haere mai! haere mai! haere mai!
Nga manuhiri tuarangi, nga rangatira ma, tena koutou, haere mai
Visitors from afar, respected guests, greetings to you all and welcome.
he pu'ia taronui
he ope tangata rau,
e kara e ngara.
A large single-purpose group will not be deterred.
The Infection Prevention & Control Nurses College, NZNO
The IPCNC was formed as a special interest section of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation some 30 years ago, in the 1970s.
From small beginnings when the role of an Infection Control Nurse was a pioneer role within nursing and indeed before infection control programmes were entrenched into health care organisations to the current day.
Today we boast a large membership and have many highly skilled infection prevention & control nurses amongst us. The infection prevention & control nurse role has evolved into a highly specialised role with a job description scope that covers almost all aspects of health care delivery.
New Zealand infection prevention & control programmes are supported formally through the New Zealand Standard NZS8134.3.1:2008
The IPCNC hosts an annual or biennial conference and accompanying Annual General Meeting. The College is represented by it's National Committee which meets regularly to conduct College business. (Click here to see the current committee )
National IPCNC Conference to be held in Palmerston North 21-23 August 2013
Call for abstracts now open - closing date is 30th April 2013
The Infection Prevention & Control Nurses College NZNO 2013 Conference Organising Committee encourage you to submit your abstract, relevant to the conference, to be held at the Convention Centre, Palmerston North from 21 - 23 August 2013.
Visit the Conference website for more details
How to use this Website
As an internet facility we welcome visits from interested parties and hope that this site provides useful insight into the New Zealand Infection Prevention & Control scene.
Access to ALL the information contained within the site is available only through becoming a member of the IPCNC. (Click here for further membership information)
Direct website queries to the WebMaster:
Julianne Munro
julianne.munro@cdhb.health.nz
Site Last Updated on:
31st May 2013