Objective To identify the perceived barriers to the implementation of the Australian national
guidelines on influenza outbreak management with Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) …

Background Care institutions are recognised to be a high-risk setting for the emergence and
spread of infections and antimicrobial-resistant organisms, which stresses the importance of …

Background Delivery of health care in the United States is undergoing profound logistic
changes, with a progressive shift of the burden of care from acute care facilities to …

Abstract Background Healthcare workers'(HCWs) compliance with infection prevention and
control (IPC) is crucial to reduce the infection transmission risk. However, HCWs' compliance …

Purpose Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) have become a global public health
problem, resulting in high mortality, serious morbidity, and heavy healthcare costs. Infection …

Objectives The role of home healthcare (HHC) services in providing care to vulnerable, often
frail individuals with chronic conditions is critical. Effective infection prevention and control …

Objectives This review aims to (1) examine existing definitions of omissions of care in the
healthcare environment and associated characteristics and (2) outline adverse events that …

Aged care facilities (ACFs) are residential communities with a concentration of vulnerable
individuals with increased risk of severe influenza infection and complications such as …

Introduction Adverse incidents in nursing home (NH) may occur as the result of inadequate
monitoring for signs of unobservable initial complications, medical errors, improper nursing …

Infection is a significant factor adversely affecting the health of nursing home (NH) residents,
potentially even leading to death. Therefore, educating NH staff to think critically is …