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APSIC International Congress 2024
11th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) 2024 Infection Prevention and Control for All: Implementation...
WHO publish MIA list
The World Health Organisation (WHO) this month published the WHO Medically Important Antimicrobial List. This list of medically important...
ACQSC draft guidance feedback survey
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has released for public consultation the draft guidance which aims to support providers and aged...
ISPPD-13 Meeting 17 to 20 March
Coming Together in the Fight Against Pneumonia & Pneumococcal Disease 13th Meeting of the International Society of Pneumonia @ Pneumococcal...
Position statement on impact of COVID-19 released
ACIPC has released a statement of wide-ranging recommendations to help better protect vital healthcare and community settings and the public from...
GOARN Outbreak Response Leadership Training
Public Health experts from the Western Pacific Region who are part of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) benefited from the...
NAPS 2024 Webinar Series announced
Register now for the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey's FREE 2024 Webinar series. The first of the monthly sessions kicks off on Wednesday...
Book now for new Veterinary FIPC course
Bookings are now open for our NEW course, Veterinary Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control, commencing 1 March 2024. Presented by...
Online webinar: Mould in the healthcare environment
ACIPC is excited to announce that we are holding a Lunch and Learn webinar on 21 February 2024 at 1:00 pm AEDT. Topic: Mould in the healthcare...
Special offer for ACIPC members
Elsevier Publishing is offering ACIPC members a 25% discount off their purchase of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia Principles and...
Online webinar: 12 days of Gastro
ACIPC is excited to announce that we are holding a Lunch and Learn webinar on 20 December 2023 at 1:00 pm AEDT (12:00pm QLD time). Topic: 12...
WHO’s world malaria report 2023
Climate change threat driving increase in malaria cases, according to WHO's annual malaria report The World Health Organization has released its...
Celebrating AMR Awareness Week 2023
World AMR Awareness Week is celebrated from 18-24 November each year and aims to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promote best...
AURA2023 report released
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care today released the fifth Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in...
The ACIPC Mentoring Program
The College is proud to present our new ACIPC Mentoring Program, coming in February 2024. The program aims to contribute to the future of the IPC...
One Health Day 2023
November 3 is One Health Day, raising awareness of the One Health transdisciplinary approach to today’s critical global health challenges – emerging...
Rebound in antimicrobial use reported
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released new technical report ahead of the AURA 2023 release on 16 November. The...
Celebrating IPC professionals IPC Week 2023
IPC Week 2023 – 15 to 21 October Celebrating the Fundamentals of Infection Prevention Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week aims to promote...
FREE Infection Control Webinar
You are invited you to a FREE WEBINAR focused on Infection Control hosted by Axis Health on the 11th of October at 3:30 - 4:30 pm AEST on Zoom....
The ASM National Meeting QLD 2024
The annual meeting is the premier conference on microbiology, bringing together a diverse group of scientists, clinical researchers and other...