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2026 IPC Week
IPC Week 2026
18 – 24 October
IPC Week is held in the third week of October each year. This year it will be celebrated from 18 – 24 October.
The theme is:
“Generations of Infection Prevention. Past. Present. Protected.”
New Resources
We’ve developed the below resources for you to use in your workplace or community.
Poster
Fact Sheet
IPC has never stood still – and it never will.
Take a look at our IPC Week 2026 Fact Sheet for a glimpse of the past, present and protected future of IPC.
Word Find
Find the IPC word with our printable Word Find puzzle:
Crossword
Print out and share with your team – keep the solutions on page 2 for later!
Pin the PPE on the Infection
Spot the bug, pick the gear – can you match the right gear for the infection?
Print out the pages, provide PPE gear, and your staff simply attach using pins, tacks or Velcro as they pass. You can ‘reset’ the poster throughout the day, and give prizes at the end of the week.
Colouring Pages
It’s not just children who love colouring in!
Print out our fun IPC Week colouring pages and get those crayons, pencils, and textas out!
You can have your own competition, or just display them on your noticeboard.
Get colouring!
Cupcake Flags
Who can resist a baked treat during IPC Week?
Print out our themed cupcake flags and use toothpicks to attach to your team’s morning or afternoon tea snacks!
Wordle of the Day
We’ll be posting an IPC-themed Wordle here each day from Monday 19 October to Friday 23 October.
Downloadable Resources:
We’ve produced these resources for you to download and use in your professional communications.
IPC Week 2026 Email Signature Banner
IPC Week 2026 Zoom/Teams Background
Enter our competition to win!
Share a photo of your team celebrating IPC Week and you could win a beautiful, custom-engraved trophy and an ACIPC showbag.
Post a photo of your team celebrating IPC Week 2026 and tag us #ACIPC to go into the draw, or email your photo/s to office@acipc.org.au
The winner will receive a beautiful custom-engraved trophy and an ACIPC show bag.
Good luck!