Infection Control Collaborative

The Improvement Foundation Australia (IFA) is an active partner in the consortium delivering the Infection Control Collaborative in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs), funded by the Australian Government of Health and Ageing under the Encouraging Best Practice in Residential Aged Care Facilities (EBPRAC) Program.

The purpose of this program, led by PivotWest, a Division of General Practice based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, is to translate best practice guidelines for infection control in RACFs into current practice by using the highly successful Collaborative methodology.

The aim of the program for the 8 RACFs involved is to reduce the number of infections by 30 percent within 18 months.  The RACFs commenced the program in April and are currently part way through their first activity period with the second learning workshop to be held early September 2009.