Kathy Dempsey

Kathy is a registered nurse with 37 years’ experience clinically, 22 years of frontline Infection Prevention and Control and 3 years leading NSW Infection Prevention and Control and Healthcare Associated Infection program. Kathy is a nationally and internationally respected Infection prevention and control expert. The NSW lead Infection prevention and control clinician for NSW Health Clinical Excellence Commission; responsible for the strategic direction and support for Infection Prevention and Control and HAI (Healthcare Associated Infection) reduction across NSW Healthcare. Kathy is the NSW IPC lead and has key responsibility for IPC for NSW COVID response and is the first NSW Chief ICP and HAI advisor. Kathy has provided consultation to state, national and international IPAC guidance throughout the pandemic, front line IPC support and direction for health and other industry, instrumental in the control of outbreaks in aged care and others and also has contributed to many high level national and interjurisdictional reviews. Kathy is an expert on the national IPC evidence taskforce and Infection Control Expert group advising AHPPC (Australian Health Protection Principle Committee)