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: Dr Andie Lee
Deputy Chair: Assoc Prof Jason Kwong
Immediate Previous Chair: Assoc Prof Andrew Stewardson
Members: 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.

HICSIG Education Day
Friday 8 November 2024 at The Alfred, Melbourne. Read more.

Joint ACIPC/HICSIG session at the ACIPC Annual Conference.
17-20 November at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and online.

• The first ASID HICSIG co-chair session is The Future of Data Surveillance.

Three speakers giving a talk of 20 minutes each, followed in the final 20 minutes by a round table discussion.
Chair: Dr Kate McCarthy
Superbug AI with Dr Nenad Macesic.
Virtual biobanking to enhance collaboration and specimen use in infectious diseases with Dr Miranda Smith.
Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health with Dr Anu Anuradha.

• The second ASID HICSIG co- chair session is The Year in Infection Control.

Chair: Dr Andrew Stewardson.
Two speakers - Dr Jason Kwong and Dr Marion Kainer - giving a talk of 25 minutes each on the key papers they think have influenced this area in the last year. Followed by questions.