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Epidemic S. aureus phage 80/81
1961
First Australian Hospital Infection Nurse at Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane)
1962
Infection Control Association established
1974
Australian Council HealthCare Standards established
1974
First Australian Nosocomial Infection Prevalence Study
1984
ACHS Clinical Indicators developed for:
  • Surgical Site Wound
  • Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection
  • Care Evaluation Program (ACHS)
1992
NSW Nosocomial Infection Outcome Indicator Study
1994*
National Hospital Quality Management Program
1994
NSW Health Infection Control Policy (95/13)
1995
NSW Nosocomial Infection Taskforce
1996*
Australian Hospital Care Study
1996
NHMRC Infection Control in the Health Care Setting
1996
NSW Hospital Infection, Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit Hospital Infection Surveillance System (HISS)
1998*
Communicable Diseases Network Australia New Zealand (CDNANZ) Nosocomial Advisory Group
1998
Nosocomial Advistory Group to Commonwealth
1998
Infection Control Automated Technology (ICAT) Launch - commercially available surveillance system
1998
Australian Infection Control Association Standardised National Surveillance Definitions
2000

* The HIES Unit staff contributed to these activities

HISS REFERENCE GROUP MEMBERS BETWEEN 1998 AND 2001


PROF GEOFFREY BERRY
Epidemiologist/Biostatician
Department of Public Health & Community Medicine
Building A27
University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2006

ANDREW CHILD
Clinical Director
5 Macarthur Street
Ultimo NSW 2007

DR PETER COLLIGNON
Clinical Associate Professor
Department Infectious Diseases
PO Box 11
Woden ACT 2606

DR MARK FERSON
Director
South Eastern Public Health Unit
Locked Bag 88
Randwick NSW 2031

DR JOHN FERGUSON
Director
Microbiology Diagnostic Unit
Hunter Area Pathology Service
Locked Bag No 1
Hunter Regional Mail Centre
Newcastle NSW 2310
E-mail: Jferguson@doh.health.nsw.gov.au

DR DAVID ISAACS
Staff Specialist Immunology Infectious Diseases
The New Children's Hospital
PO Box 3515
Parramatta NSW 2124

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MARY-LOUISE McLAWS
Director
The NSW Hospital Infection Surveillance Unit
University of New South Wales
UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052
E-mail: m.mclaws@unsw.edu.au

DR DAVID McWILLIAM
Director Intensive Care
Prince Alfred Hospital
Missenden Road
Camperdown NSW 2050

DR DAVID MITCHELL
Clinical Microbiologist / Infectious Diseases
Physician
CIDM, Institute Clinical Pathology and Medical Research
Westmead Hospital
Westmead NSW 2145
E-mail: Davidm@icpmr.swahs.nsw.gov.au

KATE SHARP
Infection Control Consultant
The NSW Hospital Infection Surveillance Unit
University of New South Wales
UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052
E-mail: HIESU@unsw.edu.au

KIM STEWART
Manager
AIDS/Infectious Diseases Branch
NSW Department of Health
Locked Mail Bag 961
North Sydney NSW 2059
E-mail: KSTEWA@doh.health.nsw.gov.au

DR PETER TAYLOR
Clinical Microbiologist
Department of Microbiology
St George Hospital
Belgrave Street
Kogarah NSW 2217
E-mail: P.Taylor@unsw.edu.au

DR MICHAEL WHITBY
Director Infectious Diseases
Infection Control and Sexual Health
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane QLD 4102
E-mail: whitbym@health.qld.gov.au

RICHARD WESTMedical Centre
Carrillon Road
Camperdown NSW 2050




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Head, The NSW Hospital
Infection Epidemiology
and Surveillance
(HIES) Unit
School of Public Health
and Community Medicine
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The University of
New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
Australia

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