Course Access
South Australian ACIPC members and non-members are invited to attend the SA Special Interest Group (SIG) in-person event on Friday, 12 December 2025 from 1:00PM – 5:00PM (ACST).
This event will be offered in-person only. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided for afternoon tea, with the opportunity for networking post event.
Date: Friday, 12 December 2025
Time: 1:00PM – 5:00PM with a Christmas networking session from 5:00PM onwards.
Venue: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Level 8D Lecture Theatre 1 Port Road Adelaide SA 5000
Paid parking is available in the hospital car park or alternative parking outside on the surrounding streets. The tram stops outside the hospital.
Timetable for the day
RAH Lecture Theatre – in-person attendance
| Presentation | Presenter | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Candida Auris and recent Outbreak at RAH | Kristy Ekers, Nurse Consultant, Infection Prevention & Control Unit, Central Adelaide Local Health Network | 13.05 – 13.30 |
| Hand Hygiene Program Update State Perspective LHN Perspective |
Sam Butenko, Nursing Director, Infection Control Service, Department of Health and Wellbeing
Sandra Sheen, Clinical Nurse, Infection Prevention & Control Unit, Central Adelaide Local Health Network |
13.30 – 13.45
13.45 – 14.00 |
| AI Technology and its future uses | Bronwyn King, Project Manager of AI, Digital Innovation & Change, Central Adelaide Local Health Network | 14.00 – 14.30 |
| Reflections on the last ACIPC Conference Hobart 2025 | Alana Marshall, Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Infection Prevention & Control Unit, Central Adelaide Local Health Network | 14.30 – 15.00 |
| Afternoon Tea Break — 15:00 to 15:30 PM | ||
| Congenital Syphilis cases in SA/Australia and update re the SA HIV strategy | Tom Rees, Manager, STI and BBV Section, Communicable Disease Control Branch | 15.30 – 16.00 |
| AC NAPS data | Lisa Ryan, Infection Prevention and Control Advisor – Aged Care | 16.00 – 16.30 |
| Reflections and insights as a new ICP in Aged Care | Mandy Navacchi, Nurse Manager – Infection Prevention & Control, Sterilisation Services, Rural Support Service, Regional LHN, SA Health | 16.30 – 17.00 |
| Drinks, nibbles & networking — a celebration of 2025 ACIPC SIG | ||
To register for the December event, please click here: SA SIG
Contact SIG Convenor: Marija Juraja, Nurse Unit Manager – CALHN Infection Prevention & Control Unit at marija.juraja@sa.gov.au.