Resource Packages

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The Infection Preventionand & Control Unit reviewed and revised resource packages are now available. The Resource Packages cover 24 topics relating to infection control issues and diseases and contain historical overviews, recent developments and future trends. Modes of transmission, incubation period and preventative measures are also included for diseases. Each package contains a reference list for further reading, suggested educational videos and web-sites.

The Resource Packages are presented in a flat folder to allow for easy photocopying and inserting future up-dated or new resources.

COSTS MAY APPLY.

The current resource packages are

1. Standard and Transmission Based Precautions
2. Hand Washing
3. Safe Handling, Usage and Disposal of Sharp Objects
4. Latex Allergies
5. Hepatitis A
6. Hepatitis B
7. Hepatitis C
8. HIV
9. Tuberculosis
10. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus (MRSA)
11. Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
12. Measles
13. Rubella (German measles)
14. Pertusis (Whooping cough)
15. Respiratory Syncitial Virus
16. Varicella (Chicken pox)
17. Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
18. Withdrawn
19. Legionellosis (Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever)
20. Head Lice (Pediculosis Capitis)
21. Scabies
22. Shigella [PDF]
23. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) [PDF]
24. Influenza (Flu) [PDF]

To order a copy, contact the Infection prevention and Control Unit.

Telephone 02 9332 9712 or Fax 02 9380 6572 or email

Albion Street Centre
150 - 154 Albion Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 9332 9600 Fax: +61 2 9331 3490