Past activities

Over two productive days (21–22 June), the Studying Hygiene Interventions to Reduce Nosocomial Infections in Southeast Asian Intensive Care Units (SHINIA-ICU) Focus Group Discussions brought together clinicians, nurses, environmental services representatives, and researchers from Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, and Australia to co-develop a practical ICU environmental cleaning bundle for low- and middle-income countries.

Through engaging discussions and consensus-building, participants identified key recommendations on environmental cleaning practices, audit and feedback mechanisms, and education and training strategies to support successful implementation. These outputs will form the foundation of the SHINIA-ICU intervention, aimed at strengthening environmental hygiene and reducing healthcare-associated infections across participating hospitals.

A special thank you to Prof. Brett Mitchell for expertly facilitating the discussions and guiding the group towards meaningful consensus. We are also grateful to Dr. Kalisvar Marimuthu for his insightful presentation on the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), which provided valuable context and stimulated rich discussions. Although the bundle is being developed primarily for implementation in LMIC settings, their expertise was invaluable in shaping a practical, evidence-informed, and contextually relevant intervention.

This workshop marks an important milestone in the SHINIA-ICU project. We look forward to translating these collective insights into practical improvements that will enhance patient safety, environmental hygiene, and infection prevention across the region.

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