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We are excited to announce we will be holding a joint webinar with the Infection Prevention Society (UK) in 2026.
Title: Sustainability in IPC
Facilitator:
Karen McKenna, ACIPC IPC Consultant
Presenters:
Graham Pike, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Holly Slyne, University Hospitals Northamptonshire
Susan Whyte and Carla DeMarco, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Date:
Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 8PM AEDT
Abstracts
Graham Pike:
Leading on sustainability and IPC: a contradiction?
A summary of the challenges and opportunities experienced when leading on both IPC and Sustainability, including examples of sustainability initiatives with an IPC focus.
Holly Slyne:
Going Greener at a small district general hospital in the UK
Projects and initiatives that the IPC Team have led or supported to implement sustainability into healthcare.
Susan Whyte and Carla DeMarco
Rethinking Clinical Waste
A safe, cost effective and sustainable waste management strategy at Royal Melbourne Hospital.
About the presenters
Graham Pike is the lead IPC nurse and Deputy Director of IPC at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as well as the coordinator of the IPS’s sustainability special interest group. His previous role (until October 2025) was at Great Western Hospitals in Swindon where he was both the IPC lead and Clinical Sustainability lead. A nurse since 2002, he also holds a master’s degree in physics in which he specialised in atmospheric physics. This background has informed his understanding of climate change and led to his focus on exploring the links between healthcare and the environment, in particular the intersection between sustainable healthcare and IPC.
Holly Slyne is the Associate Director for Infection Prevention and Control at University Hospitals Northamptonshire, and also the chairs the Greener Nursing Lead Group. She has worked in the NHS for 25 years, of which 16 years has been in the IPC specialty. She is a member of the Infection Prevention Society Sustainability Specialist Interest Group officer team and conference organising team. She is passionate about protecting patients from infection in a sustainable way, proud to work in a Trust that shares this vision and honoured to receive a national Greener Nursing award in November 2024 for the work she led on to reduce Personal Protective Equipment.
Susan Whyte and Carla DeMarco are Infection Prevention Clinical Nurse Consultants at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. They are the IPC leads in Clinical Sustainability, recognised for their leadership in embedding sustainable, evidence based practices across their organisation. As the Infection Prevention Leads for Clinical Sustainability, they drive initiatives that reduce environmental impact while strengthening patient safety and quality of care. With their blend of clinical expertise, they are trusted advisors and advocates for building a safer, more sustainable healthcare future.
Click here to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h9A6HRQzT7OoKCig2h6hSQ