2024 Draft Programme
PROGRAMME
DAY 1
Kaitiakitanga – Looking back through an improvement lens
WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST
This is a draft working programme and there will be changes and additional presentations still to be provided
7.00am
Registration
8.20am
Welcome – Mihi whakatau
8.50am
Welcome
Lisa Gilbert Chair, IPCNC
Brief housekeeping from organisers
9.00am
COVID-19 Transmission, Disinformation and Myths
Prof. Stephanie Dancer
10.00am
MORNING TEA
10.30am
12.05pm
Global Antimicrobial Stewardship
Brenda Waite (NZ), Jo McEwen (Scotland) pre-recorded
10.50am
Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship
Mo Issa
11.35am
Nga Paerewa Healthcert Team
Jo Noble, Principal Adviser
Endoscopy GENCA Guidelines
Holly Weale
12.30pm
LUNCH
1.30pm
History of IPC in NZ
Francie Morgan
2.05pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
3.20pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.45pm
Feedback from CIPC conference 2024
Jane Barnett
4.00pm
Advice & support for Aged Residential Care (ARC)
Aloha Sison Nurse Practitioner
4.20pm
"Norovirus outbreak" in ARC - help/support/advise!
Hasnainali Chaudhari
4.35pm
Sustainability Health NZ
Larisa Thathiah
4.55pm
Wrap up
5.00pm
Welcome reception around the trade stands
PROGRAMME
DAY 2
Kaitiakitanga - IPC Today
THURSDAY 22 AUGUST
7.00am
Registration
7.30am
IPCNC AGM breakfast
8.50am
WELCOME TO DAY 2
9.00am
Equity and primordial determinants of health impacting on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Dr. Jared Green
9.30am
WRITE NZ – Plain Language Act 2022
Claire Hewitt
10.15am
MORNING TEA
10.45am
Quick Poster Presentations
11.20am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
12.30pm
LUNCH
1.30pm
What is the Viable Microbiome of the Healthcare Toilet? - compare male and female toiles and staff vs patients
Prof. Stephanie Dancer
2.05pm
HQSC updates on current programmes, current work and future specific projects
Sue Atkins & Tanya Jackways
2.35pm
VRE Outbreak Te Manama Taki, New Zealand
Dr Hugh McGann
3.15pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.45pm
Debate
4.30pm
Wrap up
6.00pm
Conference Dinner
Red, Yellow & Black theme, with the Band Decibel
PROGRAMME
DAY 3
Kaitiakitanga - Looking forward
FRIDAY 23 AUGUST
7.30am
Registration
7.45am
Sponsored Breakfast Session
8.50am
WELCOME TO DAY 3
9.05am
Australia Std 5369:2023 Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices replaces AS/NZS 4187:2014
Shelagh Thomas
9.30am
One Health Aotearoa - Alliance with WHO & ESR Antimicrobial Reference Laboratory
Dr Kristin Dyet
10.00am
The way forward in the Infection Services Network
Carolyn Clissold
10.30am
MORNING TEA
11.00am
How to Clean the occupied bed space effectively
Prof. Stephanie Dancer
11.45am
The burden of Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Aotearoa New Zealand and actions to reduce these events
Dr Sally Roberts
12.10pm
Emerging tropical diseases; climate change
Dr Jared Green
12.35pm
LUNCH
1.20pm
Awards & re-energise activity
1.40pm
Sepsis - nurse led
Can Howard
2.05pm
Introducing 'Raise the Flag' Sepsis 2.0
Dr Paul Huggan
2.30pm
Conference 2026
2.35pm
Wrap up/close