Surveillance and Antimicrobial Stewardship in long-term care facilities

<p>In this episode Phil talks to A/Prof Noleen Bennett* about the state of surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and what her research has discovered in this area. Noleen also tells about an exciting project she is leading called NISPAC, a streamlined infection and antimicrobial use surveillance system for Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities.</p> <p>*Associate Professor Noleen Bennett. Infection Control Consultant, Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance Coordinating Centre and the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship.</p> <p> </p> <p>Further information:</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnispac.site%2F&data=05%7C01%7CMartin.Kiernan%40uwl.ac.uk%7Cd04aa9c0e3b14934696f08db504f1638%7Cb0abd1ed496642749f1959dd663e81f5%7C0%7C0%7C638192072839270461%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P0SFFApIcfDCFbQavCF7JnqhbWXHyIAbC5y8VSmFbKw%3D&reserved=0'>NISPAC</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.vicniss.org.au/'>VICNISS </a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idhjournal.com.au%2Farticle%2FS2468-0451(23)00017-2%2Ffulltext&data=05%7C01%7CMartin.Kiernan%40uwl.ac.uk%7Cd04aa9c0e3b14934696f08db504f1638%7Cb0abd1ed496642749f1959dd663e81f5%7C0%7C0%7C638192072839270461%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RA3Z0ifu54yZ35PjWQSbT4XFlFC6DEeuAnnku2GoWwU%3D&reserved=0'>An evaluation of influenza, pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccination coverage in Australian aged care residents, 2018 to 2022</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F30126530%2F&data=05%7C01%7CMartin.Kiernan%40uwl.ac.uk%7Cd04aa9c0e3b14934696f08db504f1638%7Cb0abd1ed496642749f1959dd663e81f5%7C0%7C0%7C638192072839270461%