Call for urgent inquiry into how anaesthetist contracted COVID-19
Australian Society of Anaesthetist's president Dr Suzi Nou is questioning whether proper PPE fit-testing is taking place after a Sydney doctor test…
Tag: Infection control
Doctors ‘swiping right’ for dates after days in PPE
Some clinicians admit throwing caution to the wind during lockdown by meeting lovers online to satisfy their need for human connection, writes psyc…
Would you treat a COVID-19 patient with ‘compromised’ PPE?
Queensland Health has praised medical staff for saving a coronavirus patient's life despite being unable to maintain full infection control, but th…
AMA warns of ‘nationwide seeding event’ as millions go into lockdown
Fresh lockdowns come amid growing frustration over the pace of the vaccine rollout and continued leaks in quarantine hotels.
One in 10 COVID-19 deaths from nosocomial infection: report
Factors included patient agitation and wandering, poor ventilation and lack of testing, review finds.
17 experts and 3000 papers: why Australia’s PPE guidance has changed
Dr Philippa Hore co-chaired a panel tasked with resolving the vexed issue.
Finally, doctors are getting the right masks for airborne coronavirus
Almost a year ago, in July 2020, our calls for the government to urgently upgrade the guidelines to protect health workers from airborne SARS-CoV-2 fell…
Official PPE advice finally changes after doctors’ campaign
The AMA had called for change for about a year.
Government considers mandatory COVID-19 vax for all aged care workers
Review of AHPPC advice ordered after new cases identified at two nursing homes in Melbourne.
‘Stop dancing around airborne transmission,’ say expert doctors
Public health expert Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri calls on the government's infection control body to update its policies to reflect scient…
