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About ACIPC

The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) is the peak body for infection prevention and control professionals in the region. Our members are practitioners and decision-makers across infection prevention and control, including nurses, healthcare workers, industry professionals, scientists, academics, educators and policymakers.

ACIPC seeks to be the voice for infection prevention and control professionals by providing leadership, education and evidence-based practice to support healthy communities. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of infection prevention and control in health and aged care settings, as well as in the broader community. Our members continue to address major challenges, including healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance.

The College supports our members and IPC in the broader community through our activities, including:

  • education for members and non-members;

  • advocacy to government and the community on the importance of IPC;

  • collaboration with other health associations and international IPC organisations;

  • publication of original research in our journal, Infection, Disease & Health;

  • communication with members and stakeholders, including through our newsletter, IPC News;

  • representation on national and international panels, committees and working groups;

  • our credentialling pathway, which strengthens the role of IPCPs.

The College commenced in January 2012 bringing together the various state and territory infection control associations to support and encourage collaboration across Australasia.

Mission

Advancing infection prevention and control across Australasia

 

Vision

To reduce the burden of infection

 

Values

  • Integrity
  • Ethics
  • Openness
  • Collegiality

ACIPC Constitution

Our current constitution was adopted at an Extraordinary General Meeting on 19 August 2024. ACIPC Constitution

Corporate Structure

The College is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). It is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient (DGR).

Overall responsibility for the College rests with the Board of Directors, chaired by the President. The Executive Management Committee, comprising the President, President-elect, Past President and Executive Manager, provides oversight between Board meetings. Day-to-day operations are managed by the Executive Manager and office staff.

The College’s head office is located at Level 6, 152 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania.

A Brief History of ACIPC

ACIPC as we know it today commenced in January 2012, bringing together the various state and territory infection control associations formerly in the Australian Infection Control Association (AICA) to support and encourage collaboration across Australasia using a corporate model. AICA was formed in 1985, bringing together the various state and territory infection control associations to support and encourage collaboration at a national level. It became clear that the structure of AICA had limitations and it was resolved to work towards a new model that would ensure a sustainable organisation, with a clear delineation between management and professional activities that could be adequately resourced. To realise this, a national consultative steering group was formed, made up of key stakeholders from the College membership. Consultation with members resolved that the new organisation be a College, reflecting an emphasis on education; and be Australasian rather than Australian, recognising the location and relationships within the region.

The vision for the new College was given form with the work of the steering committee and came to fruition at the AICA Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 9th November 2012 at the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) conference in Melbourne when the members voted unanimously for the formation of the new entity. The February 2016 meeting of the executive council resolved to adopt a new name for itself, which we believe is better aligned with our duties as custodians of the College. Effective 29 March 2016, the ACIPC Executive Council is referred to as the ACIPC Board of Directors.