HICSIG aims to:

Participate in relevant public policy development and national initiatives

Collaborate with the Australasian College for infection prevention and control on infection prevention & control and antimicrobial stewardship issues and initiatives

Exchange information and ideas among physicians and others with a special interest in infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship

Foster and promote collaborative research among group member institutions.

HIGSIG educational activities include:

An infection prevention & control education day

A HICSIG Symposium at the ASID Annual Scientific Meeting

A joint ACIPC/HICSIG session at the ACIPC Annual Conference

Committee:

Chair: Assoc Prof Jason Kwong
Immediate Previous Chair: Dr Andie Lee
Members: Assoc Prof Andrew Stewardson, Assoc Prof Caroline Marshall, Dr Rebecca McCann, Assoc Prof Deb Friedman, Assoc Prof Paul Griffin, Assoc Prof Kate McCarthy, Dr Sally Roberts, Dr Priya Garg.
Trainee Committee Members: Dr Victoria Jordan.

2019

Infection control for patients with Clostridium difficile infection in healthcare facilities
ASID/ACIPC Statement on infection control requirements for preventing and controlling Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in healthcare settings.

Diagnosis, management and prevention of Candida auris in hospitals
ANZMIG and HICSIG Statement providing consensus recommendations for clinicians and microbiologists in Australia and New Zealand.

Information resources which HICSIG members may find useful include the following:

Epidemiology

Home - ProMED - ProMED-mail (promedmail.org)

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

News & Resources - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center (jhu.edu)

Australian Standards

Infection prevention and control | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

CDNA Series of National Guidelines

CDNA Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene Australia | HHA

Infection Control Information

Infection prevention and control GLOBAL (who.int)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov)

Homepage | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (europa.eu)

Home - ACIPC - Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control

Podcasts

Podcast | Healthcare Infection Society - Healthcare Infection Society (his.org.uk)

AJIC Podcast Website (ajicscienceintopractice.org)

Infection Control Matters