Better oral care. Better outcomes.
A multi-centre randomised control trial to prevent non-ventilator hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP)
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This study is funded from a Medical Research Future Fund Grant (MRFF2022645)
Better oral care. Better outcomes.
Hospital-acquired pneumonia causes significant harm to patients and increases healthcare costs. The HAPPEN Study aims to reduce these infections through evidence-based oral care.
Improve patient outcomes and safetyReduce preventable infectionsLower healthcare costsSupport best-practice oral care in hospitals
Infection Control Matters
A free, non-sponsored podcast about infection control. It includes a series of episodes about pneumonia. You can search for episodes and subscribe on the podcast website.
Latest news
HAPPEN RCT results just released
After many years of work, it was very pleasing to…
HAPPEN study – results coming soon
In late 2025, preliminary results from the HAPPEN study RCT…
HAPPEN trial – entering the final stages
The HAPPEN trial has over 10,000 participants to date. Two…
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