Month: September 2025

Dr Ruth Barratt1, Joanne Baigent1, Ms Monina Hernandez1,2, Ann Whitfield1, Tanya Jackways1, Francie Morgan1, Barbara Gibson1 1Infection Prevention and Control Nurses College, NZNO, Wellington, New Zealand, 2Deakin University, Burwood, Australia Biography: Ann Whitfield is the IPC Lead in Waikato, New...

A/Prof. Noleen Bennett1,2, Dr Leslie Dowson2, Professor Karin Thursky2, Assoc/Prof Janet Sluggett3, Dr Ann Bull1, Assoc/Prof Leon Worth1 1VICNISS Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 2National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne, Australia, 3UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, Adelaide, Australia Biography: Noleen...

Mrs Sue Flockhart1, Mrs Allison Hodge2, Dr Merryn Roe3 1Grampians Health, Ballarat, Australia, 2Grampians Health, Ballarat, Australia, 3Grampians Public Health Unit, Ballarat, Australia Biography: Sue Flockhart is Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Grampians Health, overseeing IPC programs across...

Dr Sarah Sparham1,2, Mr Daniel Kim1 1Eastern Health, Box Hill, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia Biography: Dr Sarah Sparham is an Infectious Diseases physician at Eastern Health, a large health service in metropolitan Melbourne. She holds the role of Medical...

Mrs Ann Whitfield1, Dr Rhonda McKelvie1, Ms Sam Woodsford1, Mrs Robyn Davidson1, Dr Patricia McClunie-Trust2 1Health New Zealand – Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 2WINTEC, Hamilton, New Zealand, 3University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Biography: Sam Woodsford (Clinical Nurse Specialist) and...

Mrs Michelle Bolte1, Ms Kymberly Watkins 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 Best...

Miss Karen McKenna1, Professor Anastasia Hutchinson2, Associate Professor Stéphane Bouchoucha2, Associate Professor Eric Lau2 1ACIPC, Melbourne, Australia, 2Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Burwood, Australia Biography: Karen McKenna is an Infection Preventionist with extensive experience in health service operations....

Mrs Ruth Kikonyogo Nakaboga1 1Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda Biography: I am a dedicated and innovative eLearning specialist with over 15 years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering high-quality online learning experiences. I have designed over 10 cost effective...

Mrs Kirsi Terho1, Miss Tiina Kurvinen1 1Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Biography: The authors are infection control professionals with a long career in infection control at Turku University Hospital in Northern Europe. Both are also currently working on a PhD...

Dr James Arbogast1, Mrs. Georgia Oxley-Smith2, Dr. Florian H. H. Brill3, Mr. Kevin Ormandy2 1JW Arbogast Advanced Science Consulting LLC, Akron, United States, 2SCJ Professional, Denby, England, 3Dr. Brill Institutes, Germany Biography: Dr. Arbogast has >25 years of consumer product...