Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
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ACIPC is the peak body for infection prevention and control professionals (ICPs) in the region. The College was established to promote the profession and support its members.
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Our January newsletter is now available.
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
The ACIPC office will be closed on Monday, 9 February 2026, for the Regatta Day public holiday.
We will return on Tuesday, 10 January 2026.
We will return on Tuesday, 10 January 2026.
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The ACIPC office will be closed on Monday, 9 February 2026, for the Regatta Day public holiday.
We will return on Tuesday, 10 January 2026.
We will return on Tuesday, 10 January 2026.
New ACIPC short course in 2026: IPC during construction, renovation & maintenance in healthcare facilities.
Ideal for IPC professionals, clinical leaders, quality & safety staff, & facilities & engineering teams.
EOIs now open. https://tinyurl.com/yvzhvp73
#IPC #HealthcareSafety
Ideal for IPC professionals, clinical leaders, quality & safety staff, & facilities & engineering teams.
EOIs now open. https://tinyurl.com/yvzhvp73
#IPC #HealthcareSafety
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 AM
New ACIPC short course in 2026: IPC during construction, renovation & maintenance in healthcare facilities.
Ideal for IPC professionals, clinical leaders, quality & safety staff, & facilities & engineering teams.
EOIs now open. https://tinyurl.com/yvzhvp73
#IPC #HealthcareSafety
Ideal for IPC professionals, clinical leaders, quality & safety staff, & facilities & engineering teams.
EOIs now open. https://tinyurl.com/yvzhvp73
#IPC #HealthcareSafety
Early Bird now open for APSIC 2026!
30 Jul–2 Aug 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: Innovation, Collaboration & Resilience in IPC
Workshops, symposia, global experts + networking.
Early Bird closes 31 May | Abstracts close 1 Mar
👉 https://www.apsic2026.my/
#APSIC2026 #IPC
30 Jul–2 Aug 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: Innovation, Collaboration & Resilience in IPC
Workshops, symposia, global experts + networking.
Early Bird closes 31 May | Abstracts close 1 Mar
👉 https://www.apsic2026.my/
#APSIC2026 #IPC
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Early Bird now open for APSIC 2026!
30 Jul–2 Aug 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: Innovation, Collaboration & Resilience in IPC
Workshops, symposia, global experts + networking.
Early Bird closes 31 May | Abstracts close 1 Mar
👉 https://www.apsic2026.my/
#APSIC2026 #IPC
30 Jul–2 Aug 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: Innovation, Collaboration & Resilience in IPC
Workshops, symposia, global experts + networking.
Early Bird closes 31 May | Abstracts close 1 Mar
👉 https://www.apsic2026.my/
#APSIC2026 #IPC
Our January newsletter is now available.
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
January 30, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Our January newsletter is now available.
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
WHO EPI-WIN webinar: Ready & Resilient — Community Social Protection for Preparedness & Response.
Learn how equity-focused, approaches strengthen resilience across health, livelihoods, education & food security. 🗓
29 Jan, 11pm AEDT
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/54msdfe7
Learn how equity-focused, approaches strengthen resilience across health, livelihoods, education & food security. 🗓
29 Jan, 11pm AEDT
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/54msdfe7
January 27, 2026 at 12:38 AM
WHO EPI-WIN webinar: Ready & Resilient — Community Social Protection for Preparedness & Response.
Learn how equity-focused, approaches strengthen resilience across health, livelihoods, education & food security. 🗓
29 Jan, 11pm AEDT
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/54msdfe7
Learn how equity-focused, approaches strengthen resilience across health, livelihoods, education & food security. 🗓
29 Jan, 11pm AEDT
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/54msdfe7
World Leprosy Day | 25 Jan 2026
Leprosy is curable with free, effective treatment.
The real challenge is stigma — driven by fear and misinformation — which stops people seeking care.
End stigma. End leprosy.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #LeprosyIsCurable #IPC
Leprosy is curable with free, effective treatment.
The real challenge is stigma — driven by fear and misinformation — which stops people seeking care.
End stigma. End leprosy.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #LeprosyIsCurable #IPC
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
World Leprosy Day | 25 Jan 2026
Leprosy is curable with free, effective treatment.
The real challenge is stigma — driven by fear and misinformation — which stops people seeking care.
End stigma. End leprosy.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #LeprosyIsCurable #IPC
Leprosy is curable with free, effective treatment.
The real challenge is stigma — driven by fear and misinformation — which stops people seeking care.
End stigma. End leprosy.
#WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #LeprosyIsCurable #IPC
The ACIPC office will be closed on Monday 26 January 2026 for the Australia Day public holiday.
We will be back in the office on Tuesday 27 January.
We will be back in the office on Tuesday 27 January.
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The ACIPC office will be closed on Monday 26 January 2026 for the Australia Day public holiday.
We will be back in the office on Tuesday 27 January.
We will be back in the office on Tuesday 27 January.
Veterinary IPC Professionals - join us for the inaugural VET SIG meeting!
🗓 Wed 4 Feb | 🕖 7pm AEDT
💻 Zoom | FREE
🔍 Reprocessing of shared items + implications of AS 5369:2023
🎤 Carol Bradley
👉 Register: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-vet
#VetIPC #IPC #ACIPC
🗓 Wed 4 Feb | 🕖 7pm AEDT
💻 Zoom | FREE
🔍 Reprocessing of shared items + implications of AS 5369:2023
🎤 Carol Bradley
👉 Register: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-vet
#VetIPC #IPC #ACIPC
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Veterinary IPC Professionals - join us for the inaugural VET SIG meeting!
🗓 Wed 4 Feb | 🕖 7pm AEDT
💻 Zoom | FREE
🔍 Reprocessing of shared items + implications of AS 5369:2023
🎤 Carol Bradley
👉 Register: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-vet
#VetIPC #IPC #ACIPC
🗓 Wed 4 Feb | 🕖 7pm AEDT
💻 Zoom | FREE
🔍 Reprocessing of shared items + implications of AS 5369:2023
🎤 Carol Bradley
👉 Register: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-vet
#VetIPC #IPC #ACIPC
Registration now open for ESPID2026!
1-5 June 2026
Bologna & Online
Book now for a week of innovation in paediatric infectious diseases.
Connect, share, and shape the future of child health.
Website: https://espidmeeting.org/
#ESPID2026
1-5 June 2026
Bologna & Online
Book now for a week of innovation in paediatric infectious diseases.
Connect, share, and shape the future of child health.
Website: https://espidmeeting.org/
#ESPID2026
January 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Registration now open for ESPID2026!
1-5 June 2026
Bologna & Online
Book now for a week of innovation in paediatric infectious diseases.
Connect, share, and shape the future of child health.
Website: https://espidmeeting.org/
#ESPID2026
1-5 June 2026
Bologna & Online
Book now for a week of innovation in paediatric infectious diseases.
Connect, share, and shape the future of child health.
Website: https://espidmeeting.org/
#ESPID2026
Registered yet for our joint webinar with IPS?
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Topic: Sustainability in IPC
Speakers: Graham Pike, Holly Slyne, Susan Whyte & Carla DeMarco
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#ACIPC #IPS #SustainableHealthcare
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Topic: Sustainability in IPC
Speakers: Graham Pike, Holly Slyne, Susan Whyte & Carla DeMarco
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#ACIPC #IPS #SustainableHealthcare
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Registered yet for our joint webinar with IPS?
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Topic: Sustainability in IPC
Speakers: Graham Pike, Holly Slyne, Susan Whyte & Carla DeMarco
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#ACIPC #IPS #SustainableHealthcare
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Topic: Sustainability in IPC
Speakers: Graham Pike, Holly Slyne, Susan Whyte & Carla DeMarco
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#ACIPC #IPS #SustainableHealthcare
The new Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) commenced operation on 1 January 2026.
ACIPC recognises the importance of a national CDC; the exclusion of IPC as a recognised specialty risks undermining public health.
📄 ACIPC’s position statement:
https://tinyurl.com/23rjad29
ACIPC recognises the importance of a national CDC; the exclusion of IPC as a recognised specialty risks undermining public health.
📄 ACIPC’s position statement:
https://tinyurl.com/23rjad29
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The new Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) commenced operation on 1 January 2026.
ACIPC recognises the importance of a national CDC; the exclusion of IPC as a recognised specialty risks undermining public health.
📄 ACIPC’s position statement:
https://tinyurl.com/23rjad29
ACIPC recognises the importance of a national CDC; the exclusion of IPC as a recognised specialty risks undermining public health.
📄 ACIPC’s position statement:
https://tinyurl.com/23rjad29
Make 2026 your year of professional development with ACIPC.
Courses, free webinars, aged care IPC series + practical resources you can use every day.
Sustainability in IPC webinar with IPS — 21 Jan
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/acipc-ips-joint-sustainability-in-ipc-webinar/
#ACIPC #IPC
Courses, free webinars, aged care IPC series + practical resources you can use every day.
Sustainability in IPC webinar with IPS — 21 Jan
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/acipc-ips-joint-sustainability-in-ipc-webinar/
#ACIPC #IPC
January 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Make 2026 your year of professional development with ACIPC.
Courses, free webinars, aged care IPC series + practical resources you can use every day.
Sustainability in IPC webinar with IPS — 21 Jan
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/acipc-ips-joint-sustainability-in-ipc-webinar/
#ACIPC #IPC
Courses, free webinars, aged care IPC series + practical resources you can use every day.
Sustainability in IPC webinar with IPS — 21 Jan
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/acipc-ips-joint-sustainability-in-ipc-webinar/
#ACIPC #IPC
The ACIPC office will be closed for the holidays from Friday 19 December 2025.
We will be back on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season.
We will be back on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season.
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The ACIPC office will be closed for the holidays from Friday 19 December 2025.
We will be back on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season.
We will be back on Monday 5 January 2026.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season.
Our December newsletter is now available.
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Our December newsletter is now available.
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
We are holding a joint webinar on sustainability with IPS.
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Facilitator: Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant
Presenters: Graham Pike, Oxford University Hospitals & Holly Slyne, University Hospitals Northamptonshire
🔗https://tinyurl.com/ymb4ud3u
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Facilitator: Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant
Presenters: Graham Pike, Oxford University Hospitals & Holly Slyne, University Hospitals Northamptonshire
🔗https://tinyurl.com/ymb4ud3u
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
We are holding a joint webinar on sustainability with IPS.
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Facilitator: Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant
Presenters: Graham Pike, Oxford University Hospitals & Holly Slyne, University Hospitals Northamptonshire
🔗https://tinyurl.com/ymb4ud3u
📅Wednesday 21 January 2026 8PM AEDT
Facilitator: Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant
Presenters: Graham Pike, Oxford University Hospitals & Holly Slyne, University Hospitals Northamptonshire
🔗https://tinyurl.com/ymb4ud3u
Summer entertaining means sharing food with those most at risk — kids, older adults, pregnant people & those with weakened immunity.
With 4.67M food poisoning cases each year in Australia, a few simple steps matter.
Food safety tips:
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4y544bh5
#FoodSafety #IPC
With 4.67M food poisoning cases each year in Australia, a few simple steps matter.
Food safety tips:
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4y544bh5
#FoodSafety #IPC
December 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Summer entertaining means sharing food with those most at risk — kids, older adults, pregnant people & those with weakened immunity.
With 4.67M food poisoning cases each year in Australia, a few simple steps matter.
Food safety tips:
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4y544bh5
#FoodSafety #IPC
With 4.67M food poisoning cases each year in Australia, a few simple steps matter.
Food safety tips:
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4y544bh5
#FoodSafety #IPC
ACIPC is concerned about the U.S Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decision on their hep B vaccination schedule for babies. This decision represents a deliberate weakening of evidence-based public health practice.
🔗Full statement:
https://tinyurl.com/58f387xj
🔗Full statement:
https://tinyurl.com/58f387xj
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
ACIPC is concerned about the U.S Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decision on their hep B vaccination schedule for babies. This decision represents a deliberate weakening of evidence-based public health practice.
🔗Full statement:
https://tinyurl.com/58f387xj
🔗Full statement:
https://tinyurl.com/58f387xj
ACIPC is deeply concerned by the decision to close the Victorian Public Health Agency. This is a significant setback for public health in Victoria and threatens capacity to respond effectively to current & future health challenges.
Full statement here:
https://tinyurl.com/5ep3zazd
Full statement here:
https://tinyurl.com/5ep3zazd
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
ACIPC is deeply concerned by the decision to close the Victorian Public Health Agency. This is a significant setback for public health in Victoria and threatens capacity to respond effectively to current & future health challenges.
Full statement here:
https://tinyurl.com/5ep3zazd
Full statement here:
https://tinyurl.com/5ep3zazd
Working in aged care?
Join ACIPC’s free Aged Care IPC Community of Practice — your space for practical webinars, templates, toolkits, and our Aged Care Connexion forum.
Get the answers you need, when you need them.
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/aged-care/
Join ACIPC’s free Aged Care IPC Community of Practice — your space for practical webinars, templates, toolkits, and our Aged Care Connexion forum.
Get the answers you need, when you need them.
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/aged-care/
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Working in aged care?
Join ACIPC’s free Aged Care IPC Community of Practice — your space for practical webinars, templates, toolkits, and our Aged Care Connexion forum.
Get the answers you need, when you need them.
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/aged-care/
Join ACIPC’s free Aged Care IPC Community of Practice — your space for practical webinars, templates, toolkits, and our Aged Care Connexion forum.
Get the answers you need, when you need them.
🔗 https://www.acipc.org.au/aged-care/
You’re invited to take the ACIPC OzMegasurvey, Australasia’s first comprehensive IPC workforce survey, for all ICPs regardless of where you work.
It's anonymous and you could win a $100 Coles Myer gift voucher!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/t46t7nxa
It's anonymous and you could win a $100 Coles Myer gift voucher!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/t46t7nxa
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
You’re invited to take the ACIPC OzMegasurvey, Australasia’s first comprehensive IPC workforce survey, for all ICPs regardless of where you work.
It's anonymous and you could win a $100 Coles Myer gift voucher!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/t46t7nxa
It's anonymous and you could win a $100 Coles Myer gift voucher!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/t46t7nxa
Reprocessing of reusable medical devices and equipment in aged care
Presenter: Carrie Spinks
Guest Speaker: Terry McAuley, Director, STEAM Consulting Pty Ltd
Join us for this free webinar, to register please click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cl6dS_H8SZmWfHZF5lD0Hg
Presenter: Carrie Spinks
Guest Speaker: Terry McAuley, Director, STEAM Consulting Pty Ltd
Join us for this free webinar, to register please click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cl6dS_H8SZmWfHZF5lD0Hg
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Reprocessing of reusable medical devices and equipment in aged care
Presenter: Carrie Spinks
Guest Speaker: Terry McAuley, Director, STEAM Consulting Pty Ltd
Join us for this free webinar, to register please click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cl6dS_H8SZmWfHZF5lD0Hg
Presenter: Carrie Spinks
Guest Speaker: Terry McAuley, Director, STEAM Consulting Pty Ltd
Join us for this free webinar, to register please click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cl6dS_H8SZmWfHZF5lD0Hg
The inaugural meeting of the Vascular Access Special Interest Group (VASIG) will be online on Tuesday, 16 December at 3 PM AEDT. This engaging event is free & welcomes both members & non-members.
Speaker Prof Claire Rickard
Register here: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-va
Speaker Prof Claire Rickard
Register here: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-va
December 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The inaugural meeting of the Vascular Access Special Interest Group (VASIG) will be online on Tuesday, 16 December at 3 PM AEDT. This engaging event is free & welcomes both members & non-members.
Speaker Prof Claire Rickard
Register here: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-va
Speaker Prof Claire Rickard
Register here: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-va
Book now for our August Short Course in Infection Prevention and Control in Aged Care Settings.
It's designed to provide staff with the fundamental principles of IPC practice as they apply to aged care settings.
Cost: $500
Book here: https://www.acipc.org.au/education/short-course/
It's designed to provide staff with the fundamental principles of IPC practice as they apply to aged care settings.
Cost: $500
Book here: https://www.acipc.org.au/education/short-course/
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Book now for our August Short Course in Infection Prevention and Control in Aged Care Settings.
It's designed to provide staff with the fundamental principles of IPC practice as they apply to aged care settings.
Cost: $500
Book here: https://www.acipc.org.au/education/short-course/
It's designed to provide staff with the fundamental principles of IPC practice as they apply to aged care settings.
Cost: $500
Book here: https://www.acipc.org.au/education/short-course/
Our November newsletter is now available.
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Our November newsletter is now available.
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/
Don't miss out on this month's edition of IPC News.
#IPC #InfectionPreventionAndControl #ACIPC #IPCNews
https://www.acipc.org.au/ipc-news/