Thanks to those who were able to join us for the IPC Challenge at this week's Journal Club meeting.  It was good to take some time to look back on things we had covered over the past year.  If you would like a Powerpoint copy of the IPC Challenge presentation, please contact me on jenny.watts1@health.nsw.gov.au 

You may be interested to have a look at a local data resource, the Pacific Data Hub.  This site contains: 

• Infection, Prevention and Control Monitoring Dashboard - Pacific Data Hub - this gives an indication of where Pacific countries are tracking for the WHO's 8 core areas of IPC programs.
• Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific region - Pacific Data Hub - this map shows up to date disease alerts for Pacific countries.
• .Stat Data Explorer - this Pacific Data Hub page enables you to track how Pacific countries are tracking for various health indicators.

There is also the Asia Pacific Society for Infection control Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control – APSIC, which contains:

• APSIC Guidelines – Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control – APSIC - contains a number of guidelines for IPC areas, including some Asian language options. 
• A Handbook of Infection Control for the Asian Healthcare Worker - an IPC handbook which may be a useful resource for your own service planning.