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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Tāwhirimātea 1
Tāwhirimātea 2
Whātaitai
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration Desk Open Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Mihi Whakatau
Keelan Ransfield, NZNO Kaumatua
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Conference Welcome
MC: Francie Morgan Lisa Gilbert, IPCNC Chair + Taylor Carter, HV HNZ Chief Nurse
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Solving IPC Challenges with Chlorine Dioxide: A Chemistry-Based Approach
Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Tea Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote: Innovation in IPC leadership
Belinda Henderson
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM 5 Moments of Social Media
Rashelle Oosthuizen
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Culturally Responsive IPC Practice
Justine Wheatley
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM Samoan Tatau: A holistic process of traditional cultural tattooing
Saunima'a Josephine Sasa
12:25 PM - 12:38 PM Q&A for all Speakers Wednesday
12:38 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch Wednesday
Local Innovation
Big Ideas
Managing the Environment
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM The IPC Hobbits: An Organisational Journey to Improve Environmental Cleaning and Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
Ann Whitfield 		Adapting Strategic Management Principles for Infection Prevention Practice: Turning Strategic Intent into Practical Action
Suzie Hammouche 		Use of UVC environmental cleaning as an adjunct to existing methods to increase patient flow
Sandi Gamon
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Clean. Cover. Cannulate.: A Scalable Peer-Led Model for Infection Prevention in Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation
Sarah Browning
Sponsored by Solventum 		Gamification and incentives to strengthen IPC Awareness during International Infection Prevention and Control Week in High-Turnover and Resource-Limited Healthcare Settings
Joanne Azcona 		The built environment: Opportunities for infection control in a new children's hospital
Henrietta Sushames
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Don’t let the germs cross the barrier: The role of neuroscience nurses in preventing brain infections
Dyan Fei Lariosa-di Mattina 		IPC and CSSD, working together to achieve better patient outcomes
Anthony Valvoi 		A wholistic approach to the prevention of biofilm formation and disturbance in clinical basins
George Joukhadar
Sponsored by Gentec Australia
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea Wednesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Quickfire poster presentations
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM National Update
IPC national team, HNZ
Carolyn Clissold
Michelle Balm
Molly Kallesan
Sue Atkins
Michelle Taylor
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Day 1 closing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Welcome Function
Tāwhirimātea 1
Tāwhirimātea 2
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration Desk Open Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Mihi Whakatau
Keelan Ransfield, NZNO Kaumatua
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Conference Welcome
MC: Francie Morgan Lisa Gilbert, IPCNC Chair + Taylor Carter, HV HNZ Chief Nurse
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Solving IPC Challenges with Chlorine Dioxide: A Chemistry-Based Approach
Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Tea Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote: Innovation in IPC leadership
Belinda Henderson
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM 5 Moments of Social Media
Rashelle Oosthuizen
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Culturally Responsive IPC Practice
Justine Wheatley
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM Samoan Tatau: A holistic process of traditional cultural tattooing
Saunima'a Josephine Sasa
12:25 PM - 12:38 PM Q&A for all Speakers Wednesday
12:38 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch Wednesday
Local Innovation
Big Ideas
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM The IPC Hobbits: An Organisational Journey to Improve Environmental Cleaning and Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
Ann Whitfield 		Adapting Strategic Management Principles for Infection Prevention Practice: Turning Strategic Intent into Practical Action
Suzie Hammouche
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Clean. Cover. Cannulate.: A Scalable Peer-Led Model for Infection Prevention in Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation
Sarah Browning
Sponsored by Solventum 		Gamification and incentives to strengthen IPC Awareness during International Infection Prevention and Control Week in High-Turnover and Resource-Limited Healthcare Settings
Joanne Azcona
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Don’t let the germs cross the barrier: The role of neuroscience nurses in preventing brain infections
Dyan Fei Lariosa-di Mattina 		IPC and CSSD, working together to achieve better patient outcomes
Anthony Valvoi
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea Wednesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Quickfire poster presentations
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM National Update
IPC national team, HNZ
Carolyn Clissold
Michelle Balm
Molly Kallesan
Sue Atkins
Michelle Taylor
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Day 1 closing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Welcome Function

Whātaitai
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration Desk Open Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Mihi Whakatau
Keelan Ransfield, NZNO Kaumatua
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Conference Welcome
MC: Francie Morgan Lisa Gilbert, IPCNC Chair + Taylor Carter, HV HNZ Chief Nurse
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Solving IPC Challenges with Chlorine Dioxide: A Chemistry-Based Approach
Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Tea Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote: Innovation in IPC leadership
Belinda Henderson
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM 5 Moments of Social Media
Rashelle Oosthuizen
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Culturally Responsive IPC Practice
Justine Wheatley
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM Samoan Tatau: A holistic process of traditional cultural tattooing
Saunima'a Josephine Sasa
12:25 PM - 12:38 PM Q&A for all Speakers Wednesday
12:38 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch Wednesday
Managing the Environment
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Use of UVC environmental cleaning as an adjunct to existing methods to increase patient flow
Sandi Gamon
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The built environment: Opportunities for infection control in a new children's hospital
Henrietta Sushames
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM A wholistic approach to the prevention of biofilm formation and disturbance in clinical basins
George Joukhadar
Sponsored by Gentec Australia
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea Wednesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Quickfire poster presentations
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM National Update
IPC national team, HNZ
Carolyn Clissold
Michelle Balm
Molly Kallesan
Sue Atkins
Michelle Taylor
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Day 1 closing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Welcome Function

Tāwhirimātea 1
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration Desk Open Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Mihi Whakatau
Keelan Ransfield, NZNO Kaumatua
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Conference Welcome
MC: Francie Morgan Lisa Gilbert, IPCNC Chair + Taylor Carter, HV HNZ Chief Nurse
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Solving IPC Challenges with Chlorine Dioxide: A Chemistry-Based Approach
Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Tea Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote: Innovation in IPC leadership
Belinda Henderson
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM 5 Moments of Social Media
Rashelle Oosthuizen
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Culturally Responsive IPC Practice
Justine Wheatley
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM Samoan Tatau: A holistic process of traditional cultural tattooing
Saunima'a Josephine Sasa
12:25 PM - 12:38 PM Q&A for all Speakers Wednesday
12:38 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch Wednesday
Local Innovation
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM The IPC Hobbits: An Organisational Journey to Improve Environmental Cleaning and Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
Ann Whitfield
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Clean. Cover. Cannulate.: A Scalable Peer-Led Model for Infection Prevention in Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation
Sarah Browning
Sponsored by Solventum
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Don’t let the germs cross the barrier: The role of neuroscience nurses in preventing brain infections
Dyan Fei Lariosa-di Mattina
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea Wednesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Quickfire poster presentations
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM National Update
IPC national team, HNZ
Carolyn Clissold
Michelle Balm
Molly Kallesan
Sue Atkins
Michelle Taylor
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Day 1 closing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Welcome Function

Tāwhirimātea 2
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration Desk Open Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Mihi Whakatau
Keelan Ransfield, NZNO Kaumatua
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Conference Welcome
MC: Francie Morgan Lisa Gilbert, IPCNC Chair + Taylor Carter, HV HNZ Chief Nurse
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Solving IPC Challenges with Chlorine Dioxide: A Chemistry-Based Approach
Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Tea Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote: Innovation in IPC leadership
Belinda Henderson
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM 5 Moments of Social Media
Rashelle Oosthuizen
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Culturally Responsive IPC Practice
Justine Wheatley
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM Samoan Tatau: A holistic process of traditional cultural tattooing
Saunima'a Josephine Sasa
12:25 PM - 12:38 PM Q&A for all Speakers Wednesday
12:38 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch Wednesday
Big Ideas
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Adapting Strategic Management Principles for Infection Prevention Practice: Turning Strategic Intent into Practical Action
Suzie Hammouche
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Gamification and incentives to strengthen IPC Awareness during International Infection Prevention and Control Week in High-Turnover and Resource-Limited Healthcare Settings
Joanne Azcona
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM IPC and CSSD, working together to achieve better patient outcomes
Anthony Valvoi
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea Wednesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Quickfire poster presentations
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM National Update
IPC national team, HNZ
Carolyn Clissold
Michelle Balm
Molly Kallesan
Sue Atkins
Michelle Taylor
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Day 1 closing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Welcome Function

Whātaitai
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration Desk Open Wednesday
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Mihi Whakatau
Keelan Ransfield, NZNO Kaumatua
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM Conference Welcome
MC: Francie Morgan Lisa Gilbert, IPCNC Chair + Taylor Carter, HV HNZ Chief Nurse
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Keynote: Solving IPC Challenges with Chlorine Dioxide: A Chemistry-Based Approach
Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Tea Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote: Innovation in IPC leadership
Belinda Henderson
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM 5 Moments of Social Media
Rashelle Oosthuizen
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Culturally Responsive IPC Practice
Justine Wheatley
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM Samoan Tatau: A holistic process of traditional cultural tattooing
Saunima'a Josephine Sasa
12:25 PM - 12:38 PM Q&A for all Speakers Wednesday
12:38 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch Wednesday
Managing the Environment
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Use of UVC environmental cleaning as an adjunct to existing methods to increase patient flow
Sandi Gamon
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The built environment: Opportunities for infection control in a new children's hospital
Henrietta Sushames
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM A wholistic approach to the prevention of biofilm formation and disturbance in clinical basins
George Joukhadar
Sponsored by Gentec Australia
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Tea Wednesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Quickfire poster presentations
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM National Update
IPC national team, HNZ
Carolyn Clissold
Michelle Balm
Molly Kallesan
Sue Atkins
Michelle Taylor
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Day 1 closing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Welcome Function

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Tāwhirimātea 1
Tāwhirimātea 2
Whātaitai
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Registration Desk Open Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM IPCNC AGM Breakfast
Sponsored by IPCNC
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Two
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote: Battling Biofilms
Webber Training live broadcast, including Q&A,/br> Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Applying AS/NZS 5369:2023 to practice in the primary care setting
Ruth Barratt
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Venture Medical address
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Thursday
Sponsored by Endurocide
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote: C auris
Belinda Henderson
Sponsored by Schülke
Session recorded for Webber training
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Small cycles, big impact: Applying PDSA to antimicrobial stewardship in aged residential care
Mikaela Shannon
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM The changing face of CPO, and IPC measures to manage CPO outbreaks in hospital and aged residential care
Glorijoy Tan
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Q&A for all above Speakers Thursday
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM What is IPCNC?
Angie Foster
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Thursday
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Clinical considerations
Environmental controls
IPC training innovation
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Managing the care of a patient with Candida auris in a private surgical hospital setting
Hannah Witham 		Biofilms & Hand Hygiene in Healthcare
Emma Brisson
sponsored by Whiteley 		Establishing an infection prevention and control train-the-trainer cleaners programme for Crestclean Healthcare
Francie Morgan
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM Control of waterborne pathogens: an example of gaps that have arisen since the inception of Health New Zealand
Sandi Gamon   		Healthcare assistants’ role in preventing healthcare-associated infections: Human factors approach to environmental cleaning gaps
Ann Whitfield
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop: In your hands we trust. EN wiping standards, colour training technology
Sam Hardy
Sponsored by Tristel
Panel discussion with:
Jincy Jerry, Sam Hardy, Justine Beale and Tristel Sales Team
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Chlorine and peracetic acid stability in real world environmental workflows
Liz Orr 		Innovation comes of Age – the road to bespoke post graduate education for NZ IPC nurses
Francie Morgan
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM Afternoon Tea Thursday
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Schülke Address
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM IPC and the Built Environment
Ann Whitfield, SiewLing Ong and Julie White
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM C. Difficile - IPC case study
James Chancellor
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Clean Between Audits
Delwyn Campbell
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Q&A and Close of Day 2
MC: Francie Morgan
5:30 PM - 11:45 PM Conference Dinner
Theme: Wellywood Glamour
Tāwhirimātea 1
Tāwhirimātea 2
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Registration Desk Open Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM IPCNC AGM Breakfast
Sponsored by IPCNC
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Two
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote: Battling Biofilms
Webber Training live broadcast, including Q&A,/br> Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Applying AS/NZS 5369:2023 to practice in the primary care setting
Ruth Barratt
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Venture Medical address
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Thursday
Sponsored by Endurocide
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote: C auris
Belinda Henderson
Sponsored by Schülke
Session recorded for Webber training
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Small cycles, big impact: Applying PDSA to antimicrobial stewardship in aged residential care
Mikaela Shannon
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM The changing face of CPO, and IPC measures to manage CPO outbreaks in hospital and aged residential care
Glorijoy Tan
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Q&A for all above Speakers Thursday
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM What is IPCNC?
Angie Foster
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Thursday
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Clinical considerations
Environmental controls
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Managing the care of a patient with Candida auris in a private surgical hospital setting
Hannah Witham 		Biofilms & Hand Hygiene in Healthcare
Emma Brisson
sponsored by Whiteley
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM Control of waterborne pathogens: an example of gaps that have arisen since the inception of Health New Zealand
Sandi Gamon  
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop: In your hands we trust. EN wiping standards, colour training technology
Sam Hardy
Sponsored by Tristel
Panel discussion with:
Jincy Jerry, Sam Hardy, Justine Beale and Tristel Sales Team
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Chlorine and peracetic acid stability in real world environmental workflows
Liz Orr
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM Afternoon Tea Thursday
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Schülke Address
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM IPC and the Built Environment
Ann Whitfield, SiewLing Ong and Julie White
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM C. Difficile - IPC case study
James Chancellor
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Clean Between Audits
Delwyn Campbell
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Q&A and Close of Day 2
MC: Francie Morgan
5:30 PM - 11:45 PM Conference Dinner
Theme: Wellywood Glamour

Whātaitai
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Registration Desk Open Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM IPCNC AGM Breakfast
Sponsored by IPCNC
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Two
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote: Battling Biofilms
Webber Training live broadcast, including Q&A,/br> Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Applying AS/NZS 5369:2023 to practice in the primary care setting
Ruth Barratt
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Venture Medical address
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Thursday
Sponsored by Endurocide
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote: C auris
Belinda Henderson
Sponsored by Schülke
Session recorded for Webber training
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Small cycles, big impact: Applying PDSA to antimicrobial stewardship in aged residential care
Mikaela Shannon
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM The changing face of CPO, and IPC measures to manage CPO outbreaks in hospital and aged residential care
Glorijoy Tan
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Q&A for all above Speakers Thursday
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM What is IPCNC?
Angie Foster
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Thursday
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
IPC training innovation
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Establishing an infection prevention and control train-the-trainer cleaners programme for Crestclean Healthcare
Francie Morgan
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM Healthcare assistants’ role in preventing healthcare-associated infections: Human factors approach to environmental cleaning gaps
Ann Whitfield
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Innovation comes of Age – the road to bespoke post graduate education for NZ IPC nurses
Francie Morgan
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM Afternoon Tea Thursday
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Schülke Address
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM IPC and the Built Environment
Ann Whitfield, SiewLing Ong and Julie White
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM C. Difficile - IPC case study
James Chancellor
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Clean Between Audits
Delwyn Campbell
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Q&A and Close of Day 2
MC: Francie Morgan
5:30 PM - 11:45 PM Conference Dinner
Theme: Wellywood Glamour

Tāwhirimātea 1
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Registration Desk Open Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM IPCNC AGM Breakfast
Sponsored by IPCNC
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Two
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote: Battling Biofilms
Webber Training live broadcast, including Q&A,/br> Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Applying AS/NZS 5369:2023 to practice in the primary care setting
Ruth Barratt
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Venture Medical address
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Thursday
Sponsored by Endurocide
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote: C auris
Belinda Henderson
Sponsored by Schülke
Session recorded for Webber training
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Small cycles, big impact: Applying PDSA to antimicrobial stewardship in aged residential care
Mikaela Shannon
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM The changing face of CPO, and IPC measures to manage CPO outbreaks in hospital and aged residential care
Glorijoy Tan
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Q&A for all above Speakers Thursday
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM What is IPCNC?
Angie Foster
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Thursday
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Clinical considerations
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Managing the care of a patient with Candida auris in a private surgical hospital setting
Hannah Witham
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop: In your hands we trust. EN wiping standards, colour training technology
Sam Hardy
Sponsored by Tristel
Panel discussion with:
Jincy Jerry, Sam Hardy, Justine Beale and Tristel Sales Team
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM Afternoon Tea Thursday
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Schülke Address
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM IPC and the Built Environment
Ann Whitfield, SiewLing Ong and Julie White
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM C. Difficile - IPC case study
James Chancellor
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Clean Between Audits
Delwyn Campbell
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Q&A and Close of Day 2
MC: Francie Morgan
5:30 PM - 11:45 PM Conference Dinner
Theme: Wellywood Glamour

Tāwhirimātea 2
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Registration Desk Open Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM IPCNC AGM Breakfast
Sponsored by IPCNC
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Two
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote: Battling Biofilms
Webber Training live broadcast, including Q&A,/br> Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Applying AS/NZS 5369:2023 to practice in the primary care setting
Ruth Barratt
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Venture Medical address
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Thursday
Sponsored by Endurocide
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote: C auris
Belinda Henderson
Sponsored by Schülke
Session recorded for Webber training
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Small cycles, big impact: Applying PDSA to antimicrobial stewardship in aged residential care
Mikaela Shannon
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM The changing face of CPO, and IPC measures to manage CPO outbreaks in hospital and aged residential care
Glorijoy Tan
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Q&A for all above Speakers Thursday
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM What is IPCNC?
Angie Foster
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Thursday
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Environmental controls
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Biofilms & Hand Hygiene in Healthcare
Emma Brisson
sponsored by Whiteley
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM Control of waterborne pathogens: an example of gaps that have arisen since the inception of Health New Zealand
Sandi Gamon  
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Chlorine and peracetic acid stability in real world environmental workflows
Liz Orr
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM Afternoon Tea Thursday
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Schülke Address
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM IPC and the Built Environment
Ann Whitfield, SiewLing Ong and Julie White
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM C. Difficile - IPC case study
James Chancellor
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Clean Between Audits
Delwyn Campbell
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Q&A and Close of Day 2
MC: Francie Morgan
5:30 PM - 11:45 PM Conference Dinner
Theme: Wellywood Glamour

Whātaitai
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Registration Desk Open Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM IPCNC AGM Breakfast
Sponsored by IPCNC
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Two
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote: Battling Biofilms
Webber Training live broadcast, including Q&A,/br> Jincy Jerry
Sponsored by Tristel
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Applying AS/NZS 5369:2023 to practice in the primary care setting
Ruth Barratt
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Venture Medical address
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Thursday
Sponsored by Endurocide
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote: C auris
Belinda Henderson
Sponsored by Schülke
Session recorded for Webber training
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Small cycles, big impact: Applying PDSA to antimicrobial stewardship in aged residential care
Mikaela Shannon
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM The changing face of CPO, and IPC measures to manage CPO outbreaks in hospital and aged residential care
Glorijoy Tan
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Q&A for all above Speakers Thursday
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM What is IPCNC?
Angie Foster
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Thursday
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
IPC training innovation
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM Establishing an infection prevention and control train-the-trainer cleaners programme for Crestclean Healthcare
Francie Morgan
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM Healthcare assistants’ role in preventing healthcare-associated infections: Human factors approach to environmental cleaning gaps
Ann Whitfield
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Innovation comes of Age – the road to bespoke post graduate education for NZ IPC nurses
Francie Morgan
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM Afternoon Tea Thursday
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Schülke Address
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM IPC and the Built Environment
Ann Whitfield, SiewLing Ong and Julie White
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM C. Difficile - IPC case study
James Chancellor
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM Clean Between Audits
Delwyn Campbell
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Q&A and Close of Day 2
MC: Francie Morgan
5:30 PM - 11:45 PM Conference Dinner
Theme: Wellywood Glamour

Friday, August 28, 2026

Track 1
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Registration Desk Open Friday
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Three
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Keynote: Healthcare Associated Bacteraemia
Belinda Henderson
9:20 AM - 10:10 AM Keynote: Ultrasound Probes: Aligning with Standards and Decontamination Protocols
Jincy Jerry
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM AI and IPC
Noor-un-Nissa Syed
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Q&A for all above morning speakers
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Friday
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Training the next generation of infection prevention leaders: A junior doctor quality improvement program
Sarah Browning
Sponsored by Solventum
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Circular Care: Infection Prevention, Sustainability and Resilience
Vicktoria Blake
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM Rationalising Contact Precautions
Matthew Kelly
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM Genome sequencing and innovation within IPC
Max Bloomfield
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Q&A for all above Speakers
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Friday
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM Debate: Sink the sinks or sustain the sinks?
Jincy Jerry, Carolyn Clissold, Belinda Henderson, Sarah Browning, Ann Whitfield, IPCNC committee member
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Trades Treasure Hunt Prize + Awards Presentations
sponsored Venture Medical, Schülke and Whiteley
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Karakia and Close
MC: Francie Morgan
Track 1
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Registration Desk Open Friday
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Three
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Keynote: Healthcare Associated Bacteraemia
Belinda Henderson
9:20 AM - 10:10 AM Keynote: Ultrasound Probes: Aligning with Standards and Decontamination Protocols
Jincy Jerry
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM AI and IPC
Noor-un-Nissa Syed
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Q&A for all above morning speakers
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Friday
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Training the next generation of infection prevention leaders: A junior doctor quality improvement program
Sarah Browning
Sponsored by Solventum
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Circular Care: Infection Prevention, Sustainability and Resilience
Vicktoria Blake
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM Rationalising Contact Precautions
Matthew Kelly
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM Genome sequencing and innovation within IPC
Max Bloomfield
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Q&A for all above Speakers
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Friday
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM Debate: Sink the sinks or sustain the sinks?
Jincy Jerry, Carolyn Clissold, Belinda Henderson, Sarah Browning, Ann Whitfield, IPCNC committee member
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Trades Treasure Hunt Prize + Awards Presentations
sponsored Venture Medical, Schülke and Whiteley
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Karakia and Close
MC: Francie Morgan

Track 1
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Registration Desk Open Friday
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Day Three
MC: Francie Morgan
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Keynote: Healthcare Associated Bacteraemia
Belinda Henderson
9:20 AM - 10:10 AM Keynote: Ultrasound Probes: Aligning with Standards and Decontamination Protocols
Jincy Jerry
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM AI and IPC
Noor-un-Nissa Syed
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Q&A for all above morning speakers
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea Friday
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Training the next generation of infection prevention leaders: A junior doctor quality improvement program
Sarah Browning
Sponsored by Solventum
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Circular Care: Infection Prevention, Sustainability and Resilience
Vicktoria Blake
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM Rationalising Contact Precautions
Matthew Kelly
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM Genome sequencing and innovation within IPC
Max Bloomfield
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Q&A for all above Speakers
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Friday
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM Debate: Sink the sinks or sustain the sinks?
Jincy Jerry, Carolyn Clissold, Belinda Henderson, Sarah Browning, Ann Whitfield, IPCNC committee member
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Trades Treasure Hunt Prize + Awards Presentations
sponsored Venture Medical, Schülke and Whiteley
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Karakia and Close
MC: Francie Morgan

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