Course Access
ACIPC members are invited to attend the upcoming Sustainability SIG meeting which will be held online on Wednesday, 25 March at 12:00 PM AEDT via Microsoft Teams. This is a free online event open to ACIPC members.
Topic: The NSW Net Zero Infection Prevention Hub
Event Description:
Hear from Kylie Taylor and Patricia Knight, Net Zero IPS Hub Leads as they introduce the Hub’s priorities, share early progress and outline next steps in decarbonising and building climate-resilient infection prevention services across NSW Health.
Speakers:
- Kylie J Taylor – RN, BA, MNP, Grad Cert (Acute Care), Grad Cert Clinical Epidemiolog
Kylie has been an RN for 11 years, working in Acute Care in multiple settings in rural NSW. For the past 7 years Kylie has worked as a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Infection Prevention) for a region in Northern NSW covering acute and aged care settings. Kylie has facilitated the ACIPC Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control course for the past 5 years. Recently Kylie has taken on a new role as a Co-lead IPC Hub for the NSW Net zero initiative to reduce carbon emissions in key Health settings.
- Patricia Knight, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention
Patricia Knight is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention at the John Hunter Hospital and John Hunter Children’s Hospital in Newcastle, NSW. With undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Nursing and a strong foundation in paediatrics, she has developed a dedicated career in infection prevention. Patricia is committed to educating healthcare professionals and advancing innovation and sustainability within the infection prevention field.
To register for the March meeting, please click here: sig-sustainability
For more information, please visit the Sustainability page on the ACIPC website: https://www.acipc.org.au/sustainability.
Contact SIG Convenor: Karen McKenna, Infection Prevention and Control Consultant, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
karen.mckenna@acipc.org.au