History of ICAS
Infection Control Association (Singapore) was founded in February 2000 by the following founding members:
- Dr Ling Moi Ling, President
- Dr Helen Oh, Vice President
- Lee Shu Lay, Secretary
- Lily Lang, Treasurer
Achievement over the years
APSIC Courses
- The first APSIC Course was jointly organized by Infection Control Association and Infection Control Chapter in 2002.
- 1-11 September 2006 – 3rd APSIC Training Course for Infection Control
- 1-11 September 2008 – 4th APSIC Training Course in Infection Control at Furama City Centre
- 12-22 July 2010 – 5th APSIC Training Course in Infection Control
- 2-12 July 2012 – 6th APSIC Course in Infection Control at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Advanced Course in Infection Control
- 21 August 2009 – Advanced Course in Infection Control at Singapore General Hospital
- 2-3 September 2011 –
Infection Control Training Course
- 12-15 December 2006 – REDI Centre Train-The-Trainer Course in Infection Control
- 29-30 September 2010 – ICAS Infection Control Training Course for ILTCs 2010
- October 2011 – ICA Course for AIC
ICAS Congress
- 6-7 November 2009 – First International Congress in Infection Control (ICAS 10th year Anniversary) – Meeting New Challenges in Infection Control at Grand Copthorne Waterfront
- 18-20 February 2011 – Second ICAS Congress at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Sponsorship
- Sponsored 10 members to APSIC Congress 2009 in Macau
- Sponsored 6 members to APSIC Conference 2011 in Melbourne
Organized Seminars
- 15 October 2008 at Health Promotion Board – The real Cost of Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs) Can Anyone Fully Measure?
- 28 February 2009 – Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter Baumanii at Furama City Centre
- 25 April 2009 – Hand Hygiene Workshop at Carlton Hall, York Hotel.
- 13 July 2009 at Swissotel Merchant Court – Patient Management: The Era of Rapid Diagnostic Results
- 19 June 2010 – Hand Hygiene Workshop at Carlton Hall, York Hotel.
- 9 April 2011 – Sterile Reprocessing Competency Workshop at Goodwood Park Hotel
Infection Control Week
- 30 November 2010 – National Infection Control Week, Hilton Hotel, Singapore
Guidelines
- Guidelines for School and Childcare Centre launched 6 November 2009
- Infection Control Guidelines for Long Term Care Facility launched January 2010
- Guidelines on MRSA
- The AEAN Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization of Instruments in Health Care Facilities
- VAP Guidelines