WA SIG March meeting

You are warmly invited to attend the WA Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting on Thursday, 19 March 2025 from 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM (AWST). This a free event open to Western Australian members and non-members.

The meeting will be offered in-person and online via Microsoft Teams. A light breakfast and networking opportunities will be available for those attending in-person prior to the meeting.

Date:  Thursday, 19 March 2026

Venue:  Grace Vaughan House 233 Stubbs Terrace, Shenton House WA 6008 or via Teams.

Topic:  IPC Outside the Box

Meeting schedule

07:00   For those able to attend in person, a light breakfast and networking opportunities will be provided prior to the meeting commencing.

07:30   Welcome – WASIG Chair

07:35  Building Relationships: A tale of theatre construction and safely delivering infrastructure. (20 minutes)
Speaker: Stacey FitzGerald, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Infection Prevention Control, Perth Children’s Hospital

07:55   Influencing Infection Control in WA’s Royal Flying Doctor Service (20 minutes)
Speaker: Michelle Stirling, Clinical Nurse Quality and Infection Control, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), Western Operations

08:15    Infection Prevention and Control Beyond the Hospital Walls: Addressing Community‑Based Public Health Risks
Speakers: Claire Tinson, Senior Policy Officer IPPSU & Lisa Nicolaou, Senior Policy Officer IPPSU

08:55    Questions

09:00    Close

To register for the March meeting, please complete the form in the link here: sig-wa

Contact WA SIG Convenor: Kristie Popkiss, General Manager, Clinical Governance – St John of God Health Care, Kristie.Popkiss@sjog.org.au.