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Join us for the inaugural ACIPC Sustainability Special Interest Group meeting
ACIPC members are warmly invited to join us for the inaugural ACIPC Sustainability SIG meeting
Topic: Sustainable Health: Aligning Infection Prevention with Net Zero Goals in NSW
Date and time: Tuesday 8 July 2025, 2:00pm AEST
Location: Online via Zoom
NSW Health has committed to reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050, in line with the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023. From November 2024 to June 2027, multidisciplinary teams (‘Net Zero Hubs’) within key clinical areas—such as surgery, ICU, paediatrics, and infection prevention—are leading decarbonisation efforts.
While the primary focus of NSW’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) framework is to minimise healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), it also incorporates sustainability criteria. These include mandatory IPC governance, participation in Net Zero Hubs, adoption of sustainable clinical practices, and support for local sustainability champions.
NSW Health is embedding environmental sustainability into both clinical and corporate functions, with IPC now explicitly aligned with waste minimisation, resource stewardship, and broader decarbonisation goals across the health system.
Speaker:
Dr Susan Jain, MIPH PhD CICP Expert (CIPC-E)
Principle Advisor, Research Lead Infection Prevention and Control | HAI Program, Clinical Excellence Commission
Conjoint Academic, University of New South Wales.
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