The Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) was established in 1998 and is a multi-national, voluntary, organization dedicated to the advancement of infection control practice to reduce hospital associated infections, monitor and control emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and improved patient outcomes.
APSIC aims to bring together multidisciplinary infection control professionals in the region to share their knowledge, experience, skills, and quality improvement and research findings by facilitating the exchange of information through training courses, seminars, congresses and conferences in the Asia Pacific region.
APSIC is working towards establishing collaborative partnerships in the region to facilitate and encourage quality improvement initiatives and infection control research to promote cost effective evidence based practices throughout the Asia Pacific region.
- Australian Infection Control Association
- New South Wales Infection Control Association
- Victorian Infection Control Association
- Infection Control Practitioners Association of Queensland
- Infection Control Association of South Australia
- Tasmanian Infection Control Association
- New Zealand National Division of Infection Control Nurses
- Infection Control Association (Singapore)
- Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses Association
- Hospital Infection Society of India
- Philippine Hospital Infection Control Society
- The Hospital Infection Society
- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc
- The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- International Federation of Infection Control
dedicated to the advancement of infection control practices
The Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) is a multi-national, voluntary, organization dedicated to the advancement of infection prevention and control.
APSIC objectives include:
- To build a network of infection control professionals working towards quality healthcare in the Asia Pacific region
- To facilitate exchange of information and data on infection prevention and control through workshops, seminars, congresses, and conferences
- To assist in formulating recommendations, guidelines or standards by consensus working groups
- To collaborate and work with non-government and government organizations on international, national or regional research
- To collaborate and work with non-government and government organizations on investigations and outbreaks of emerging pathogens.
Associations, societies and individuals from infection control disciplines in country and regional areas of the Asia Pacific region are welcome to become members of APSIC in accordance with the APSIC rules.
Representatives of associations/societies need to complete and submit an application form on behalf of their association/society. Once the application has been endorsed by the APSIC Executive Committee representative/s of your association/society are welcome your participation in the APSIC AGM Committee meetings which is held during the APSIC congress meetings. An association/society application form can be obtained by contacting APSIC.
The APSIC Congress meeting is held every two years in a country in the Asia Pacific region that has made a successful bid at an AGM meeting (See APSIC Bid Guidelines).
The Congress facilitates the exchange of information by bringing together multidisciplinary infection control professionals to share their knowledge, experience, skills, and quality improvement and research findings. The APSIC Congress is the largest international meeting of infection prevention experts in the Asia Pacific region and provides a prime educational opportunity for infection control professionals in the region.
The 5th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control is being held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia on 8–11 November 2011.
The APSIC Executive Committee are facilitating infection control research in the region by partnering with industry to conduct multicentre research projects/studies in the region. This is an excellent opportunity for infection control professionals in the region to join with APSIC in pursuing our collective interest in improving patient outcomes. If your infection control department/team and hospital are interested in joining an APSIC project/study contact APSIC via this web page. See the APSIC research tab for more information on the latest multicenter APSIC research project/study.