Month: September 2025

Karolina Mercoulia1 1Food, Environment and Enteric Diseases Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory (MDU PHL) Biography: Karolina Mercoulia is the Division Lead Scientist of the Food, Environment, and Enteric Pathogens Laboratory at the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory (MDU...

Hayley Ryan1, Tanesha Sant1, Lainey Taylor1 1Wound Rescue PTY LTD Biography: Hayley Ryan is an award-winning Clinical Nurse Consultant with over 20 years of experience, specialising in wound care. She is the founder of WoundRescue, delivering advanced wound management across...

Dr Sanchia Warren1 1Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist – Tasmanian Health Service, Clinical Senior Lecturer – UTAS Biography: Dr Sanchia Warren is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Medical Microbiologist for the Tasmanian Health Service and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the...

Dr Sanchia Warren1 1Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist – Tasmanian Health Service, Clinical Senior Lecturer – UTAS Biography: Dr Sanchia Warren is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Medical Microbiologist for the Tasmanian Health Service and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the...

Carrie Spinks1, Perri Waddell2, Nicole Smith3 1IPC Consultant and Facilitator, Australasian College for Infection Prevention & Control (ACIPC), 2ACIPC (FIPC Course Facilitator), 4 Coojong Road, Dalyellup, WA 6230, perri.waddell@acipc.org.au, 3Chief Operating Officer, Community Home Australia (AUS) Biography: Award winning Aged Care...

A/Prof. Noleen Bennett1,2 1Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, 2National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS) Biography: Noleen Bennett is a senior Infection Prevention and Control consultant, employed at both the Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS)...

Kate Manserra1 1Infection Prevention & Management Primary and Public Health Central Australia Region Biography: Kate Manserra is the Nurse Clinical Coordinator for Infection Prevention and Management with NT Health Primary and Public Health Services in the Central Australia Region. As...

Tom Riley1,2 1School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 2Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine (WA) Biography: BAppSc Curtin, MAppEpid ANU, PhD UWA FASM, FRCPath, FAAM, FSHEA, FFSc(RCPA), FISAC Tom divides his time in Perth, Western Australia, between PathWest Laboratory Medicine,...

Marilyn Mandigma1 1AusHFG Health Planning Unit Lead Australasian Health Infrastructure Alliance Biography: Marilyn Mandigma is the Health Planning Unit Lead for the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (AusHFG), where she brings a multidisciplinary skill set spanning clinical care, healthcare design, strategic infrastructure...

Mr Gareth Hockey, Mrs Ning AN 1Sydney Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia Biography: n my 36 years of nursing I have circulated in difference areas. I obtained knowledge and advanced nursing skills through these rotations in a variety of nursing...