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Essential Infection Prevention Resources for the Kitchen 

Improve kitchen safety and infection prevention in aged care. Delve into our practical guides and expert advice, empowering kitchen staff to maintain a kitchen environment that prioritises the health and well-being of residents.
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Best Practices

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Kitchen Management

Modules

1. Kitchen Hygiene Best Practices
These articles highlight the correct hygiene practices in the kitchen setting, including hand hygiene, use of gloves, and sanitisation procedures to prevent infections.
  • Creating a Safe and Efficient Kitchen
  • Ensuring a Clean Kitchen Environment
  • Kitchen Maintenance for Optimal Operations and Safety
2. Food Handling Safety
Support for the safe food handling techniques, storage protocols, and measures to prevent contamination, ensuring the safety of meals prepared for residents.
  • Food Safety: Basic Principles for the Kitchen
  • Maintaining a Clean Kitchen
  • Temperature Control in Food Handling
  • Preventing Cross-Contamination of Foods
  • Food Allergen Management in Food Service
  • Safe Food Handling Practices for Fresh Produce
  • Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in Food Service: Lessons Learned and Prevention Strategies
  • Training and Education for Kitchen Employees and Food Handlers on Food Safety
  • Hand Hygiene for Kitchen Employees and Food Handlers
3. PPE Personal Protective Equipment for the Kitchen
The correct use of PPE, such as masks and aprons, to protect kitchen staff and prevent the spread of infections.
  • Kitchen PPE
4. Infection Prevention During Meal Service
Infection prevention measures while serving meals to residents.
  • Infection Prevention in Aged Care: Guidelines for Meal Service
5. Kitchen Management
Maintaining high kitchen management standards and implementing infection prevention measures are essential in residential aged-care facilities
  • Kitchen Management Standards
  • Safety Data Sheets for Kitchen Employees
  • Kitchen Maintenance

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Our teachers

Meet our core team

Anne Tyldesley RN

PGCert Health Sciences, DOHN, MSc Disability Management, Dip Journalism
Anne has been an RN for over 40 years, working in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Her work experience includes occupational health, primary healthcare, nurse education, aged care, accident and trauma units. Anne was also a member of the editorial committee of the College of Primary Healthcare Nurses (NZNO) and has published articles on nursing in the primary healthcare arena.

Cara Kelly

With three decades of invaluable experience in nursing, I have dedicated my career to the compassionate care of our senior community. My unwavering passion lies in aged care, striving to enhance the quality of life and well-being of the elderly. For over two years, I have been privileged to work at IPS, where I empower nurses with the education and resources essential for effective infection prevention in aged care settings. Committed to excellence and innovation, I am driven by a deep-seated belief in the importance of providing the highest standard of care to our older generation.