Hope Alexander MPH

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The Health Consumers’ Council will be holding a Community Forum on Oral Health/Dental Services on Tuesday, 9 November 2010. To RSVP for this event, contact Caroline at 9221 3422.

Event: 9 November 2010: Community Forum on oral health and dental services

Hope received a mention and congratulations in the Australian Federation of University Women (WA) Inc newsletter, for August 2010. Copy of article below.

Media: August 2010 AFUW(WA) Newsletter article

I am continually attending “Patient Safety and Quality” meetings yet the matter of hand hygiene is not raised, or even on the agenda till I bring it up.

1. “Can we wipe out … “  is about research in the UK and comes from the virtualmedicalcentre.com web site
2. MRSA consumers’ document is a WA Health Department document which can be accessed here http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/cproot/1760/2/MRSA%20Consumers.pdf
3. “Doctors should be “horrified” by their hand hygiene-studies … is an article on research in NSW from HealthAlerts website and can be accessed via this link http://www.healthalerts.com.au/news/news.php?action=fullnews&id=541
4. Ignaz Semmelweis… discovered the importance of hand-washing hygiene by medical care-givers in 1847 …

Only after Dr. Semmelweiss’ death, was the germ theory of disease developed, and he is now recognized as a pioneer of antiseptic policy and prevention of nosocomial disease.

Western Australians will be able to make important decisions regarding their future medical treatment and lifestyle choices, under new legislation which takes effect today.

Ministerial Media Statement from Kim Hames, Deputy Premier; Health; Indigenous Affairs can be viewed here:

http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Results.aspx?ItemId=133128

Government of Western Australia Department of Health Advance Health Directives information and forms can be viewed here:

http://www.health.wa.gov.au/advancehealthdirective/home/