Join us in our campaign to raise awareness for infection prevention
Look how far we’ve come
Help us raise awareness of the importance of preventing the spread of infections in your community. Our theme is ‘Look how far we’ve come’, which highlights outdated practices that seem unimaginable by today’s Infection Prevention and Control standards.
To supplement the resources included in the pack sent to your office, we have developed the below customisable resources to assist Electorate Offices with communicating the importance of Infection Prevention and Control with your community.
Stay tuned on our social channels on LinkedIn, Instagram and X in the lead up and through out IPC Week to see more and join the conversation! #InfectionPreventionWeek2022
Downloadable Resources
Here are some useful campaign resources for your office and community.
Campaign Poster
The #LookHowFarWeHaveCome campaign poster is perfect for printing to explain how to get involved this IPC Week with your fellow IPC teams, nurses, and facility managers.
What infection am I?
A fun card game that can be used like a ‘Who am I’ game to learn about fast facts, common symptoms, transmission modes, and various types of pathogens, viruses and bacterial infections.
Can you imagine posters
It’s incredible how infection prevention and control practices has evolved in the last 50 years. These posters are designed to showcase how far IPC has progressed.
How can you participate?
Join the Infection Prevention Competition
Tell us or show us what celebrating 50 years of Infection Prevention means or give an example of an old medical practice, showing how far we’ve come in IPC.
Your ideas could be expressed as:
• A poster
• Tell us a story
• Poem or song
• Sculpture or painting
• A decorated department
We encourage you to be as creative as possible! Involve your team, your patients, or your residents in your submission.
Due to an unprecedented number of entries, we will be announcing the winner during the week of ACIPC (November 14th-18th).
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