Central Line Associated Bacteraemia in Intensive Care Units
Quicklinks
- Frequently Asked Questions about the CLAB - ICU Project
- Workshop Presentations
- Learning Session 1
- Project Resources
- Related Resources
- Useful Links
- Participating Hospitals
- CLAB-ICU Project Photo Gallery
Workshop Presentations
The following resources were created for the 36 teams participating in the first CLAB project orientation workshop held on June 4 2007. These resources including the agenda and presentations from the day are available for download:
- Orientation Session Agenda
- Welcome to the CLAB-ICU Project, by Major-General Peter Dunn
- Background & Purpose, by Dr Tony Burrell, Director ICCMU
- Blood Stream Infection: Detection and Categorisation, Dr John Ferguson Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician.
See also: Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG) of ASID
- The project – Clinical Practice Improvement Methodology by Dr Annette Pantle, Director CPI, CEC
- Monitoring Processes of Care in the ICU, presented by Dr Sean Kelly
- The (complex) Epidemiology Perspective of CLAB, presented by Associate Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, UNSW
Session 1
- Learning session agenda
- Project report, presented by Annette Pantle CEC
- Understanding the Data, presented by Mary Louise McLaws UNSW
- Hot shot Presentation 1, presented by Di Goldie Lismore Base Hospital - coming soon
- Hot Shot Presentation 2, presented by Carla Ghezzi SSWAHS
- Panel Discussion Items
- Breakout Session 1: Education & Credentialing
- Breakout Session 2: Roll Out of the ICCMU Guidelines for Ongoing Management of CVC, presented by Kaye Rolls - coming soon
- Breakout Session 3: CVC Pack for Tender and Checklist Changes - coming soon
- Storyboards illustrating participating sites CLAB PDSA cycles
Project Resources
- Central Line Insertion Checklist - Guidelines for Completion
- Central Venous Catheter Insertion Checklist
- CLAB 6 Key Elements for safe insertion of central Lines
- CLAB-ICU Disposable Central Venous Catheter Pack - Evaluation Form
- CLAB-ICU Project Logo - doc 640kb
- CLAB-ICU Project Logo - jpg 106kb
- CLAB Teleform Poster
- Definition of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection
- Forms Committee Letter
- Monthly teleconferences
- Nursing Care of Central Venous Catheters in Adult Intensive Care
- Reduction of CLAB in Intensive Care Project Scope
- Safe insertion of CVC's in NSW ICU's - Working Policy
- Teleconference Guest Instructions
- Teleform Data Collection Process
- What is Teleform?
Related Resources
Developed by participating clinicians (units)
- Credentialling of Medical Officers for Central Line Catheter Insertion
- Medical Officers Handbook to Central Venous Catheterisation
- Disposable CVC pack details
Useful Links
- Intensive Care Coordination & Monitoring Unit (ICCMU:
http://intensivecare.hsnet.nsw.gov.au
- The Infection Control Association NSW Inc (ICA) - the NSW Branch of the Australian Infection Control Association (AICA):
http://www.icansw.org.au/ - NSW Infection Control Resource Centre (NSW ICRC)
http://www.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/albionstcentre/infection/index.asp
- Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG) of ASID:
http://www.asid.net.au/hicsigwiki/index.php?
- Queensland Health - CHRISP I-Care Project - Preventing intravascular device (IVD) related Bloodstream infections (BSI's):
www.health.qld.gov.au/chrisp/icare/about.asp
Participating Hospitals
- Group 1 – Tertiary
- Children’s Hospital at Westmead
- Prince of Wales
- Royal North Shore
- Royal Prince Alfred
- Sydney Children's
- St George
- Westmead
- St Vincent's
- Concord
- Nepean
- Liverpool
- John Hunter
- Group 2 – Rural
- Albury
- Armidale
- Bathurst
- Coffs Harbour
- Dubbo
- Griffith
- Lismore
- Manning Base Hospital
- Orange
- Port Macquarie
- Tamworth
- Tweed
- Wagga
- Group 3 – Metro
- Manly
- Mona Vale
- Hornsby
- Gosford
- Newcastle Mater
- Shoalhaven
- Sutherland
- Wollongong
- Canberra
- Bankstown
- Blacktown
- Campbelltown
- Private Hospitals
- St George Private Hospital
- Strathfield Private Hospital
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