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Bi-monthly VICPA/VICNISS Journal Club - Where's the evidence?

The next VICPA/VICNISS journal club to be held:

Date: Wednesday 8 September 2010

Time: 8.00am Breakfast; 8.30am start presentations 9.30am finish

Venue: Royal Melbourne Hospital | Clinical Education Centre (Enter via main entrance and is left passed the library) Grattan Street Parkville
Melways Ref Map 2B A7, B7 or Map 43 F4

Speakers & Articles:

Matt Richards (Melbourne Health):
Chlorhexidine-Alcohol versus Povidine-Iodine for Surgical Antisepsis, N Eng J Med 2010;362:18-26

Ana Suto (Melbourne Health):
Reducing Clostridium difficile infection in acute care by using an improvement collaborative BMJ; 24th July 2010; vol 341. pp196-199

RSVP:

To assist with catering please RSVP by COB Friday 3 September 2010, email: enquiries@vicpa.org.au

Note: copies of articles will be forwarded to participants when RSVP received.

Web Conferencing

There will be a limited opportunity to participate in the Journal Club via web conferencing. Please email your EOI to participate to enquiries@vicpa.org.au Numbers are limited.

For further information contact email enquiries@vicpa.org.au

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VICPA/VICNISS Journal Club 2010 & 2011

Volunteers for both venues and presenters for next years journal clubs are being sought. The proposed dates for next years journal clubs are November 2010, February, April, July (in conjunction with 2011 AGM & seminar), September and November 2011. If you can provide a venue for the Journal club or wish to present please contact Kate O'Donaghue Kate.ODonaghue@thewomens.org.au

Need help visit Tools to assist Journal Club presenters

Last Updated: Monday, 16 August 2010

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