PROGRAM

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Keynote Speakers

Dr Victor Rosenthal

Dr Nick Graves

Invited Speakers

Eugene Athan
Infectious Disease Physician, Barwon Health

Sue Atkins
Infection Control Consultant, RDNS

Richard Bartolo
Infection Control Coordinator, Mercy Hospital for Women

Noleen Bennett
Senior Consultant, VICNISS CC

Claire Boardman
Senior Consultant, VICNISS CC

Jenny Bradford
Infection Control Consultant, Casey Hospital, Southern Health

Scott Bowden
Head Molecular Microbiology, VIDRL

Maureen Canning
Infection Control Consultant, MMC, Southern Health

Andrew Clarke
Project Offi cer. Department of Human Services

Emma Cockcroft
NPEP Clinical Nurse Consultant, The Alfred Hospital, Bayside Health

Clinton Dunkley
Senior Program Advisor, Department of Human Services

Eddie Gibbons
Project Offi cer, VQC

Glenys Harrington
Infection Control Coordinator, Alfred Hospital

Louise Hobbs
Senior Nurse Consultant, Melbourne Health

Marg Jennings
Infection Control Consultant

Sue King
Infection Control Consultant, Royal Children's Hospital

Caroline Marshall
Infectious Disease Physician, VIDS

Janice Martin
Nurse Educator, Western Health

Rodney Moran
Manager, Communicable Diseases, Department of Human Services

Alan Street
Deputy Director/ID Physician, VIDS

Verna Ramsay
Infection Control Consultant, Melbourne Health

Jan Wayland
Infection Control Coordinator, St Vincent's Private

Maureen Willson
Program Manager, Department of Human Services

Fiona Wilson
Infection Control Coordinator, Western Health

Louise Wright
Infection Control Consultant, Kingston Centre Southern Health

Dr Victor Rosenthal

Born in Argentina, Dr Rosenthal obtained a Masters Degree in Science, and in Clinical Effectiveness, at the University of Buenos Aires (BA), Argentina. He is certified in Infection Control (IC) and Hospital Epidemiology (HE), and graduated in Clinical Effectiveness at Harvard University. Dr Rosenthal completed residency programs on Internal Medicine and is certified by the Argentinean MOH. He also completed residency programs on Infectious Diseases (ID) and is certified in by the Medical College of BA. He holds an ID fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, USA.
Dr Rosenthal currently works as Director of ID, IC and HE Department at two Argentine Hospitals. He is Director of IC and HE Superior Course at Medical College of BA, he is Professor at Valparaiso University, Chile and was a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin, USA.

As editorial board member and also as a reviewer of peer review journals, Dr Rosenthal cooperates with 'AJIC', USA; 'International Federation of Infection Control', Global; 'Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials', Turkey; and 'Infectio', Colombia. As reviewer, he currently cooperates with 'ICHE'; 'Critical Care Medicine'; 'Emerging ID', from the CDC; and 'Epidemiology and Infection'. In 2005, Dr Rosenthal reviewed the Hand Hygiene Guidelines for the World Health Organisation.

Dr Rosenthal is member of the APIC international committee, and Board Member of the IC committee of ID Society of Argentina. He has organised the 2^nd IC and HE Pan American Congress held in BA in 1998 and the 5^th IC and HE Pan American Congress held in 2004 in Peru. From 1996 to 1998 performed as secretary of IC Committee of the ID Pan American Association.

Dr Rosenthal is Director and Coordinator of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) a multinational research network of around 200 researchers from 60 Cities, at 15 Countries, in 4 continents.

Dr Victor Rosenthal is proudly sponsored by Baxter.

Dr Nick Graves

Dr Nick Graves is a Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics with a joint appointment in the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, and the Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Control and Surveillance, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. Dr Graves' current research programme includes: the economics of healthcare acquired infection (HAI); the economics of screening for chronic and infectious diseases; cost-effectiveness and health related behaviour for chronic conditions; and, modelling the relationship between depression and workplace productivity. Dr Graves has made research contributions of international significance and published in AIDS, Health Economics, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Welcome Reception and Conference Dinner

Date: Thursday, 24 November 2005
Time: 18:30 – 23:00
Venue: Medallion Club Room, Telstra Dome
Cost: Inclusive for full registered delegates; Guest ticket: $110.00
Dress Code: Smart Business

An invitation is extended to all delegates to attend the Welcome Reception and Conference Dinner. Dr Victor Rosenthal will be speaking briefl y at the dinner on his work relating to infection control programs throughout the world in both developing and developed nations and the challenges to do this in resource poor settings with very limited budgets.

Pre-Conference Workshop

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Wednesday, 23 November 2005

Time: 14:30-17:30 (Afternoon tea provided)
Cost: Free of charge to registered delegates or $30.00 if not attending the Conference

Workshop Topic
Making 'cents' of the stats. How can I read this paper!

Epidemiology for Infection Control Consultants

Objectives
To assist Infection Control Consultants to read and understand scientific papers.
To assist participants in understanding basic epidemiological principles and health statistics

Workshop Presenter
Dr Ann Bull, Epidemiologist, VICNISS Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Dr Bull completed a PhD in molecular biology before working for 8 years with the Commonwealth Environment Department in Canberra and then in Kakadu National Park. Before commencing at VICNISS she completed a Masters in Applied Epidemiology while located at the Australia New Zealand Food Authority in Canberra. Dr Bull has an interest in the application of information technology systems for improving health.

Enquiries: to Claire Boardman
Email: Claire.Boardman@mh.org.au