Midlands Region

(Waikato, Tauranga, Rotarua, Gisborne, Taupo, Hawkes Bay to Waipukuru)

December 2025

MIDLANDS REGION IPC EDUCATION FORUM 

MARK THE DATE 

WHEN: Friday 27th February 2026 

WHERE: The LINK Community Centre 

                   4 Te Aroha Street, Claudelands, Hamilton 

TIME: 10AM – 2.30PM  (lite lunch provided) 

PROGRAMME

1030 – 1045 Welcome and Introduction
1045 – 1130 VRE is now closed! Lived experiences of the IPC Team during a VRE
                          Outbreak.
                          Waikato Te Whatu Ora IPC Team
1135 – 1220 Ground Hog Day and IPC – In my past life!
                           Carol Jarvis, IPC, Southern Cross Private Surgical, Hamilton
1230 – 1300 Sandwich lunch and Refreshments
1305 – 1315 IPC College News – Regional Co ordinator
1315 – 1325 Commercial Sponsors
1330 – 1400 – IPC Perspectives in the Hospice Setting
                             Francie Morgan, IPCN Consultant, Independent
1400 – 1420 – Wrap up evaluation, CLOSE

Our Regional Forum will be hosting local speakers on local IPC issues and experiences in both public and private healthcare sectors. A light sandwich lunch with refreshments will be provided.

Please confirm your registration by returning an email message to me at ipcnella@outlook.com.

Places are limited so be in quick!

Certificate of Attendance (4 hours professional development) will be issued to those who attend the full programme.

REGISTER ASAP!

I look forward to seeing you there! 

Francie Morgan 

Midlands IPC Regional Co ordinator 

ipcnella@outlook.com

November 2025

 Reigniting our collaboration and passions !

A warm welcome to all our colleagues in the Midlands Region! My first task as this region’s co ordinator is to work through the existing members list and update email contacts and deleting those who have moved on to other paths. It has been very encouraging to have many of you respond to my reach out for updating email addresses and so so good to hear your snippets of news! Thank you!

I am working towards confirming a study forum day for Friday 27th February 2026 to be hosted in Hamilton. Watch for confirmation details in your email inbox. If you would like to give a presentation or better still, delegate your colleagues to present, the forum is a great way to “step up” ….what about those Toi Ohomai Certificate and Diploma students – your assignments are awesome and should be shared! I’ve got my eyes on YOU!

So for now, over and out…take care

Francie

Francie Morgan

ipcnella@outlook.com