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National periprosthetic joint infection sampling and culture guide

Dr Vineet Chopra MBBS, Associate Professor of Medicine and Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Health System, gave a presentation to district health boards on peripherally inserted central catheters on 21 March 2018 in Auckland.

Presentations from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's workshop Putting prevention first: Leadership and action on preventing healthcare associated infections held on 17 May 2018.

This document sets out the Health Quality & Safety Commission's work through the aged residential care quality improvement programme.

Information on the Infection Prevention and Control programme.

The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s aged residential care (ARC) programme is pleased to share a collection of personal stories about what’s important to people and their families/whānau when entering ARC in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The philosophy of care, Eden Principles and code of rights and conduct from Enliven.

Consumer leaflet for patients about preventing infection after surgery.

Feedback summary of discussion paper and next steps

These frequently asked questions about surgical site infections were written by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and answer questions such as 'What is an SSI?' and 'Can SSIs be treated?'.