Posts by GAMA Healthcare team
Why ventilation is important & the role of air filtration units
In this week’s article, our Clinical & Scientific Director, Dr. Phillip Norville, discusses the role of ventilation in mitigating the risk of SARS-CoV-2, alternative technologies to improve air hygiene and our latest innovation in air filtration, Rediair. What is ventilation? Put simply ventilation is a process which moves outdoor air into a room or building, diluting…
Read MoreOmicron: why all the fuss?
In today’s article we share the latest advice on the new COVID-19 variant of concern (VOC), Omicron. We discuss where it first emerged, whether it’s more transmissible than other variants and if vaccinations are effective against it. You may have heard that there’s a new COVID-19 variant of concern (VOC) on the block: it’s called Omicron and…
Read MoreOur highlights from ACIPC 2021 International Conference
In our latest article, we take a look back at the recent ACIPC virtual conference. We share our highlights from across the two days and celebrate Tamworth Hospital’s winning poster. The 2021 Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) Conference held in November was completely different from any other. Hosted entirely online for the first time, the conference attracted…
Read MoreWaterless Bathing: Benefits & Implementation challenges
In association with the Tissue Viability Society (TVS), GAMA Healthcare recently hosted a webinar on the adoption of waterless bathing practices moderated by Martin Kiernan; Clinical Director, GAMA Healthcare. Fran Spratt; Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, and Emma Lavelle; Matron from University Hospitals Southampton (UHS) NHS Foundation Trust, openly discussed: Watch the webinar recording What is waterless bathing?…
Read MoreOur top highlights from IP2021
With a number of inspiring speakers and informative sessions, IP2021 conference made us reflect on the challenges of last year and focus on the new developments and research in Infection Prevention and Control. Apart from celebrating some more personal highlights for GAMA, we’d like to summarise what we thought particularly stood out in this year’s…
Read MoreComplete Care for Aged Care Webinar: Choosing a disinfectant & auditing ‘clean’
We are proud to support the aged care community and to partner with aged care providers to deliver best practice. Please join us for our upcoming free webinar series developed specifically for the aged care sector. Complete Care for Aged Care: Choosing a disinfectant & auditing ‘clean’ Wednesday 1 September 2021 | 7pm To include: Speaker: Kate…
Read MoreComplete Care for Aged Care Webinar: Infection Prevention recommendations in plain English
We are proud to support the aged care community and to partner with aged care providers to deliver best practice. Please join us for our upcoming free webinar series developed specifically for the aged care sector. Complete Care for Aged Care: Infection Prevention recommendations in plain English A plain English guide to include: Speaker: Kathy Dempsey,…
Read MoreComplete Care for Aged Care Webinar: Best practice for the management of Incontinence Associated Dermatitis
We are proud to support the aged care community and to partner with aged care providers to deliver best practice. Please join us for our upcoming free webinar series developed specifically for the aged care sector. Complete Care for Aged Care: Best practice for the management of Incontinence Associated Dermatitis This presentation will look at:…
Read MoreMore Than Skin Deep: Improving patient hand hygiene
A study on improving patient hand hygiene in a District General Hospital in England showed a multimodal strategy, including the implementation of Clinell wipes, improved patient hand hygiene. Following on from our “More Than Skin Deep” collaboration with British Skin Foundation and ITN Productions Industry News, which premiered at the British Association of Dermatologists’ Annual…
Read MoreContamination of healthcare products by Burkholderia cepacia complex
The ubiquitous nature of microorganisms requires manufacturers to minimize the risk of contamination occurring, by designing quality assurance processes, training, and monitoring of their manufacturing systems. Whilst quality control procedures throughout the manufacturing process can help reduce the likelihood of contamination occurring, this is a continuous process where manufacturers review, refine and improve their procedures…
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