Claire Rickard Australia

Professor Claire Rickard is an Australian National Health and Medical Council (NHMRC) Investigator (Leadership 2). She is a Professor of Infection Prevention and Vascular Access with The University of Queensland and Metro North Health’s Herston Infectious Diseases Institute in Brisbane, Australia. After specializing as an ICU nurse, and completing a PhD in infection prevention, she established the Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATARgroup.org.au). Prof Rickard has completed >55 randomised controlled trials, has >350 publications including in The Lancet, NEJM and JAMA Paediatrics, and has won >AUD$30 million in research funding. She has mentored numerous outstanding research students and researchers, and her work has shaped many international clinical practice guidelines. Prof Rickard’s achievements have seen her elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, American Academy of Nursing, Australian College of Nursing, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. Prof Rickard is ranked as the #1 author worldwide over the past decade for both “Catheter Infection; Central Venous Catheter; Intensive Care Unit” and “Catheterization; Peripheral Venous Catheter; Patient Safety” (Scival).

Main Congress - Day 2

Time	Session

10:00am 11:10am	Symposium 1B Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Emerging Technological / Innovations in Infection Control Assoc. Prof.Andrea Kwa Chairperson Singapore General HospitalSingapore Assoc. Prof.Le Thi Anh Thu Chairperson Viet Nam Infection Control SocietyVietnam Novel Materials used for IPC Improvement Dr.Izzuna Mudla Mohamed Ghazali Speaker Ministry of HealthMalaysia Real Learning in a Virtual World: Enhancing Infection Prevention and Control Training and Competency with Virtual Reality Dr.Erica Shenoy Speaker SHEA, Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States Protect PIVC: The ProP Trial: An Adaptive Randomised Controlled Trial of a Novel Antimicrobial Dressing for Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIVCs) Prof.Claire Rickard Speaker The University of QueenslandAustralia Q&A Conference Hall 2
1:25pm 2:35pm	Symposium 2A INSM Symposium: Prevention of Hospital Onset Bloodstream Infections (BSI) Prof.Sabiha Essack Chairperson University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa Dr.Tiew Wah Tin Chairperson MOH (Tunku Azizah Hospital) Malaysia The Use of Infrared Thermography in the Early Development of Phlebitis in Adult Patients with Peripherally Inserted Venous Catheters Prof.Azlina Daud Speaker International Islamic University Malaysia, member of INSMalaysia The IV Care Adaptive Platform : Towards Zero BSIs Prof.Claire Rickard Speaker The University of QueenslandAustralia APSIC Updated on CLABSI Prevention Assoc. Prof.Moi Lin Ling Speaker Singapore Health Services Pte LtdSingapore Q&A Conference Hall 1

Main Congress - Day 3

Time	Session

7:30am 8:15am	Meet the Expert 1 Preventing Vascular Associated Infections - Infusion Nurses Society Malaysia (INSM) Prof.Azlina Daud Moderator International Islamic University Malaysia, member of INSMalaysia Dr.Jeya Devi Coomarasamy Moderator Infusion Nurses Society MalaysiaMalaysia Prof.Claire Rickard Speaker The University of QueenslandAustralia Conference Hall 1