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ACIPC Representation
The College provides expert Infection Prevention and Control advice and contributes to a wider health agenda through representation with external organisations, committees, and working groups. ACIPC representation is via formal appointment by the College’s Board and Executive Management Committee.
Please email office@acipc.org.au to advise changes.
2026
| Name | Representative | Representation Activity | Term |
| 12th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC 2026) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President; Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Representative | July 2026 |
| 2026 ASID-ASM Conference | Stephane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Representative | May 2026 |
| 2026 IPAC Canada National Conference, 24 – 27 May 2026, Toronto, Ontario | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President | Representative | May 2026 |
| A-Precise Stakeholder Advisory Group | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | Committee/Working Group, Research Project | 2026 |
| ACHS Clinical Indicator Report | Maureen Canning, Committee Member, Advancing IPC Committee | Report | May 2026 |
| APIC26 Annual Conference, 15-17 June, Nashville | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President | Representative | June 2026 |
| Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) Representative Committee | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President; Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Representative | January 2026 |
| Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Zoonoses 2026 | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President | Speaker | July 2026 |
| Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care (ACQSHC) IPC Advisory Committee | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President | Committee/Working Group, Representative | 2026 |
| Australian Commission Saftey and Quality in Health Care IPC Guidance in Aged Care Reference Group | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Committee/Working Group | November 2025 |
| Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President | Committee/Working Group | 2026 |
| CoNNMO Council | Nicole Isles, ACIPC President-Elect | Committee/Working Group, Representative | 2026 |
| GAMA IPC Tour 2026 | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Speaker | April 2026 |
| Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Outbreak Response Scenario Program | Dr Susan Jain and Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman | Representative | July 2026 |
| GOARN Partnership | Peta-Anne Zimmerman, ACIPC Board Member | Representative | January 2016 to December 2028 |
| GOARN Regional Partners Meeting for the WHO Western Pacific Region | Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman | Representative | August 2026 |
| Guidelines for Reprocessing Ultrasound Transducers: 2026 in Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine | Marija Juraja | Guideline | March 2020 |
| HAPPEN Study – Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion Partner Advisory Group Update | Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Committee/Working Group, Research Project | January 2026 |
| Health College Working Group on Climate Change | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Committee/Working Group | 2026 |
| Health New Zealand IPC National Committee Member | Ann Whitfield ACIPC Board Director | Committee/Working Group | July 2025 |
| Healthcare-Associated Infection Priority Setting Partnership Steering Group | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President | Representative, Research Project | April 2026 |
| HIC SIG | Dr Sally Havers, President | Special Interest Group | January 2026 |
| Infection Prevention in Vascular Access: From Insight to Action | Sally Havers, Stephane Bouchoucha, Nicola Isles | Other | August 2026 |
| International Dementia Conference 2026 – Integrating Dementia Care Principles with Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Residential Care Homes | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Other | June 2026 |
| International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) Board Member | Professor Marilyn Cruickshank | Representative | April 2026 to April 2029 |
| International Infection Prevention & Control Alliance (I-IPC-A) – International Working Group of IPC Experts, Munich | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President | Committee/Working Group | July 1905 |
| James Cook University Graduate Certificate of Infection Control | Carrie Spinks | Committee/Working Group, Review | March 2024 |
| Monash University – Optimised infection prevention and control study in residential aged care homes – OPTICS | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Committee/Working Group, Research Project, Expert Advice | April 2026 |
| National University of Science & Technology (NU), Oman NU 1st International Higher Education Conference on Health Professions Education | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Speaker | February 2026 |
| NHMRC Research Preparedness for the next pandemic: A Strategic Workshop | Stephane Bouchoucha | Committee/Working Group, Expert Advice | February 2026 |
| NHMRC Strategic Workshop on Research Preparedness For The Next Pandemic | A/Prof Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past President | Expert Advice | February 2026 |
| Parliamentary Friends of Clean Air Quality Meeting | Dr Matt Mason, Board Director, Chair of Representation and Advocacy Committee | Committee/Working Group | June 2026 |
| Rentokil RIA Aged Care Initiative | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Speaker | March 2026 |
| Secretary of the SNA Infection Control Chapter | Ismail Bin Sazali | Speaker | January 2026 |
| Singapore Nursing Association – Infection Control Chapter ACIPC Credentialling and Update Presentation | Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Speaker | January 2026 |
| Standards Australia – review of HE-013, Surgical Apparel | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Committee/Working Group, Review | May 2025 |
| The Pacific Community – IPC Technical Working Group | Matt Mason, ACIPC Director. Advisor to the Pacific Community IPC Technical Working Group Steering Committee | Committee/Working Group, Expert Advice | April 2025 to April 2027 |
| The Pacific Community – Memorandum of Understanding | ACIPC | Advocacy, MoU | 2026 |
| The Safer Air Project – Making the Invisible Visible | Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC Past-President | Advocacy, Representative | 2026 |
| Uniting AgeWell – IPC Lead Study Day | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Speaker | January 2026 |
| University of Melbourne – IMMERSE-2 – IMpleMenting Effective Infection Prevention and Control in Residential Aged Care: Communities of Practice for IPC Leads | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Committee/Working Group, Research Project, Expert Advice | January 2024 to January 2028 |
| University of Melbourne – Safe at Home’: A Novel Infection and Antimicrobial use Surveillance Program for Vulnerable Australians sing in-home Aged Care Services | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Committee/Working Group, Research Project, Expert Advice | March 2025 |
| University of Technology Sydney – Partnering for Person-Centred IPC in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACH-IPC) | Carrie Spinks IPC Consultant | Committee/Working Group, Research Project, Expert Advice | August 2025 to August 2029 |
2025
| Name | Representative | Term |
| Aged Care Association New Zealand. Bridging the Gap: Infection prevention and control practices in aged residential care Webinar Panelist | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | April 2025 |
| ANZCA PG28 Infection prevention and control – Review |
IPC Practice Standards Committee | May 2025 |
| A-PRECISE Study (Australia – PReventing infECtions In reSidential agEd care) | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2025 |
| ASID-ACIPC-AVAS interim guidance on alternative antiseptic products |
Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect Janine Carrucan, ACIPC Board Director |
April 2025 |
| Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) – Annual Conference – ACIPC Representative | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | 2025 |
| Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care (ACQSHC) – IPC Advisory Committee | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect | 2025 |
| Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Australasian Clinical Indicator Report 26th Edition – Expert Commentator | Michelle Kennedy Nicola Isles, ACIPC Board Director |
2025 |
| Australian Health and Aged Care Resource Guide – Safer care, stronger standards: The new infection prevention and control (IPC) roadmap for aged care article | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | Nov 2025 |
| Confederation of National Nursing and Midwives Organisations (CoNNMO) Council – Representation | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect | 2025 |
| GAMA & ACIPC IPC Tour 2025 – Speaker | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | May 2025 |
| GAMA & ACIPC IPC Tour 2025 – Board Representative | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect Erica Beukers, ACIPC Board Director Nicola Isles, ACIPC Board Director Kristie Popkiss, ACIPC Board Director |
May 2025 |
| GESA – Infection Prevention and Control in Endoscopy Update |
Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | May 2025 |
| HE-013 Surgical Apparel Aus Standards Committee | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | |
| Health College Working Group on Climate Change | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | |
| IMMERSE-2: Implementing Effective Infection Prevention and Control in Residential Aged Care – Communities of Practice for IPC Leads – Associate Investigator | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2025 |
| Infection, Disease and Health – review of research paper on IPC documentation in residential aged care | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | Feb 2025 |
| Infection Prevention and Control Canada – Annual Conference – ACIPC Representative | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | 2025 |
| Infection Prevention and Control in Endoscopy (IPCE) Update 2025 |
Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | May 2025 |
| International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) – Member | Professor Marilyn Cruickshank, ACIPC past president, IFIC Board Member | 2025 – 2028 |
| Pacific IPC Leadership Workshop | Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman and Dr Matthew Mason, ACIPC Board Directors | April 2025 |
| Partnering with Residents, Families, and Carers for Person-Centred Infection Prevention and Control in Residential Aged Care: Developing Strategies that are Compassionate, appropriate and Safe – Expert Advisory Group | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024-2027 |
| Review of the proposed SA Health COVID-19 requirements | Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | Jan 2025 |
| ‘Safe at Home’: A Novel Infection and Antimicrobial Use Surveillance Program for Vulnerable Australians Using In-Home Aged Care Services – Associate Investigator | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2025 |
| SHIELD Advisory Group | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect | 2025 |
| Submission to Tasmania’s 20-year Preventative Health Strategy | Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | July 2025 |
| The Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary – Review | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | May 2025 |
| Victoria Leaders Forum | Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant |
August 2025 |
2024
| Name | Representative | Term |
| Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – IPC Guide for Aged Care Reference Group – Review | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| APSIC CLABSI Guidelines – Review | Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant |
2024 |
| APSIC Guidelines for Environmental Hygiene: Surface Cleaning, Air and Water Quality in Hospital – Review | Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant |
2024 |
| Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) – Annual Conference – ACIPC Representative | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | 2024 |
| Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care (ACQSHC) – IPC Advisory Committee | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President (Representative) Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect (Proxy) |
2024 |
| Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care (ACQSHC) – Consultation for Guidance on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Healthcare workers in the context of SARs CoV-2 | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President (Representative) Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect (Proxy) |
2024 |
| Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care (ACQSHC) – Review and recommendation for endorsement of Sepsis Clinical Care Standard | ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee | 2024 |
| Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Australasian Clinical Indicator Report 25th Edition – Expert Commentator | Michelle Kennedy | 2024 |
| Australian Dental Association: Consultation on Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines – Reviewed | Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal – July Sept issue – Aged Care Community of Practice article | Carrie Spinks | 2024 |
| Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) and ACIPC Joint Guidelines for Reprocessing Ultrasound Transducers – Representation | Marija Juraja, ACIPC past President Nicola Isles, ACIPC Board Director |
2024 – |
| Australasian Health Facility Guidance – Part D Infection Prevention & Control | Ann Whitfield, Erica Beukers, ACIPC Board Directors | 2024 |
| A-PRECISE (Australia-PReventing infECtions In reSidential agEd care) Study (led by Professor Phil Russo and Professor Helen Rawson, Monash University) – Stakeholder Advisory Group | Catherine McGovern, ACIPC Board Director | 2024 – 2025 |
| Burnett Institute: Clean Indoor Air Events – Representation | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect |
2024 |
| Confederation of National Nursing and Midwives Organisations (CoNNMO) Council – Representation | Dr Sally Havers, President-Elect | 2024 |
| Consultation on proposal to revoke Secretary Directions mandating COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers |
Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| GAMA Healthcare & ACIPC – Infection Prevention & Control Tour – Speaker | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | 2024 |
| Gastroenterological Society of Australia Infection Control Expert Group | Sue Grieg | 2023 |
| Global Health Alliance Australia – Member | 2024 | |
| Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) – Representation | Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman, ACIPC Board Director | – 2024 |
| Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) – Regional Partners Meeting, Japan | Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman, ACIPC Board Director | 2024 |
| Infection Prevention and Control Canada – Annual Conference – ACIPC Representative | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | 2024 |
| International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) – Member | Professor Marilyn Cruickshank, ACIPC past president, IFIC Board Member | 2020 – 2024 |
| Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion (HAPPEN study) – Partner Advisory Group Update | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | 2024 |
| “Just say no to the just-in-case cannula” study |
Dr Sally Havers, ACIPC President-Elect | 2024 |
| Monash Sustainable Development Institute – Transitions to Sustainable Health Systems workshop: Green procurement and material waste |
Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| Multi-College Working Group on Climate Change and Health | Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha, ACIPC President | 2024 |
| National Hand Hygiene Advisory Committee – Representation | Jackie Miley, ACIPC Education Manager | |
| National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Guide for Ambulance Health Services – Reviewed | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Standards – Consultation | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| North Eastern Public Health Unit: Diversity of IPC – Presentation | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| Pacific Infection Control Network (PICNet) Technical Working Group | Dr Matt Mason, ACIPC Board Director | 2024 |
| Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) – Member | ||
| Person Centred Care insights- July- Companion animals in aged care | Carrie Spinks | 2024 |
| RACGP sixth edition Standards for General Practices – Review | Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2024 |
| Resource Access Control Facility: IPC -Representative | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| Standards Australia – Development Committee TX-016 Laundry Practice – Committee | Nicola Isles, ACIPC Board Director | 2024 |
| Standards Australia – Representative | Nicola Isles, ACIPC Board Director | 2024 |
| Standards Australia – HE-011 Sharps and Healthcare-Related Wastes – Committee | Michelle Kennedy, ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee | 2024 |
| Standards Australia – HE-013 Surgical Apparel – Committee | Simon Meyer-Henry | 2024 |
| Standards Australia – HE-023 – Committee | Nicola Isles, ACIPC Board Director | 2024 |
2023
| Name | Representative | Term |
| Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Australasian Clinical Indicator Report (23rd Edition) – Review | Ann Whitfield and Nicola Isles | 2023 |
| Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Australasian Clinical Indicator Report – Review | Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman, Dr Sally Havers, Dianne Smith | 2023 |
| Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission IPC Train the Trainer – Review | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| APSIC Guide for Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) – Review and Recommendation for Endorsement | ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee | 2023 |
| AusHFG ‘Pandemic Preparedness – Health Infrastructure Planning & Design Guidance – Review | ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee | 2023 |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Heath Care (ACSQHC) – Review and recommendation for endorsement of Sepsis Clinical Care Standard | ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee | 2023 |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Heath Care (ACSQHC) – IPC Guide for Aged Care Reference Group – Representation | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Heath Care (ACSQHC) – Infection Prevention and Control in Aged Care – Review of Training Support Module | Jackie Miley, ACIPC Education Manager Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant |
2023 |
| Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC): Preparing for, and responding to, future pandemics and other international health emergencies – Reviewed | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| Enhancing Infection Control in Residential Aged Care Facilities | Janine Carrucan | 2023 |
| Gastroenterological Society of Australia Infection Control Expert Group | Sue Grieg | 2023 |
| Global Health Alliance Australia | Member | 2023 |
| Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) | Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman | 2023 |
| Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) – Strategy Workshop | Belinda Henderson, ACIPC Representative | 2023 |
| Inaugural Pacific One Health and Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium | Associate Professor Stephane Bouchoucha | 2023 |
| Infection Prevention Society Conference | Kristie Popkiss | 2023 |
| International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) | Professor Marilyn Cruickshank, IFIC Board Member | 2023 |
| National Health and Medical Research Council – Staying Healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services 6th Edition – Reviewed | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| National Safety and Quality Health Service Draft Ambulance Service Standards Guideline – Reviewed | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| National Safety and Quality Health Service Draft COPD Clinical Care Standard – Quality statement 6,2, Pharmacological management and Quality Statement 7, Vaccination – Reviewed | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) | Member | 2023 |
| Pacific Infection Prevention and Control Network (PICNET) Conference | Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman, Professor Phil Russo, Jackie Miley | 2023 |
| Standards Australia – Representative | Nicola Isles, ACIPC Board Director | 2023 |
| Standards Australia – AS 3864.1-2012, Medical refrigeration equipment for the storage of blood and blood products, Part 1: Manufacturing requirements – Reviewed | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |
| Standards Australia – Development Committee TX-016 Laundry practice | Nicola Isles | 2023 |
| Standards Australia – HE-011 Sharps and Healthcare-Related Wastes | Michelle Kennedy | 2023 |
| Standards Australia – HE-013 Surgical Apparel Committee | Simon Meyer-Henry | 2023 |
| Standards Australia – HE-023 Committee – Review | Nicola Isles | 2023 |
| Standards Australia revision of AS/NZS 4187-2014 to AS 5369:2023 | Nicola Isles | 2022-2023 |
| Standards Australia – Working Group SF-006 Eye and Face Protection | Helen Truscott | 2023 |
| The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council – Registered Nurse Prescribing Accreditation Standards – Reviewed | Carrie Spinks, ACIPC IPC Consultant | 2023 |