by ACIPC Office | Nov 20, 2025 | News
Congratulations to Dr Josephine Lovegrove, recipient of the 2025 ACIPC Early Career Research Grant. Josephine won for her research – Barriers and facilitators to implementing standards for peripheral intravenous catheter care: A descriptive qualitative study of...
by ACIPC Office | Nov 20, 2025 | News
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...
by ACIPC Office | Nov 19, 2025 | News
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...
by ACIPC Office | Nov 10, 2025 | News
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...
by ACIPC Office | Oct 30, 2025 | News
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...
by ACIPC Office | Oct 17, 2025 | News
ACIPC, HICSIG, and AVAS have collaborated to produce some interim guidance on alternative antisepsis products. **UPDATE: 16 October 2025 As supply issues for topical antiseptic products have been resolved, this interim guidance is now inactive. Although this...