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  • World AMR Awareness Week 18 – 24 November 2023

    World AMR Awareness Week formally Antimicrobial Awareness Week (AAW) is celebrated from 18 - 24 November each year.  The theme for 2023 remains Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care supports WAAW in Australia by providing a range of resources and coordinating initiatives to support the effective use of antimicrobials in preventing and containing antimicrobial resistance and local activities across the week. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/antimicrobial-stewardship/world-amr-awareness-week#:~:text=World%20AMR%20Awareness%20Week%20(WAAW,18%20%2D%2024%20November%20each%20year.

  • Primary Healthcare Nurses Day

    The first Wednesday in February each year is Primary Health Care Nurses Day, where we celebrate the amazing work that nurses do outside of the hospital setting, in aged care, community, general practice, custodial, schools and a range of other primary health care settings.

  • ACCPA Care & Ageing Well Expo Melbourne principal sponsor Mercy Health

    Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, Victoria, Australia

    Whether you are preparing for your future or caring for a loved one, the Melbourne ACCPA Care & Ageing Well Expo principal sponsor Mercy Health is the perfect place to start, showcasing the products, services and information available to assist you in the decision-making process. Hear from experts across a range of aged care topics on the Uniting AgeWell Stage, including caring for those with dementia, accessing care, seniors safety and more. The Uniting AgeWell Stage will provide a continuous […]

  • 15th Annual Sydney International Endoscopy Symposium (SIES 2024)

    Hilton Sydney 488 George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    The 15th Annual Sydney International Endoscopy Symposium (SIES 2024) will be held at Hilton Sydney on 21-22 March 2024. The program includes focused lectures, hands-on equipment demonstrations, and live endoscopy cases beamed to Hilton Sydney for nursing delegates.  Some of the featured topics include GI bleeding, perioperative nursing in interventional endoscopy, EMR-ESD setup, ERCP basics, biliary and luminal dilation/stenting, update on infection control in gastrointestinal endoscopy and much more!  The full program is available to view here. To register click […]

  • International Infection Preventionist Day

    International Infection Preventionist Day is an annual observance on the first Friday in April that celebrates the crucial role of infection preventionists in safeguarding public health.

  • Gama Healthcare and ACIPC IPC Tour

    The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Tour is a series of in-person seminars across Australia covering national and international insights including: New IPC developments Shifting and new paradigms in IPC Material compatibility Expert panel discussion Click here to view the brochure

  • 2024 World Health Summit – Regional Meeting

    Monash University Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, Australia

    Each year, the World Health Summit in Berlin is complemented by a Regional Meeting in a different part of the world, where local and regional topics come to the forefront. Each meeting is hosted by the M8 Alliance member holding the World Health Summit International Presidency, which rotates every year. The M8 Alliance — the academic foundation of the World Health Summit — has announced Monash University, with support from the Victorian Government, Tourism Australia and the Melbourne Convention Bureau […]

  • World Hand Hygiene Day

    Objectives of WHHD 2024: Strengthen learning approaches to enable implementation of innovative and effective training to empower health and care workers to improve hand hygiene and IPC at point of care with enhanced knowledge, skills and behaviours. Promote access to innovative hand hygiene and IPC training resources for health and care workers. Raise awareness about the importance of knowledge and learning on hand hygiene at the right times to prevent a range of infectious diseases. Encourage measurement and evaluation mechanisms […]