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Mrs Sue Flockhart1, Mrs Karlee Podgorska2, Mrs Helen Kennedy3, Mrs Christina Morvell4 1Grampians Health, Ballarat, Australia, 2Grampians Health, Ballarat, Australia, 3Grampians Health, Stawell and Edenhope, Australia, 4Grampians Health, Horsham and Dimboola, Australia Biography: Sue Flockhart is Director of Infection Prevention...

Mrs Emily Macintyre1, Mr Stephen Sparkham1, Mrs Erica Thompson1, Miss Rheanna Taylor1 1Wa Country Health Services, Bunbury, Australia Biography: Emily MacIntyre and Stephen Sparkham are Clinical Nurse Specialists in Infection Control with WA Country Health Service – South West. Collaborating...

Dr Mark Garvey1, Dr Martyn Wilkinson1, Peter Francis Davis Liquorish Wrightson1, Alyson Gardiner1, Prof Alan McNally2, Dr Rob Moran2, Dr Elisabeth Holden1 1University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Medical and...

Ms Megan Gritt1, Ms Jaimie M. Yamada1, Ms Denise Del Rosario Kelly1, Ms Susan C. McLellan1, Ms Nhu Q. Doan1,2, Ms Mariel Beiers1,2, Ms Jane Hawkey1,2, Ms Pauline Bass1, Professor Anton Y. Peleg1,2, Associate Professor Andrew J. Stewardson1,2, Dr Nenad...

Kirsty Sim1, Mr Philip Rawson-Harris1,2, Rachael Leng1, Kelly Cairns1,2, Dr Trisha Peel1,2 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Biography: Kirsty is the Antimicrobial Stewardship Data Analyst in the Infectious Diseases Department at Alfred Health. She has a bachelors...

Mrs Hannah Kent1, Dr Sonja Dawson1, Assoc. Professor Joanne Lewis1,4, Professor Brett Mitchell1,2,3 1Avondale University, Sydney, Australia, 2Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 3Central Coast Local Health District, Australia, 4School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Australia...

Mrs Alison Hilton1, Miss Emily Chapple1, Dr Rhonda Stuart1 1Epworth Healthcare, East Melbourne, Australia Biography: Alison Hilton is the Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Nurse Consultant Site Lead at Epworth Freemasons, a role she has held since 2021. Alison has...

Ms Bern Squires1 1Albury Wodonga Health, Wodonga, Australia Biography: Bern is the Director of Infection Prevention and Surveillance at Albury Wodonga Health. She has extensive Infection prevention experience in Australia and the United Kingdom, with a background in perioperative nursing....

Key learning objectives: Describe national and international climate policies (including Australia’s emission targets and the Paris Agreement) and their relevance to healthcare. Recognise the role of infection prevention nurses and hospital staff in advancing sustainability through grassroots initiatives. Identify practical...