Hands-On Infection Control

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022
2022-10-05 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
Antimicrobial awareness week is coming up from 18-24 November. This year for AAW22, the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship have organised a series of events including a series of online webinars from 21-24th November. There will also be a hybrid all-day symposium held on Friday 18th November 2022 at the Doherty Institute.

ACORN 2022: Virtual Conference Series (Day 4)
2022-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
In light of the ongoing COVID situation, ACORN have opted to pivot the ACORN 2022 International Conference of Preoperative Nursing to a virtual conference series of five single day events spread over the year. The fourth session will be held online on 24th September 2022 on Leadership and Mentoring.

World Sepsis Day
2022-09-13 | Western Australia

2022 Day Hospitals Australia National Conference
2022-08-31 - 2022-09-02 | Hotel Grand Chancellor, 1 Davey St, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
The theme for the Day Hospitals Australia 2022 National Conference is Day Hospitals – Solutions for the Future. This theme will explore new scope and advancement for the Day Hospital sector and its increasingly important place in the Australian Health Care system.
The Conference educational program will include keynote and international speakers, panel discussions, plenary sessions and workshops and will examine key issues facing the day hospital sector.

ACCPA National Future Leaders Virtual Forum 2022
2022-08-25 09:30 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Virtual (Online)
As the age service sector embarks on a period of significant change, emerging leaders will be key in reshaping the sector for the future. Age services has never seen a period of change like it, including significant reform, a new Government and post-pandemic considerations.
Now is the time for emerging leaders to come to the fore with their own new and exciting ideas, paired with the learning, expertise and advice from current leaders. Harnessing this knowledge will be key in driving the sector forward and ensuring a robust future for the industry.
The National Future Leaders Virtual Forum 2022 offers an exciting program of national speakers including trailblazers, innovators and experts, coming together to share their experiences, insights and knowledge into the rapidly changing aged care sector.
This forum will deliver an impressive range of guest speakers and panelists from across the sector on key topics that are of relevance to emerging leaders.

Aged Care Employee Day
2022-08-07 | Western Australia
Aged Care Employee Day is an initiative of the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA). It is an annual celebration supporting and honouring Australia’s over 360,000 residential, home and community aged care workers.
The theme #ThanksforCaring recognizes each and every team member involved in caring for older Australians receiving home care or residential care services.
This includes nurses and care workers, allied health professionals, hospitality teams, drivers, cleaners, volunteers, lifestyle officers, administration staff, and many, many others.

Perth Care & Ageing Well Expo
2022-07-30 09:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
Western Australia’s largest Care & Ageing Well Expo, showcases a broad range of living solutions for the ageing Australian, the Expo features speakers with an abundance of knowledge and advice to encourage positive ageing. Attending the Expo, you will receive a wealth of information to allow you to make informed decisions when it comes to all things aged care. Whether you are just starting to understand your journey, preparing for the future, or caring for loved ones.
With over 90 aged care exhibitors, the types you can expect to see are Residential Care facilities, Home Care providers, Equipment and service providers, Health Care, Technology, Recruitment and more.

ACORN 2022: Virtual Conference Series (Day 3)
2022-07-23 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Online
In light of the ongoing COVID situation, ACORN have opted to pivot the ACORN 2022 International Conference of Preoperative Nursing to a virtual conference series of five single day events spread over the year. The third session will be held online on 23rd July 2022 on Advanced Practice Nursing.

GENCA National Conference 2022
2022-06-03 - 2022-06-05 | Western Australia

ACORN 2022 International Conference of Perioperative Nursing
2022-05-19 - 2022-05-21 | The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC), 2684-2690 Gold Coast Hwy, Broadbeach, QLD, 4218, Australia

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021
2021-11-18 - 2021-11-24 | Western Australia
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 – Spread awareness, stop resistance
The AMR Tripartite organizations – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) – are pleased to announce that the theme of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2021 will be ‘Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance’. The overarching slogan of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week continues to be ‘Antimicrobials: Handle with Care‘. WAAW is celebrated from 18-24 November every year.
Additional information and resources can be found on the WAAW 2021 campaign site and on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care site.

21st World Sterilization Congress
2021-11-17 - 2021-11-20 | Geneva International Congress Centre, Rue de Varembé 17, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland

2021 ACIPC International Conference
2021-11-07 - 2021-11-10 | Centrepierce at Melbourne Park, South Australia, Australia

ASID Annual Scientific Meeting 2021
2021-03-24 08:00 - 2021-03-26 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
The ASID Annual Scientific Meeting is the leading Australasian meeting for adult and paediatric infectious disease and clinical microbiology specialists. The conference is an ideal opportunity for connecting clinicians, microbiologists and other health professions with a common interest in infectious diseases and provides a friendly forum for the exchange of scientific advances in the prevention, diagnosis and management of clinical infectious diseases.
International speakers will offer expert global perspectives on our themes and Australasian research and expertise will be highlighted with keynote lectures, proffered papers and symposia.

Australian Healthcare Week Expo 2021
2021-03-17 08:00 - 2021-03-18 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
The 10th Australian Healthcare Week 2021 is the largest healthcare event in Australia and is the annual meeting place for the Aged Care community to connect, network and explore the future of the design, delivery and operation of Australia’s healthcare system.
With over 7,000 attendees expected in 2021, Australian Healthcare Week has its very own dedicated Aged Care zone designed to showcase the latest technologies and products set to transform aged care service delivery now and in the years to come.
The expo will also be running 6 FREE TO ATTEND on-floor programs designed for all areas of the healthcare community and offers learning and development opportunities, including:

Nursing and Midwifery: endorsed by the Australian College of Nursing with 12 CPD points available for attendees
Healthcare Workforce: Effective Workforce Planning, Leadership and Training to Develop the Workforce of the Future
Patient Experience (NEW): Enhancing Patient Experience through Better Utilisation of Data, Customer Engagement and Patient-Centred Care
GPs and Primary Healthcare: Improving the Delivery of Primary Care through Technology, Innovative Business Models and Improved GP Wellbeing
Women in Leadership: Empowering Women to Become Effective Leaders and Drive Greater Flexibility and Gender Diversity in Healthcare
Start Ups: Accelerating Start Ups to Drive Innovation and Improve the Way People Access and Manage Healthcare

ASID CRN Webinar: Antibiotic Allergy – New and Emerging Research Pathways for Infectious Diseases
2021-02-23 15:00 - 16:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
Session 1: 12pm-12:30pm (AEDT)
Title: Moving beyond penicillin allergy – New Frontiers for Infectious Diseases in Antibiotic Allergy Research
Speaker: Prof David Khan
Chairs: Jason Trubiano & Elizabeth Phillips
Session 2: 12:35-13:05 (AEDT)
Title: Antibiotic Allergy Research in Australia and New Zealand – Opportunities for Collaboration [Lightening Talks]
Speaker 1: A/Prof Jason Trubiano (ID, Austin Health) – AUS-SCAR
Speakers 2-4:

Dr Morgan Rose (ID, Austin Health) – ORACLE Study
Dr Amanda Gwee (Paediatric ID and Clinical Pharmacologist, Royal Children’s Hospital)
Dr Joe Deluca (Allergist and Immunologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital & Austin Health) – PREPARE study

Speaker 5: Prof Elizabeth Phillips – Linking the clinician with science
Chairs: Steve Tong & Natasha Holmes
Session 3: 13:10pm-13:20pm
Title: Interactive Panel Discussion – Future directions for Infectious Diseases in Drug Allergy Research
Panel: Elizabeth Phillips (USA), Tanya Duplessis (NZ), Joe Deluca (AUS), Amanda Gwee (AUS), David Khan (USA)
Moderators: Jason Trubiano & Asha Bowen

21st ICHS Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host (Virtual Event)
2021-02-17 - 2021-02-19 | Western Australia
The 21st ICHS Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host will be proceeding as a virtual event, taking place on 17 – 19 February 2021.
Now, more than ever, is the time for Infectious Diseases experts in high risk and vulnerable patient communities to come together and share our experience and knowledge. Our revamped program will seek to encompass the old, while planning our way ahead for the future.
The local organizing team here in Melbourne and the International Council have been busy planning, discussing and preparing for the new look ICHS Symposium. We are determined to retain the intimate collegiate environment that the Society has always fostered while embracing this new era of online conference platforms.

NCIC Symposium: Antibiotic Allergy in Practice & Fungal Infections in Focus (Online)
2021-01-30 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
A practical one-day online workshop hosted by the National Centre for Infections in Cancer (NCIC) incorporating two separate symposia: Antibiotic Allergy in Practice & Fungal Infections in Focus. For more information or to register, see the website.

Special Edition - Australasian COVID-19 Virtual Conference
2020-12-08 - 2020-12-10 | Western Australia
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Health Association of Australia have changed the way we deliver our conferences for 2020. Our traditional face to face conferences will now be hosted as an online virtual Conference.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020
2020-11-18 - 2020-11-24 | Western Australia
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.

The slogan for 2020 will be “Antimicrobials: handle with care” applicable to all sectors. The theme for the human health sector for WAAW 2020 is “United to preserve antimicrobials“.

Food Safety Week 14 - 21 November 2020
2020-11-14 - 2020-11-21 | Western Australia
Australian Food Safety Week 2020 will be held from 14 to 21 November 2020. The theme will be ‘Food Safety – it’s in your hands’ where we will be building upon the good behaviour established during the COVID-19 pandemic so we can continue to reduce the amount of foodborne disease

Aged Care Reform Conference 2020
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-12 | Western Australia
This two day virtual event is about providing a platform for discussion on the big changes happening across the sector, particularly in light of the Aged Care Royal Commission, and the implementation of new quality and safety standards.

ACIPC Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control Course (November Intake)
2020-11-04 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
The ACIPC Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control course provides a valuable pathway for further learning and is an important resource for those wishing to pursue a career as an Infection Control Professional. With 11 SELF PACED modules, Foundations allows participants to apply knowledge to their own practice and is a key component to achieving the ACIPC Primary Credential (CICP-P). The program has been designed to accommodate busy work schedules, with a series of self-directed learning units supported by a structured online curriculum. Topics include environmental hygiene, outbreak management, employee health, surveillance, epidemiology and microbiology. This course reflects recent evidence, guidelines and standards. The Course Coordinator will support students with live webinars phone and email support. New materials relating to SARS Cov 2, and COVID-19 will be included in the course.
The next course will commence on the 4th November 2020.

ACIPC’s Short Course in Infection Prevention and Control in Aged Care Settings (November).
2020-11-04 | Western Australia
This course is designed for individuals from a variety of roles/professions working in an Aged Care Setting. It comprises 6 modules, about 18-20 hours learning.

ASID Annual Meeting 2020
2020-10-30 | Western Australia
The Australasian Society for Infectious Disease (ASID) New Zealand Annual Meeting 2020 will be held on Friday, 30 October. Initially planned to be held at the University of Auckland, it is now scheduled to be held as a virtual meeting. Connecting to the conference via local hubs on the Friday, 30 October is encouraged.

ANZPID Clinical Meeting 2020
2020-10-16 | Western Australia
The Australia and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Group (ANZPID) Clinical Meeting will be virtual this year.

Global Handwashing Day - Hand Hygiene for All
2020-10-15 | Western Australia
Global Handwashing Day is October 15! Every year, Global Handwashing Day serves as a platform to raise global awareness on the importance of handwashing with soap. This year’s Global Handwashing Day theme is Hand Hygiene for All, calling for all of society to achieve universal hand hygiene now and for the future.

LASA Ten Days of Congress
2020-10-12 08:00 - 2020-10-23 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
LASA invites you to join us for Ten Days of Congress 12-23 October 2020 – an exclusively online event to help our industry drive amazing ageing experiences. This two-week COVID-safe cyber extravaganza will bring keynote speakers, interactive sessions, networking opportunities, virtual trade exhibits and unique activities straight to you – making it more accessible than ever before. Designed for every member of the age services industry – from managers to carers – this vital professional development opportunity will provide a full schedule of quality sessions.

Safe Work Month 2020 - Staying focused on workplace health and safety
2020-10-01 08:00 - 2020-10-31 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Western Australia
The health and safety of Western Australian workplaces remain a priority. During these unique times resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to remain focused on health and safety overall.
Safe Work Month is a program of virtual events for the month of October. The theme of WA’s 2020 Safe Work Month is “Staying focused on workplace health and safety”.
On-demand presentations by experts from the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety will be made available, as well as live-stream question and answer sessions with industry experts.

World Patient Safety Day: Health worker safety: A priority for patient safety
2020-09-17 | Western Australia
This year’s World Patient Safety Day theme, ‛Health worker safety: A priority for patient safety’, highlights the unique challenges facing healthcare workers across the world.
Consumers and those who work to prevent infection are calling for all Australians to recognise the vital part we can all play in uniting to halt COVID-19.
The Consumers Health Forum of Australia and the Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control are joining to observe World Patient Safety Day to champion the need for continued effort to combat COVID-19.
