HIES Timelines
See also:
| 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
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ANDREW CHILD
Clinical Director | 5 Macarthur Street
Ultimo NSW 2007
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DR PETER COLLIGNON
Clinical Associate Professor | Department Infectious Diseases
PO Box 11
Woden ACT 2606
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DR MARK FERSON
Director | South Eastern Public Health Unit
Locked Bag 88
Randwick NSW 2031
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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
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DR DAVID ISAACS
Staff Specialist Immunology Infectious Diseases | The New Children's Hospital
PO Box 3515
Parramatta NSW 2124
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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
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DR DAVID McWILLIAM
Director Intensive Care | Prince Alfred Hospital
Missenden Road
Camperdown NSW 2050
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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
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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
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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
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DR PETER TAYLOR
Clinical Microbiologist | Department of Microbiology
St George Hospital
Belgrave Street
Kogarah NSW 2217
E-mail: P.Taylor@unsw.edu.au
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DR MICHAEL WHITBY
Director Infectious Diseases | Infection Control and Sexual Health
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane QLD 4102
E-mail: whitbym@health.qld.gov.au
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| RICHARD WEST | Medical Centre
Carrillon Road
Camperdown NSW 2050 |