About Us
Infection Control Association of South Australia (ICASA)

The Infection Control Association of South Australia (ICASA) was founded in the early 80s with a membership primarily of nurses with a common interest in infection prevention and control.

ICASA membership numbers have grown over the years to include now people from varying industries around South Australia, Australia and other countries.

A diverse range of people and industries are welcome to apply for membership benefits, including health and aged care facilities; food preparation firms; education facilities; tourism operators ... in fact, any business or organisation with a passion for protecting their clients, customers, patients and staff by applying strong hygiene and infection control practices.

ICASA's Executive Committee has a vision to be respected as a 'proactive, dynamic, peak professional body that achieves excellence in infection prevention and control through its diverse members'.

To achieve this goal, ICASA partners with

• other associations and organisations
• hospital and community staff
• industry collaborators / manufacturers
• government agencies

ICASA Executive Committee meetings (usually 1.5 to 2 hours in duration) are held monthly in the Adelaide City or via teleconference. Committee members have all been voted into their positions and undertake the work of the association in a voluntary capacity.

Outside of these meetings, below are some of the activities members are involved in:

• Responding to national Infection Prevention and Control inquires
• Providing clinical expertise nationally through various activities such as
  • the Hand Hygiene Project
  • The Draft Surveillance Document
  • Scope of Practice for the ICP
  • National Infection Control Guidelines
  • the national AICA Conference
• Organising a program of educational infection control seminars for metro and country members
• Organising workshops, including IT training
• Organising an annual state conference
• Providing regular newsletters and resources to members
• Supporting regional members through our country executive committee members
• Organising state scholarships
• Sharing news, resources and educational materials through our website: www.icasa.org.au (both for members and the general public)
• Partnering with various trade sponsors to ensure ICASA members have access to the latest information on products and future technologies
• (until 2009) hosting the national infection control email discussion site

We continually strive to improve quality resources for our members and encourage them to share or suggest new resources to publish in our Website’s members only section.

Members interested in participating as an Executive Committee member are welcomed. Current committee Members embrace a mentoring process to ensure new member are given the support and skills to work within the committee. You can meet our current committee on our Contact Us page and apply through our Secretary for more information about joining.