant aspects of Infection Control.
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To ensure that guidelines used for practice in Infection Control are derived from current publications of recognised organisations such as the National Health and Medical research Council of Australia, Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention (USA), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (USA), the National Health and Medical Research Council (Aust.), and the Hospital Infection Society (UK).