Interest Groups
IPAC Canada encourages members to develop interest groups as a means to disseminate and share information with others who have a similar interest, and will assist members to do this.
Participants in interest groups MUST be IPAC Canada members. For more information on joining IPAC Canada, go to our Membership Information page. Membership in any of our interest groups is free to members. To join an interest group contact admin@ipac-canada.org.
Special Interest Groups:
- Cardiac Care Interest Group (CCIG)
- Community Health Care Interest Group (CHIG)
- Dialysis Interest Group (DIG)
- Environmental Hygiene Interest Group (EHIG)
- Healthcare Facility Design and Construction Interest Group (HFDC)
- Long Term Care Interest Group (LTC)
- Mental Health Interest Group (MHIG)
- Northern Network
- Oncology/Transplantation Interest Group (OTIG)
- Paediatric & Neonatal Interest Group (PNIG)
- Prehospital Care Interest Group (PHIG)
- Reprocessing Interest Group (RIG)
- Dental Sub-Committee -Reprocessing Interest Group
- Safety, Quality, Risk and Leadership Interest Group
- Surveillance and Applied Epidemiology Interest Group (SAEIG)
| Interest Group | Chair/Co-chair | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Care Interest Group | Chair: Kevin Stinson | |
| Community Health Care Interest Group | Chair: Raheeq Khalil Co-Chair: Suzette Nascimento |
communityhealthig@ipac-canada.org |
| Dialysis Interest Group | Chair: Marina Chung Co-Chair: Anisha Garga & Justyna Graves |
dialysisig@ipac-canada.org |
| Environmental Hygiene Interest Group | Chair: Cailin Banks Co-Chairs: Chantal McGivern Steven Schweon |
environmentalhygieneig@ipac-canada.org |
| Healthcare Facility Design and Construction Interest Group | Chair: Karl Zebarth Co-Chair: Krista Cardamone |
healthcarefacility@ipac-canada.org |
| Long Term Care Interest Group | Chair: Tiberius Stanescu Co-Chair: Theano Koutsouvanos |
longtermcareig@ipac-canada.org |
| Mental Health Interest Group | Chair: Murtuza Diwan Co-Chair: Steven Schweon |
mentalhealthig@ipac-canada.org |
| Northern Network Interest Group | Chair: Karen Pardy | karen_pardy@gov.nt.ca |
| Oncology and Transplantation Interest Group | Chair: Kelsey Houston Co-Chair: Krista Marquis |
oncology-transplantation@ipac-canada.org |
| Paediatric & Neonatal Interest Group | Chair: Christine Sherren Co-Chair: Bridget Maxwell |
pediatricneonatalig@ipac-canada.org |
| Prehospital Care Interest Group | Chair: Scott Stephens | prehospitalcareig@ipac-canada.org |
| Reprocessing Interest Group | Chair: Kaethel Decker Co-Chair: Tina Stacey-Works |
reprocessing@ipac-canada.org |
| Reprocessing Interest Group, Dental Sub-Committee |
Chair: Melanie Murray Co-Chair: Cindy Isaak Ploegman |
ipacdental@ipac-canada.org |
| Safety, Quality, Risk and Leadership Interest Group | Chair: Qasim Mohiuddin, Paige Reason and Heather Candon | ipac-sqrlinterestgroup@ipac-canada.org |
| Surveillance and Applied Epidemiology Interest Group | Chair: Katherine Paphitis Co-Chair: Robyn Mitchell |
saeig@ipac-canada.org |