ACIPC 2025 JOIN US | CEPHEID BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM
Future Proofing Healthcare: Your Role in Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship Across Australia”
Date: Wednesday, 19th November | Time: 7:30 – 8:30 am
Location: Grand Ballroom 1
(Breakfast provided)
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the burden of HAIs and AMR in Australia
- Learn about notable bacterial pathogens impacting healthcare
- Explore Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) programs & appropriate testing to support them
- Access the cost impact of AMR on healthcare systems
- Discover how we can work together to address AMR in Australia
Speakers Details:
Dr Steven Badman, Director, Medical Affairs – ANZ, PNG & the Western Pacific at Cepheid
Dr Steven Badman is a clinically trained public health researcher who has spent the last 15 years specialising in point of care (POC) testing for viral and sexually transmissible infections in several international settings including Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Myanmar. Significant work periods have also been spent in remote Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. He has a diverse and specialised skill set including molecular POC implementation in near-patient and decentralised settings. He is an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) and has been the Cepheid regional Director of Medical Affairs for the past 4 years.
A/Prof Patrick Harris, Senior Staff Specialist in Microbiology at Pathology Queensland & Infectious Disease Physician at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and Herston Infectious Disease Institute
A/Prof Patrick Harris is dual trained in clinical infectious disease and microbiology, and has worked in the UK, Malawi, Singapore and Australia. He leads a multidisciplinary research group at UQCCR with a focus on antibiotic resistance and the use of randomised trials to define optimal management for multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria. He was the clinical lead for the Queensland Genomics infection program, aiming to introduce the routine application of microbial genomics to infection control practice. He is also the NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at The University of Queensland.
Dr Tara Anderson is dual trained in clinical infectious diseases and microbiology. She is currently working within the private sector in both infectious diseases and clinical microbiology.
Prior to this, she has worked for more than 20 years in the public sector as a Staff Specialist at the Royal Hobart Hospital. She has extensive experience with antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control, holding positions as Medical Advisor Infection Prevention and Control, at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Calvary Hospital (Lenah Valley/St Johns), Hobart Private Hospital and within the Tasmanian Infection Prevention and Control Unit. She was the inaugural Chairperson of both the Tasmanian Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee and the Tasmanian Infection Prevention and Control Committee. She has also been a committee member on the ACSQHC Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee and the RCPA Microbiology Advisory Committee.
Visit us at Booth #18 for interactive activities and insights!