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Professor Brett Mitchell is first nurse to receive 2022 Commonwealth Health Minister's Award
The Health Minister’s Award recognises Professor Mitchell’s outstanding research in infection control, as well as his vision to generate evidence for practical approaches to prevent common healthcare-associated infections.
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Infection prevention is key
Professor Brett Mitchell’s research is tackling the looming global threat of microbial resistance and emerging infections by researching methods to prevent infections from occurring in the first instance. His research has a particular focus on increasing patient safety by preventing and controlling infections within hospitals, healthcare settings and businesses.
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Our health to benefit from international support of nursing academic
A grant from a global infection prevention technology company will further support a nationally-recognised Avondale academic awarded for research into healthcare-acquired infections. GAMA Healthcare’s collaboration with Professor Brett Mitchell will help fund research into cleaning practices and skin antisepsis.
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Published Paper
This study evaluated the accuracy of an automatic counting system (MEZRIT) to
detect when a HH product (soap or alcohol-based hand rub) was dispensed, and thus measure
product usage as opposed to compliance with the 5 moments for HH. goes here