Interstate Meetings

New South Wales

Monday 13th October
Virology SIG Meeting
Hepatitis C virus reinfection and superinfection: Evidence forpartial protective immunity against HCV infection?

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:
Dr Jason Grebely, the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and ClinicalResearch (NCHECR), UNSW”Epidemiology and natural history of HCV reinfection andsuperinfection?”
A/Prof Peter White, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences,UNSW”Partial protective immunity against HCV reinfection?: Evidencefrom the ATAHC study”

VENUE:Edmund Blackett Building Function Room,Prince of Wales Hospital,Cnr High and Avoca Sts, Randwick
TIME:Please meet at 6.30pm for a light dinnerTalks start promptly at 7.00pmEntry is via gold coin donation to
RSVP Or for further information :Gillian ScottGillian.Scott@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.auSacha Stelzer-BraidSacha.Stelzer-Braid@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.auPh (02) 9382 9096



Tuesday 28th October
Clinical SIG Meeting

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

Dr Ian Chambers”Diagnosis and Prevalence of Enteric Pathogens”
Dr Grant McBride ”I never knew that – sudden death of a sailor”
William Crozier ”An Unusual Case of Fungal Sinusitis”

VENUE:Wollongong Hospital
TIME:Dinner 6.00pm; Presentations 7.00-9.00pm; Buffet meal & drinks provided
RSVP: For catering purposes, please RSVP by 26th October toAnda Clayton (02) 4224 7342or email anda.clayton@southernpath.com.auor to Nelson Dennis (02) 4222 5359or email Nelson.Dennis@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Harsha's report on Parasitology SIG Meeting

Following a very successful Parasitology SIG meeting, there were lots of queries for Prof Goldsmid's book. As decided in the meeting, I am attaching an order form to be published in the newsletter which can be printed by anyone interested and posting/faxing to the no. at the bottom of the form. Inquiries can be made to the College via their website. http://www.tropmed.org/newindex.htm

For more information, please see web link or order form.

Dr Harsha Sheorey
MBBS , MD , FRCPA, MASM
Consultant Medical Microbiologist
St Vincent 's Hospital, Melbourne
PO Box 2900
Fitzroy Vic 3065

New Guidelines Released

The Culture Media Special Interest Group (SIG) is pleased to announce the release of the completed and approved version of their latest document

‘Guidelines for Assuring Quality of Food and Water Microbiological Culture Media'

The Guidelines have gone through extensive preparation, including local, national and international review, and incorporate crossreferences to Australian Standards for food microbiology (including recent updates of AS1766 series to AS5013 series), AS4276 series for water microbiology, and appropriate ISO standards.

This document is intended to offer guidance to food and water microbiology laboratories of any size, whether they prepare media in-house, purchase it commercially, or obtain it from a central facility within their greater organisation.

The Guidelines will be available shortly for download. In the meantime, the Guidelines can be obtained by contacting the Culture Media SIG Hon. Sec.

Peter Traynor MASM
Hon Sec Culture Media SIG
Ph 1800 33 1163
Email peter.traynor@oxoid.com.au