Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Infection prevention and control in aged care

Summary

Posters are an effective infection prevention and control (IPC) education tool, particularly in resource- limited healthcare settings without dedicated IPC teams, such as aged care settings.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released new standard and transmission-based precautions posters to support infection prevention and control (IPC) within aged care.

Content

Designed for use in residential and community-based aged care settings, these practical visual resources provide clear, easy-to-follow guidance that supports staff to implement IPC measures and reduce the risk of infection transmission. The poster suite includes:

• 3 Easy Steps to Using Alcohol-Based Hand Rub

• Standard Precautions

• Contact Precautions

• Respiratory Precautions

• Respiratory Precautions with a Particular Filter Respirator

• Combined Contact and Respiratory Precautions

• Combined Contact and Respiratory Precautions with a Particular Filter Respirator.

Whether displayed in staff areas, clinical workspaces or points of care, these resources support ongoing IPC education and reinforce best practice at the moment they are needed.