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You are warmly invited to attend the first Acute Prehospital IPC Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting on Wednesday, 8 April 2026 at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AEST. This is a free event offered online via Microsoft Teams.
Date: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AEST
Topic: First acute prehospital IPC special interest group (AP-IPC SIG) meeting
This online meeting brings together key IPC people primarily in the ambulance and acute retrieval sector (e.g. Royal Flying Doctor Service). We have unique challenges with IPC in our space and have a need to network, share information, and drive and influence change within services and at a higher level.
Event Description:
This the first meeting of the AP-IPC SIG and is an opportunity for the AP-IPC professionals to meet the current Australian leads, network and collaborate and share any priority topics that will be discussed at future SIG meetings.
Associate Professor Nigel Barr will also be joining to discuss research opportunities.
The key objectives of the AP-IPC SIG are to:
- Have a formalised network with others in similar sectors.
- Share information as we have similar challenges and needs.
- Reduce duplication of work, driving faster change across the industry.
- Increase awareness across the IPC community of the work in this sector.
- Advocate for the acute prehospital sector.
Speaker(s):
SIG Convenor: Ursula Howarth – IPC CNC, Queensland Health
Ursula is a Registered Paramedic and Nurse, with a Graduate Diploma in Health and Masters of IPC. She has experience working as a paramedic across Queensland since 2008, and more recently as the IPC CNC for Queensland Ambulance Service and Ambulance Tasmania. Ursula is currently seconded to the Queensland Infection Prevention and Control Unit as an IPC CNC and continues to advocate for the IPC needs in ambulance services, including research and collaboration across Australia and New Zealand.
Associate Professor Nigel Barr – Discipline Leader – Paramedicine, University of Sunshine Coast
Dr. Nigel Barr is an accomplished academic and researcher with a diverse background spanning paramedicine, nursing, and education. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), complemented by a wealth of qualifications including a Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics from SUT, a Graduate Certificate in Professional Learning from USC, Graduate Diploma Advanced Nursing Practice (ICU) from University of Melbourne, and Advanced Diploma of MICA Studies from Monash University.
To register for the April meeting, please click on the following link: https://cdesign.eventsair.com/acipc-secretariat/sig-ap-ipc/Site/Register
Contact AP-IPC SIG Convenor: Ursula Howarth, ursula.howarth@health.qld.gov.au.