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Seed Research Grant award winner

Seed Research Grant award winner

Congratulations to Margaret Leong, recipient of the 2025 ACIPC Seed Research Grant. Margaret received the award for her research – Hand hygiene knowledge, attitude, and practices in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). The Seed Grant aims to support...
ACIPC25 – it’s a wrap!

ACIPC25 – it’s a wrap!

The 2025 ACIPC International Conference was held from 16 – 19 November 2025 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart and online.   Thanks to everyone who attended this year’s conference, both in-person and online. We had 410 delegates in Hobart and 120...
Vascular Access Special Interest Group

Vascular Access Special Interest Group

The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) is proud to announce a strategic collaboration with The Australian Vascular Access Society (AVAS) to establish a new Vascular Access Special Interest Group (VASIG) within the College. This...
2025 Annual General Meeting

2025 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control Ltd was held on 18 November 2025 during the annual conference. Outgoing President, A/Prof Stéphane Bouchoucha presented the ACIPC 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements,...
IDH journal moving to online access

IDH journal moving to online access

Transitioning to online only access for Infection, Disease & Health   In recognition of the high carbon footprint of printing and distributing print copies, the board of ACIPC have taken the decision to move to online only publication of our...
National Syphilis Response Plan

National Syphilis Response Plan

National Syphilis CDINS Declaration – Key Information and Resources   On 7 August 2025, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd AO, declared syphilis a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance (CDINS). This escalation reflects a...