Department of Health

Rural infection control centres

Key messages

  • Rural infection control centres develop infection prevention strategies in regional Victoria.
  • Victoria’s five rural infection control centres provide training to rural health services.
  • Rural infection control centres are part of a statewide approach to infection prevention.

Rural infection control centres address issues and adopt strategies for the prevention and management of infectious and communicable diseases in regional Victoria.

Each centre forms part of a coordinated approach to the implementation of statewide infection prevention and control.

These centres also provide extensive training and professional development programs for implementing infection control strategies in rural health services.

Rural infection centres

There are 5 rural infection control centres in Victoria. They are as follows:

  • Barwon South rural infection control centre
  • Gippsland rural infection control centre
  • Grampians rural infection control centre
  • Hume rural infection control centre
  • Loddon Mallee rural infection control centre.

Practice group

The Rural Infection Control Practice Group (RICPRAC) is a collaborative network of rural infection control consultants and one representative from the Department of Health.

The objectives of the Rural Infection Control Practice Group are to:

  • Develop and promote standardised Infection Prevention and Control resources.
  • Provide a forum for liaison between Rural Infection Control Consultants.
  • Provide the forum for collaborative and cost effective resource development in Rural Victoria.
  • Develop and implement a three-year strategic plan, with annual review.
  • Conduct inter-regional benchmarking projects.

Rural infection control practice group contact details

Rural Infection Control Practice Group (RICPRAC) contact list - February 2024
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Reviewed 05 April 2024

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