In the life of an IPC lead

Wednesday 20 August 2025, 2.00PM AEST

Speakers: Chloe Tilson – IPC Lead and Kelly Barton – Executive Director of Clinical Services – Alpine Health  

In the life of an IPC lead

As the IPC Lead role was a newly created position during a time of many unknowns it has been an exciting journey becoming an IPC Lead. Becoming an IPC Lead has led to many opportunities to extend my knowledge base in the field of Infection Prevention & Control. Having a structured Infection Prevention and Control Program is very beneficial and has allowed for the IPC Lead journey to run efficiently. It gives me the ability to educate staff. Changing staff culture and educate staff on areas from audit results where there has been an increase or decline in results. Able to attend organisational and external networking meetings.

About the speakers: Chloe Tilson – I work in a small rural country town in North East Victoria. Alpine Health has three multi-purpose sites, within the area. All sites offer acute care services, urgent care and residential care services. I am one of two IPC Leads and cover as the IPC Lead for two of the sites. I have been an Enrolled Nurse for 17 years and an IPC Lead 5 years. I have always had an interest in Infection Prevention and Control during my nursing career and becoming an IPC Lead has allowed me to continue to explore my interest within this field. Kelly Barton is an Infection Control Consultant with 14 years’ experience in the role at Alpine Health in Northeast Victoria. Kelly completed her Masters in Infection Control at Griffith University in 2022 an has a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Acute Care. She is passionate about One Health, Aged Care and AMS. In 2023 she went to Cambodia with the charity Supporting Silk Sisters to help a rural referral hospital with their first ever accreditation preparations.

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Webinar PowerPoint Resources

In the life of an IPC Lead: https://www.acipc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IPC-Lead-Presentation_-2.0.pptx

Webinar Questions and Answers

Following the webinar, a number of questions remained. You can view the questions and answers here: https://www.acipc.org.au/members/forums-members/topic/aged-care-community-of-practice-webinar-questions-in-the-life-of-ipc-lead/?view=all#post-103335