ACIPC Representation

The College provides a voice for infection prevention and control and contributes to a wider health agenda through representation on a number of external committees and working groups. The process for representation is via formal appointment by the College’s Executive Management Team.

Current Representations

  • 10th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC)
    Associate Professor Phil Russo
  • Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG) advising the Chief Medical Officer on COVID-19
    Kathy Dempsey
  • National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
    Kristie Popkiss
  • Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN)
    Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman
  • Moderna Australia Roundtable, July 2022
    Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha (ACIPC President-Elect)
  • Review of ACHS Australasian Clinical Indicator Report (23rd Edition)
    Ann Whitfield
  • Review and recommendation for endorsement of APSIC Guide for Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • Review and recommendation for endorsement, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Sepsis Clinical Care Standard
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • Review of draft policy, Mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers, Victorian Department of Health
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • HE-023 Committee
    Nicola Isles
  • Standards Australia Development Committee TX-016 Laundry practice
    Nicola Isles
  • Standards Australia HE-013 Surgical Apparel Committee
    Simon Meyer-Henry
  • Review of public comments on Draft AS5369
    Nicola Isles
  • (IPC) Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Consultation
    Claire Nayda
  • HE-011 Sharps and Healthcare Related Wastes
    Michelle Kennedy
  • Standards Australia Working Group SF-006 Eye and face protection
    Helen Truscott
  • Gastroenterological Society of Australia Infection Control Expert Group
    Sue Grieg
  • Review and endorsement of Gastroenterological Society of Australia Infection Prevention and Control in Endoscopy 2021
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee and the Executive Management Team
  • Global Health Alliance Australia
    Professor Marilyn Cruickshank
  • The International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC)
    Professor Marilyn Cruickshank
  • Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality on Health Care
    Professor Marilyn Cruickshank
  • National Hand Hygiene Advisory Committee
    Wendy Beckingham
  • Confederation of Nursing and Midwives Organisations, Global Health Alliance Australia (CoNNMO)
    Professor Marilyn Cruickshank
  • Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care review of Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard (2021)
    Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha (ACIPC President-Elect)
  • Second WHO Western Pacific Region Partners’ Forum
    Ann Whitfield
  • Letter of support for the regulation of sonographers to Australian Sonographer Association
    ACIPC President
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – Assistance with deployment of IPC staff to Fiji
    Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman and Matt Mason
  • ACIPC is a member of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) 

Past Representations

  • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy coalition
    ACIPC Presidents – Signing of open letter
  • No fault vaccine injury compensation
    ACIPC Presidents – Signing of letter to the Minister for Health
  • ACHS Australasian Clinical Indicator Report
    Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman, Dr Sally Havers, Dianne Smith
  • Dental Board of Australia Guidelines for infection control – feedback
    Kylie Robb, ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) Joint Review of Guidelines for Producing Ultrasound Transducers
    Marija Juraja
  • Australian Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance (ASTAG)
    Professor Marilyn Cruickshank, Associate Professor Philip Russo
  • Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care working group for Peripheral Venous Access Clinical care standard (2019-2020)
    Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha
  • Review of Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care Environmental Cleaning Resources
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • Review of Sepsis Clinical Care Standard
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • Feedback on APSIC Dental Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Guidelines
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • Review of Australasian Health Facility Guidelines
    ACIPC Practice Guidance Committee
  • 2021/22 Post Budget Briefing
    Professor Marilyn Cruickshank