Grampians Region Infection Control Group (GRICG)

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The Grampians Region Infection Control Group was established in 2000 as part of the Victorian Government's initiative to facilitate a coordinated approach to the implementation of a state wide infection control strategic framework. Two infection control consultants, Bruce Fowkes and Mary Smith were appointed in January 2001 to co-ordinate the program. The group consists of the two regional consultants and the infection control consultant from each health care facility in the Grampians Region.

Meetings are held bimonthly and often involve an education session.

The purpose of the regional group is to:

• Provide a forum for liaison between agency infection control consultants
• Provide on-site support to the agency infection control consultants
• Develop generic resources that can be used by the whole region and beyond
• To conduct inter-agency benchmarking projects
• To work with the Rural Infection Control Practice Group to conduct inter-regional benchmarking projects.

 For further information about infection control in the Grampians region contact the following consultants:

• Bruce Fowkes (Regional Infection Control Consultant) Phone: (03) 53 336 023 or email bruce.fowkes@dhs.vic.gov.au or
• Mary Smith (Regional Infection Control Consultant) Phone: (03) 53 819 703 or email mary.smith@dhs.vic.gov.au

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