Resourcing of hospital infection prevention and control programs
From Infection Control Matters by Brett Mitchell
February 11, 2026 · 25 min · Season 5 · Episode 177
About this episode
The episode discusses the resourcing levels for infection prevention and control in hospitals with insights from Dr Lyn-Li Lim.
In this podcast, Phil and Brett speak with Dr Lyn-Li Lim from VICNISS (Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System)in Australia. Dr Lim and colleagues recently explored the infection prevention and control resourcing levels in 113 facilities, including FTE per 100 beds. This podcast explores the differences in resourcing for different categories of hospitals. A link to the publication is here. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019665532500570X
People in this episode
Host: Brett Mitchell
Guest: Dr Lyn-Li Lim
Topics covered
- infection prevention
- hospital resourcing
- healthcare
- infection control
- surveillance systems
Keywords
- infection prevention
- hospital resources
- VICNISS
- healthcare facilities
- infection control
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: VICNISS, Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System
Places: Australia
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