Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia

Authors

Ramon Z. Shaban Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. Professor Ramon Z. Shaban BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, CICP-E, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Public Health Unit, Centre for Population Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia; District Director and Chief Infection Control Practitioner, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Associate Director, New South Wales Biocontainment Centre, New South Wales Specialist Service for High Consequence Infectious Diseases Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Senior Editor, Infection, Disease and Health, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Brett G. Mitchell Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale University, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. Professor Brett G. Mitchell BN, DipTropN, CertHealthM, GradCertTeachSuper, MAdvPrac, PhD, RN, CICP-E, FACN, FACIPC Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale University, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia; Conjoint Scholar, Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford Hospital, New South Wales, Australia; Adjunct Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Infection Prevention and Control Lead, Infection Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; Editor-in-Chief, Infection, Disease and Health, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Philip Russo Professor of Nursing and Director of Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Professor Philip L. Russo BN, MClinEpid, PhD, RN, CICP-E, MACN, FACICPC Professor of Nursing and Director of Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Director of Nursing Research, Cabrini Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale University, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Deborough Macbeth Assistant Director of Nursing (Infection Control), Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia. Dr Deborough Macbeth BN, MAAppEthics, PhD, RN, CICP-E, PSM Assistant Director of Nursing (Infection Control), Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia