Live & Local Perth I Infection Control & Networking

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Friday 14 February, 2025

Live & Local Perth: Infection Control & Networking

The APodA has a role to play in keeping podiatrists and their teams up to date on changes to regulations that impact how they practice. In 2024, the NHSQC Infection, prevention and control guidelines were updated to reflect the new Australian Standard AS5369 for processing reusable instruments in a private setting.

Join our half day intensive workshop, delivered by experienced podiatrists Emma Coombes, Rob Mullins and IC consultant (TBC) to ensure you meet the latest infection control requirements.

Topics covered:

• Legal obligations
• The new Australian Standard AS5369 and what you need to do to comply
• Hand Hygiene
• PPE
• Sharps Disposal
• Clinic Design/Layout
• Clinical Cleaning
• Instrument Reprocessing
• Waste Management
• Work environment
• Health & Safety
• Documents on Site
• Risk Management and audits
• Sterilising instruments in a non clinical setting

This workshop delivers 5 CPD points under Category I Professional Development.
Members can register their practice support staff at the member rate.

Who should attend?

• Podiatrists
• Allied health assistants
• Practice staff who process instruments

Program (subject to change)

The Presenters:

Emma Coombes
Emma is Co-Director of Twinkle Toes Podiatry. She began her Podiatry career in 2009 as Practice manager, Certificate IV Allied health Assistant (Podiatry) and graduated as Podiatrist in 2019. In 2016 Emma gained accreditation against the Commission’s National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards for her primary workplace and in 2018 achieved accreditation for her secondary workplace. Throughout her 15 years working/managing Podiatry clinics, Emma has developed policies and procedures for multiple clinics and continues to draw on her many years of administrative/management experience to apply this to the clinical set-up. Emma is currently completing certification in Work health and Safety which she hopes to complete by the end of the year.

Robert Mullins, DPM
Rob is National Podiatry Manager at Plena Healthcare. He began his podiatry career in 2005, initially working as an Attending Surgeon at New York- Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he focused on limb salvage and podiatric traumatology. He has 20 years’ experience leading teams of podiatrists in hospitals, community programs, and aged care. In his role at Plena Healthcare, Rob manages the largest single team of Podiatrists in Australia as they provide services across nearly 600 Residential Aged Care facilities in all States and Territories. He is also Chair of the APodA Podiatry Aged Care special-interest group..

Event Details

CPD Activity
Members can log this activity in the CPD portal to track their CPD activity for the year. To access the CPD portal click on Member Centre and using the menu on the left, click on My CPD