Month: August 2026

Marcus Kusiak Biography: Marcus Kusiak is the Manager of Infection Prevention at Monash Health, Victoria’s largest public health service. He is an experienced infection prevention leader with a background spanning critical care nursing, clinical governance, respiratory protection and organisation-wide infection...

Dr Sarah Browning1 1Hunter New England Local Health District Biography: Dr Sarah Browning is an Infectious Diseases Physician, Clinical Director of the Infection Prevention Service at Hunter New England Health, and a Conjoint Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle....

Miss Madeline Barning1 1Infection Prevention & Management Service, Logan Beaudesert Health Service, QLD Health Biography: Madeline Barning is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with Metro South Health, Queensland, bringing seven years of IPC experience across practitioner, immunisation, community and oral health...

Michelle Stirling1 1Royal Flying Doctor Service Biography: Michelle brings a wealth of experience and passion to her role as an IPC professional with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia. With a Master of Public Health and a background...

Dr Nantanit Van Gulik1,2, Ms Wendy Calder3, Ms  Philippa Blencowe1,3, Ms Alex Mikus-Cunningham3, Dr Stephane Bouchoucha1,4,5, Ms Roslyn Carmichael3, Dr Tejashree Kangutkar6,7, Professor  Julie Considine1,2 1School of Nursing and Midwifery and Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the...

Dr Suyin Hor1, Dr Heidi Merrington1 1University Of Technology Sydney Biography: Suyin is a social scientist whose research examines how safe and high quality care is accomplished amidst the complexity of health and aged care services, with a specialisation in...

Ramon Shaban2, Dr Catherine Viengkham1, Dr Merrick Powell1, Dr Eva Battaglini1, Dr  Deborough Macbeth3, Professor  Julie Considine4, Professor Peter Collignon6, Associate Professor Matthew O’Sullivan5, Professor Brett Mitchell7, Professor Donna Waters1, Professor Kate Curtis1, Professor Phil Russo8, Dr Kathy Dempsey9, Ms...

Dr Lucy Shinners1, Dr Andrew Goodman1 1Research Fellow, Infection Prevention and Vascular Access Device Group, The University of Queensland, 2Research Scientist, CSIRO Biography: Dr Shinners is a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland’s Infection Prevention and Vascular Access Device...

Sally Healy1 1Queensland Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Communicable Diseases Branch Biography: Sally Healy is an Assistant Director of Nursing with the Queensland Infection Prevention and Control Unit.  She has a strong statewide focus on ensuring quality improvement, and advocates...