IPPSU tools and resources

Surveillance

• HISWA Information for new contributors (PDF 481KB)
• HISWA Surveillance Manual (PDF 2MB)
• HISWA Surveillance Requirements and Reporting (PDF 16KB)

Surveillance tools

• HISWA ICU CLABSI tally tool (XLS 558KB)
• HISWA haemodialysis collection tool for satellite centres (PDF 551KB)
• HISWA haemodialysis collection tool for incentres (WORD 42KB)
• Outbreak notification form (PDF 81KB)
• Multi-resistant Organism (MRO) notification form (use for CPO, VRE and Candida auris)

ICNet

• ICNet Support (WA Health staff only)

Resources

• Key Dates 2024 - List (PDF 69KB)
• Key Dates 2024 - Calendar (PDF 158KB) 
• When to report SABSI as SAC 1 (PDF 512KB)
• PIVC Consumer Fact Sheet (PDF 231KB)
• 'Your IV Cannula' Poster (Adult) (PDF 629KB)
• 'Your IV Cannula' Poster (Paediatric) (PDF 2,195KB)
• PPE donning & doffing in healthcare settings poster (PDF 2MB)

Multi-resistant organisms (MROs)

Health consumers

Candida auris

• Candida auris (external site)

VRE

• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) (external site)

CPO

• Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO (external site)

MRSA

• MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) (healthywa.wa.gov.au)
• Community associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) (healthywa.wa.gov.au)
• MRSA in hospitals (healthywa.wa.gov.au)
• Decolonisation treatment for people with MRSA (healthywa.wa.gov.au)
• MRSA decolonisation treatment – information for consumers (health.wa.gov.au)

Health professionals

• MRO positive case letter (PDF 547KB)
• MRO contact letter (PDF 546KB)

MRSA

• Management of CA-MRSA
• Decolonisation treatment for MRSA
• MRSA decolonisation information for healthcare workers (PDF 1.2MB)

VRE

• VRE clearance protocol (PDF 141KB)