by ACIPC Office | Mar 8, 2022 | News
What is Japanese encephalitis? Japanese encephalitis is a serious disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus. It is spread by mosquitoes and is endemic to parts of Asia and the Torres Strait region of Australia. Animals can be infected with the Japanese...
by ACIPC Office | Mar 4, 2022 | News
GOARN Alert / Request for assistance (RFA) ACIPC is a member of The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). This RFA aims to alert members, provide information, and strengthen coordination on a rapidly developing situation; and to seek early indications of...
by ACIPC Office | Mar 4, 2022 | News
If you are going through a difficult time, there are resources & 24/7 support for you to help manage and get some relief. The Head to Health website has information for available organisations at đ» https://headtohealth.gov.au/crisis-links...
by ACIPC Office | Mar 2, 2022 | News
INVITATION Towards a culture of wellbeing: What does this mean and how do we all get there? When: Thursday 10 March 2022 Time: 12-1pm AEDT Register: https://unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y5cYIl5KSqmufHmyOqkPXA The pandemic has stress-tested the global health...
by ACIPC Office | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Please see below an invitation to attend a symposium on Tuesday, 1 March, Lessons learnt from COVID: Guiding pandemic preparedness and response, presented by the Australian Institute of Infectious Disease, and supported by the Australian-French Association for French...
by ACIPC Office | Feb 24, 2022 | News
A brief history of 70-yearsâ hospital IPC in Australia By Professor Lyn Gilbert Modern hospital infection prevention and control (IPC) in Australia, had its roots in the 1940s/50s, when outbreaks of hospital-acquired âStaphylococcus pyogenesâ surgical and neonatal...