Role
The Infection Prevention and Control Expert Group provides expert advice and information to support best practice related to infection prevention and control in community, hospital and other institutional settings.
Members
| Member | Background and experience |
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Professor Alison McMillan PSM – Chair |
RN, Critical Care Nursing Cert, BEd, MBA Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Department of Health. |
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Ms Belinda Henderson – Deputy Chair |
RN, BN, IPN, MAdvanced Prac (Infection control), CICP-E, FACIPC Past President, Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control. Infection control advisor, COVID19 Health System Response, Department of Health, Queensland. |
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Associate Professor Noleen Bennett |
PhD, MPH, RN Project Coordinator, Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey, National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship IPC consultant, Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System Coordinating Centre |
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Associate Professor John Ferguson PSM |
FRACP, FRCPA, DTM&H (Liverpool) Director, Infection Prevention Service, Hunter New England Health. Infectious Disease Physician and Microbiologist, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle. Conjoint Associate Professor, University of Newcastle. |
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Associate Professor Andrew Stewardson |
MBBS MS(Epi) PhD FRACP Infectious Diseases Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University. Chair, Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases. |
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Dr Gary Lum AM |
BMedSc MBBS FRCPA, FACTM, FASM Principal Medical Advisor, Chief Medical Officer Group. Honorary VMO, ACT Pathology. Honorary Professor, Medical School, Australian National University. |
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Ms Kathy Dempsey |
RN, DippApSc, BSc (Nursing), MNSc (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology); SHEA/CDC Cert Infection Control, Cert Med Micro, DipLdrshp&Mgt.CICP-E, Future Leaders of Healthcare DrPH Candidate NSW Chief ICP & HAI Advisor, IPAC COVID-19 Response Clinical Lead, Clinical Excellence Commission. Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner (CICPE). Board Director, Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control. |
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Ms Rebecca McCann |
RN BSc, Cert IP&C Cert IV Training and Education Manager, Infection Prevention, Policy and Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Public and Aboriginal Health Division, Department of Health Western Australia. |
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Professor Malcolm Sim AM |
BMedSc, MBBS, MSc (Lond), GDipOccHyg, PhD, FAFOEM (RACP), FAFPHM (RACP), FFOM (RCP) Director, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. President, Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians. |
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Professor Peter Collignon AM |
MBBS, BSc (Med), PhD, FRACP, FRCPA, FASM Chair – Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Advisory Committee for Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Infectious Diseases Physician & Microbiologist, ACT Pathology, Canberra Hospital. Professor, ANU Medical School. |
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Associate Professor Chris Blyth |
MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, PhD Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Perth Children’s Hospital. Clinical Microbiologist, PathWest Laboratory Medicine. Associate Professor of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia. Co-director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute. |
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Ms Samantha Butenko |
RN, GCNS Inf Ctrl, Dip Mgt, CICP-E, MClinSc. Nursing Director, COVID Operations Infection Control Service, COVID Operations Health Regulation and Protection, Department for Health and Wellbeing, Government of South Australia |
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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (The Commission) representatives: |
Dr Jan Gralton - BSc (Hons), PhD, GradCert HealthPol Senior Advisor, IPC, and Healthcare Associated Infections. |
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Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan - BA (Hons), Dip Ed, B. Med, MHP, FRACP, FRACMA, GAICD Conjoint Professor, University of Newcastle. Clinical Director, The Commission. |
Meetings
During a national incident, ICEG meets weekly, with additional out of session meetings held if needed. Routine meetings will be held every second month.
Related committees and groups
This committee provides advice to:
- the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC);
- the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN);
- the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA);
- the National Health Emergency Management Standing Committee (NHEMS)
- the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth)
Resources
ICEG-endorsed resources for infection prevention and control
Coronavirus hotline
