Course Access
This year’s ACIPC Lecture was delivered at conference by Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman, and we are please to advise the recording is now available. Peta-Anne delivered a compelling lecture on how climate change, political instability, misinformation, and structural burnout are reshaping IPC, and why it remains crucial in an era of global disruption.
She highlighted how climate-driven disease shatters fragile surveillance systems, conflict and collapsing supply chains contribute to systemic risk, where even small failures can have far-reaching consequences.
Low-income countries remain eight times less likely to have IPC programs, increasing vulnerability to AMR, HAIs and outbreaks that reverberate globally.
Dr Zimmerman also addressed the growing moral distress and structural burnout experienced by IPC professionals — responsibility without power, and the cumulative impact of underfunding and misinformation that erodes trust and weakens systems.
Every network we maintain and every act of care strengthens the resilience of the global health system. She urged us to consider our circles of influence — rebuilding trust, evidence, and hope through connection and consistent action.
“IPC is a quiet act of defiance — holding the line when systems fail. The story isn’t about the last of us, but those who remain, choosing care again and again.”
A powerful and inspiring session. Missed the ACIPC Lecture, or want to rewatch? Click below to access the recording.
