The following program is preliminary in nature and will be updated as planning proceeds.
Program times are listed in AEDT. To convert to your local time zone, click here.
The following program is preliminary in nature and will be updated as planning proceeds.
Program times are listed in AEDT. To convert to your local time zone, click here.
09:00 – 16:00 |
ONLINE EXHIBTION OPEN Delegates are encouraged to visit the online exhibition area to meet with trade and learn about the latest in industry developments. Meet with exhibitors to accrue points and go into the draw to win prizes! |
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PLENARY SESSION #1 | ||||
Session Chair | Phil Russo | |||
09:30- 09:40 |
Welcome from the President A/Prof. Phil Russo |
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09:40 – 09:45 |
Welcome from the Conference Chair Annie Wells |
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09:45 – 09:50 |
Patron’s Address Professor Peter Collignon AM |
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09:50 – 10:20 |
How has COVID-19 changed infection prevention and control Adjunct Professor (Practice) Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer |
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10:20 – 10:50 |
The Covid -19 Pandemic – a consumer’s perspective Debra Petrys |
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10:50 – 11:30 | Break – view poster presentations and meet with exhibitors | |||
CONCURRENT SESSION #1 | ||||
COVID-19 Response and Control in Acute Care – Invited Speakers | COVID-19 Response and Control in Quarantine Hotels – Invited Speakers | COVID-19 Response and Control in other settings – Invited Speakers | Infection Prevention and Control for IPC leads in Residential and Aged Care facilities | |
Session Chair | Stéphane Bouchoucha | Fiona Wilson | Ann Whitfield | Natalie Feeney |
11:30 – 11:58 |
Professor Rhonda Stuart |
How to catch QUALITY in a COVID-19 QUARANTINE context! Nicole Vause |
The value of Genomics during the North West Tasmanian COVID-19 Outbreak A/Prof. Nicola Stephens |
11:30 – 11:35: Welcome, Natalie Feeny 11:35 – 12:10: Experiences of outbreaks in aged care, Kathy Dempsey 12:10 – 12:25: “Through the Looking Glass” Developing a risk management IPC plan for your facility, Nigel McGothigan 12:25 – 12:45: Developing an outbreak management plan for your facility, A/Prof. Noleen Bennett 12:45 – 13:00: Infection Prevention and Control Resources for Residential Aged Care Facilities, A/Prof. Noleen Bennett |
12:00 – 12:28 |
Lessons learnt about transmission of COVID-19 in acute care settings Dr Enrique Castro-Sánchez |
Air conditioning – what is the role in transmission of COVID-19 Professor Dino Pisaniello |
Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman |
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12:30 – 12:58 |
PPE use in times of constrained supply Dr Patricia Ferguson
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Lessons learnt from the review of Quarantine Hotels, and managing outbreaks in a Quarantine Hotel Professor Brett Mitchell |
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13:00 – 14:00 | Break – view poster presentations and meet with exhibitors | |||
PLENARY SESSION # 2 | ||||
Session Chair | Holly Seale, Andrew Stewardson | |||
14:00 – 15:00 | Controversies Surrounding Mask Use
Panel Discussion
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CONCURRENT SESSION #2 | ||||
COVID Acute Care & Immunisation – Free Papers | COVID in other settings – Free Papers | Practical Applications of IPC practices – Free Papers | Infection Prevention and Control for IPC leads in Residential and Aged Care facilities | |
Session Chair | Jason Kwong | Kristie Popkiss | Annie Wells | Natalie Feeney |
15:05 – 15:23 |
Case Study – Creation of a Pfizer Hub from Zero to Go in Eight Weeks Fiona De Sousa |
Anne-lise Chaber |
Jessica Schults |
Infection prevention and control challenges in aged care Patricia Karbowiak |
15:25 – 15:43 |
Use of portable air cleaners to reduce aerosol transmission on a hospital COVID-19 ward Caroline Marshall |
Environmental Control Measures Limit SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Hotel Quarantine Bradley Mcentee |
Differentiation of Alcohol-based Hand Rubs: Assessment of Proclivity and Efficacy Kristen Green |
A Risk Based Approach to Staff Health and Safety Megan Reilly |
15:45 – 16:03 |
Rebecca McNamara |
Elizabeth Dawson |
The patient experience of Faecal microbiota transplantation: A systematic review Stéphane Bouchoucha |
Panel Discussion Megan Reilly, Patricia Karbowiak, Fiona Wilson, Natalie Feeney |
16:05 – 17:00 |
Poster Session Join Gather.Town to view posters, talk with presenters and network with delegates. Access to the Gather.Town, is available via the OnAIR conference portal. To learn more about Gather.Town and what to expect click here. |
08:30 – 17:00 |
ONLINE EXHIBTION OPEN Delegates are encouraged to visit the online exhibition area to meet with trade and learn about the latest in industry developments. Meet with exhibitors to accrue points and go into the draw to win prizes! |
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PLENARY SESSION #3 | IPC in Office Based Practice | |||
Session Chair | Kristy Popkiss | Ros Franklin | ||
09:00 – 09:30 |
A/Prof. John Ferguson This prestigious opportunity is awarded to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of infection prevention and control. |
09:00 – 09:10: Welcome, introduction and acknowledgement of country Ros Franklin 09:10 – 09:20: ACIPC Foundation Course Jackie Miley 09:25 – 09:45: Regulatory Obligations, Guidelines and Standards Amanda Brown 09:45 – 10:05: Hand hygiene in office-based practice Kylie Robb 10:05 – 10:30: Panel Discussion – COVID-19 responses Ros Franklin, Jackie Miley, Kylie Robb, Riwka Hagen |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
A brief history of 70-years’ hospital IPC in Australia Professor Lyn Gilbert |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) in Australia Professor Ramon Shaban |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Break – view poster presentations and meet with exhibitors | |||
CONCURRENT SESSION #3 | ||||
The Environment and HAIs – Invited Speakers |
Understanding and Using Infection Data – Invited Speakers | Latest Infection Control Evidence and Approaches – Invited Speakers | IPC in Office Based Practice | |
Session Chair | Kylie Robb | Marija Juraja | Phil Russo | Ros Franklin |
11:00 – 11:18 |
The risk of the environment in infection transmission Michael Wishart |
Understanding Surveillance Data Vivian Leung |
The use of genomics in carbapenamase producing Enterobacteriaceae outbreak Dr Lex Leong |
11:00 – 11:35: Aseptic technique, PPE and aerosol generating procedures in a dental setting Dr Sharon Liberali |
11:20 – 11:38 |
Choosing the right product to clean Fiona DeSousa |
Evaluating Evidence: Challenges in infection prevention & control A/Prof. Tari Turner |
Prevention of vascular catheter associated bloodstream infections Professor Claire Rickard |
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11:40 – 11:58 |
Reusable Medical Equipment Kristie Popkiss |
Useful and non useful statistics A/Prof. Lisa Hall |
The role of the consumer in the prevention of HAIs A/Prof. Holly Seale |
11:35 – 12:20: Infection Prevention and Control Audits in office-based practice & look backs Craig Anderson |
12:00 – 13:00 | Break – view poster presentations and meet with exhibitors | |||
PLENARY SESSION #4 | IPC in Office Based Practice | |||
Session Chair | Kathy Dempsey | Ros Franklin | ||
13:00 – 13:45 |
Making decisions without evidence during COVID-19 Professor Dale Fisher |
13:30 – 13:50: Spaulding classification, Craig Anderson
13:50 – 14:20: Instrument Cleaning and Reprocessing in Office Based Practice, Andrew Ellis
14:20 – 14:45: RMD Reprocessing Equipment Validation, Craig Anderson
14:45 – 15:25: Q&A Panel Dr Sharon Liberali, Craig Anderson, Andrew Ellis |
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CONCURRENT SESSION #4 | ||||
Antimicrobial Stewardship- Free Papers | Invasive Devices – Free Papers | Systems-based practice change – Free Papers | ||
Session Chair | Holly Seale | Emily Larsen | Ann Whitfield | |
13:50 – 14:08 |
Development of the Antifungal National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey Anna Khanina |
Alison Craswell |
InfectFUN: Making Infection Prevention and Control Education FUN (and effective). Rose Simpson |
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14:10 – 14:28 |
Robbie Haines |
Amanda Corley |
Oyebola Fasugba |
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14:30 – 14:48 |
The need for a national framework to optimise surgical antimicrobial use in Australia Courtney Ierano |
Nicole Marsh |
Mary Wyer |
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14:50 – 15:08 |
Reducing antibiotic prescribing using nudges: a systematic review of interventions in primary care Magdalena Raban |
Who’s Aware of the IDC? A patient-staff questionnaire study Gillian Ray-Barruel |
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15:10 – 15.40 | Break – view poster presentations and meet with exhibitors | |||
CONCURRENT SESSION #5 | ||||
Outbreaks and outbreak management – Free Papers | HAI Surveillance – Free Papers | Short Oral Presentations – Free Papers | IPC in Office Based Practice | |
Session Chair | Peta-Anne Zimmerman | Marilyn Cruickshank | Natalie Feeney | Ros Franklin |
15:40 – 15:58 |
Denise Del Rosario-Kelly, Philip Rawson-Harris |
Sepsis epidemiology in Australian public hospitals, a nationwide longitudinal study (2013-2018) Ling Li |
Air travel and COVID-19: passengers’ attitudes and engagement in infection control measures Ramon Shaban Stephanie Curtis Debra Lee “No one told me”: A study of patient knowledge of source isolation for multi-resistant organisms Gillian Ray-Barruel |
15:40 – 16:10: Accreditation in general medical practice Riwka Hagen 16:10 – 16:30: Panel Discussion and Q&A Ros Franklin, Kylie Robb, Riwka Hagen 16:30: Closing Remarks Kylie Robb
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16:00 – 16:18 |
Standard Precautions effectively control CPE outbreak in a regional neonatal unit Joanna Harris |
Daniela Karanfilovska |
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16:20 – 16:38 |
Trish Hurst
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Jessica Schults |
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17:10 – 17:40 | Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control – Annual General Meeting |
09:00 – 15:00 |
ONLINE EXHIBTION OPEN Delegates are encouraged to visit the online exhibition area to meet with trade and learn about the latest in industry developments. Meet with exhibitors to accrue points and go into the draw to win prizes! |
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PLENARY SESSION #5 | ||||
Session Chair | Marilyn Cruickshank | |||
09:25 – 09:30 |
Introduction and Welcome to ACIPC President Kristie Popkiss |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
The Evaluation of Cost of Nosocomial Infection (ECONI) project Sally Stewart |
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10:00 – 10:30 | Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard:
Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan, Chief Medical Officer |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Break – view poster presentations and meet with exhibitors | |||
CONCURRENT SESSION #6 | ||||
Short Oral Presentations – Free Papers | Short Oral Presentations – Free Papers | Immunisation Workshop | ||
Session Chair | Fiona Wilson | Jason Kwong | Holly Seale | |
11:00 – 12:00 |
Ramon Shaban Lisa Dominguez Cheryl Faul Robbie Haines |
Caroline Marshall A Tertiary Hospitals Response to a Pandemic Terri Butcher Efficacy of ultraviolet C radiations against bacteria, fungi and coronavirus Mahjabeen Khan The next generation – the use of whole genome sequencing in outbreak management and HAI Belinda Henderson
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11:00 – 11:10 Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country A/Prof. Holly Seale |
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11:10 – 11:30 Delivering a Sub Zero Temperature Vaccine in the Tropics Yana Albrey |
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11:30 – 11:50 Reflecting on 2021- delivering the COVID-19 Vaccine Program: Aged care setting Christine Hunt |
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11:50 – 12:00 Speaker Q&A |
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12:00 – 13:00 | Break – view poster presentations and meet with exhibitors | |||
CONCURRENT SESSION #7 | ||||
Emerging and Re-emerging Challenges – Invited Speakers |
Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship – Invited Speakers |
Immunisation Workshop | ||
Session Chair | Andrew Stewardson | Marilyn Cruickshank | Holly Seale | |
13:00 – 13:18 |
Dr Marion Kainer |
Antimicrobial stewardship in Australian primary care Angus Thompson |
13:00 – 13:20 Approaching the introduction of an influenza vaccine directive Catherine Radkowski |
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13:20 – 13:38 |
Healthcare-associated infection surveillance: time to rethink blood stream infection classification Frances Sheehan |
De-labelling penicillin as part of an AMS program A/Prof. Jason Trubiano |
13:20 – 13:40 Mandatory Influenza Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers: A Hunter New England (HNE) Approach Jillian Martinelli 13:40 – 13:45 Speaker Q&A |
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PLENARY SESSION #6 | ||||
Session Chair | Annie Wells | |||
13:45 – 14:15 |
Worldwide Trends in Infection Prevention & Control Professor Brett Mitchell |
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14:15 – 14:45 |
When will we learn? Lessons from the COVID – 19 Pandemic Dr Sally Roberts |
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14:45 – 14:55 |
Conference Close Annie Wells |
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