Irene Barron
Infection Prevention and Control Manager, Silverchain
Irene is qualified as a Registered Nurse. She has a Graduate Diploma specialising in infection control, Masters in Nursing and in 2016 was awarded the title of Fellow by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC).
She has been working in the field of infection prevention and control (IPC) since 1999. From 1999 until 2017, Irene worked at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a 1000 bed acute care hospital and was promoted to the position of Assistant Director, IPC for the last 4 years of her tenure. Upon her return to Australia in 2018 Irene worked for SA Health Dental Service as an IPC nurse, and from 2019 as Manager, IPC for Silverchain. Silverchain delivers community and home care services to clients located nationally in metropolitan, country, and remote locations.