Month: September 2025

Mrs Ivy Oblenda-Gabatan1, Corinne Miles2, Michelle Doidge2, Belinda Henderson3 1QLD Department of Health, ACIPC, Brisbane, Australia, 2QLD Department of Health, 3QLD Department of Health, ACIPC, WHO GOARN, Biography: Ivy Oblenda-Gabatan is a Clinical Nurse Consultant and ACIPC Expert Credentialed Infection...

Mrs Sue Flockhart1, Mrs Karlee Robson2, Mrs Rhonda Crellin3 1Grampians Health, Ballarat, Australia, 2Grampians Health, Ballarat, Australia, 3Grampians Health, Ballarat, Australia Biography: Sue Flockhart is Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Grampians Health, overseeing IPC programs across five hospitals...

Tammy McMahon, Linda Pottathuparambil, Mrs Michelle Bolte1 1Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, Tamworth, Australia Biography: Michelle Bolte is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. She leads the Infection Prevention Connect program and has won ACIPC...

A/Prof. Mary Wyer1,2,3, Doctor Patricia E. Ferguson1,3,4 1NSW Biocontainment Centre, Westmead, Australia, 2Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia, 3Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia, 4Infectious Diseases, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia Biography:...

Mrs Jenna Fagan1 1Western Health, Australia Biography: Jenna is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with Western health with over a decade of experience across clinical and community healthcare settings. Jenna has taken on a variety of roles at Western Health and...

Ms Inutu Kashina1, Olivia Kamau1, Liana Varrone1, Lisa Nicolaou1, Khui Hung (Claire) Lee1, Melanie Trainor1, Claire Tinson1, Dr Rebecca Hogan1, Rebecca McCann1 1Infection Prevention, Policy & Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health WA, Perth, Australia Biography: Inutu...

Ms Debie Crisologo1 1Monash Health, Australia Biography: Debie, a registered nurse with 16 years’ experience in Australia and the Philippines, has spent the past four years in Infection Prevention at Monash Health. Passionate about patient safety, she drives evidence-based strategies,...

Dr Winston Giang1, Dr Joy Han1, Dr Renee Jin1, Dr Sarah Browning1,2,3 1Hunter New England Local Health District, Australia, 2HMRI Infection Research Program, Newcastle, Australia, 3University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health, Newcastle, Australia Biography: A Junior Medical...

Prof. Sarah Lewis1, Dr Dania Abu Awwad2, Suzanne Hill1, Dr Yobelli Jimenez2 1Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia, 2The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia Biography: Professor Sarah Lewis is the Dean of Health Sciences at Western Sydney University. Sarah is an...

Mr William Kim1 1Aspen Medical, Australia Biography: William Kim is a registered nurse and public health professional with over a decade of experience across Australia’s healthcare system. Holding an MPH, he specialises in infection control, pandemic response, and health project...