Lunch and Learn – Surveillance definitions

Michael Wishart is an infection control specialist with over 20 years’ experience of managing infection control programs and consulting on infection control issues. Michael established and maintains an ACIPC endorsed email discussion list, Infexion Connexion for discussion of infection control related matters by Australian infection control professionals and has worked as a consultant for hospitals, day procedure centers, and office practices through HICMR Pty Ltd. Michael is an experienced educator and has provided infection control education sessions for residential aged care establishments through ACHA Health and RCNA as well as yearly two-day infection control seminars for health professionals at Ashford Hospital. Michael also worked as a technical consultant to CDNA national infection control guidelines review steering committee. Michael is registered with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse and is in the process of applying for Credentialling (CIPC-E level) through ACIPC. He currently coordinates the infection prevention and control program at Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital in Brisbane.