The Victorian Infection Control Professionals Association

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The Victorian Infection Control Professionals
Association Strategic Plan 2002-2004 March
2003 The VICPA executive team are committed to
the ongoing development and evaluation of the
activities of the association. The strategic
planning process is central to this commitment.
The plan will be extensively reviewed and updated
annually. VICPA members are encouraged to
comment on this document. Your input is
essential to ensure that the executive group are
providing the leadership in the areas considered
important to our members. You can comment by
email to any of the Executive Team (see page 6
for contact details) Post to PO Box 1606M, GPO
Melbourne, 3001 Fax to Glenda Gorrie - 9342 8484
You will see this symbol throughout the document
- this means that we are particularly keen to
hear your thoughts on a particular section.
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Strategic Plan 2000 Whats been happening?

• Recommendations from the 2000 Strategic Planning
  Process
• Membership package
• Develop package for new members. Currently
  working with secretariat to develop new members
  information pack, it will include the strategic
  plan, contact information, rules of the
  association. ACIA are currently reviewing the
  distribution of AICA welcome letter and
• DHS web page promote our association on DHS web
  page
• AICA VICPA website updated 2001 further
  updating with additional information planned.
• Association name change
• Complete registered in 2000 as VICPA. Rules of
  association are currently being reviewed. It is
  likely that it will be necessary to vote on some
  minor changes at the 2003 AGM. The process for
  making changes to the rules will be in accordance
  with the rules of the association.
• Target courses
• Membership secretary is now working on a strategy
  for targeting potential new members.
• Promote association with public and private
  health organisations management staff
• See previous dot point
• Professional marketing advice
• A decision was made not to invest in this
  activity until the Association product has been
  well defined and accepted by members.
• Membership dues strategy
• Dues were increased to 88 in 2001. VICPA have
  gradually re-established financial stability over
  the past 5 years, each year recording a modest
  profit.
• Investment for scholarship (aim 15K)
• 20,000 has now been invested to support a
  perpetual scholarship.
• Newsletter 3 times per annum - complete
• Scientific program conference - complete

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Introduction, Mission Values
This plan was developed by the VICPA executive
committee following 2 workshops conducted in 2002
and consultation with the membership of the
association. It builds on work that was
undertaken by the executive team in 2000 and the
needs analysis survey conducted during the same
year.
Our Mission VICPA - Preventing infection through
safe practice. We are a voluntary, not for
profit association representing Victorian
Infection Control professionals, working together
to promote infection prevention strategies in
health by fostering professional development and
standards of practice.

• Our Purpose
• Provide opportunities for the professional
  development of members.
• Ensure that members have opportunities to
  actively participate in State and National
  infection control initiatives
• Facilitate communication and discussion by
  provision of timely and relevant information to
  members

• Our Values
• Professionalism - VICPA embraces professional
  standards of practice and behaviour
• Dedication - VICPA recognises and celebrates the
  commitment of infection control professionals
• Collaboration - VICPA encourages infection
  control professionals to work together in
  achieving common goals
• Questioning - VICPA seeks to engage members to
  debate issues important to the development of
  infection control in Victoria

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Organisation Profile, History Strategic Issues

• History draft still under development
• First established as the Victorian Infection
  Control Nurses association
• VICNA was established in 197?
• Terms of Reference (??)
• Mary McCrorie was a founding member and the first
  president of the association.
• The association was incorporated in 1993/94
• Name changed to VICPA in 2000 in recognition of
  the multidisciplinary nature of infection control

• Profile
• data from the VICNA needs analysis May 2000
  compiled by Raylee Pandur
• 220 members
• 60 ? 45 years of age
• 95 RN Division 1
• 87 gt 15 years of practise
• 56 ? 5 years experience in Infection Control
• 70 have Infection Control qualification (90 of
  these Mayfield Certificate)
• 57 employed in rural or regional areas
• 54 work in the public sector
• 17 employed in a full time infection control role

Membership at July 2002 was 218

• Key Strategic Issues
• Professionalism
• Increasing complexity in advanced professional
  development requirements
• Promotion of accountability within the VICPA
  executive team
• Promotion of open constructive and inclusive
  debate within the membership
• Role Responsibilities
• Need to clarify VICPA role function to promote
  effective articulation with other key groups
• Further development of an open and effective
  relationship with AICA
• Fostering member participation in association
  activities

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Association Goals Objectives 2002-4

• Professional
• Provide opportunities for professional
  development
• Annual VICPA Scholarship
• Biennial Conference Exhibition (2003)
• Formation and facilitation of special interest
  groups
• Promote participation in debate
• Conduct annual professional issue forum
• Circulate draft strategic plan widely call for
  comment
• Development of discussion paper regarding the
  development of Professional Standards (Link with
  AICA Credentialling Board)
• Facilitate communication
• Quarterly newsletter
• Email notification list

• Operational
• Improve Executive Team accountability
• development of Key Performance Indicators,
  results to be published in the newsletter
• Update and distribute Executive Handbook
• Foster transparent open communication with
  membership
• Distribution of action items list and summary of
  meetings on email notification list
• Build on the professional face of the association
• Review of secretariat needs and appointment
• Review update newsletter format
• Maintain financial stability
• Invest a further 10K in scholarship fund
• Ensure alignment with membership needs
• Repeat satisfaction survey

denotes new initiatives currently being
developed.
As these professional initiatives largely rely on
voluntary efforts to plan and undertake them ,
the Executive team have selected 3 action items
to address in 2003. All operational objectives
will be addressed. The shaded areas denote 2003
priorities.
These have been separated into to categories,
professional operational. Professional
objective and goals related to those strategies
designed to achieve the associations purposes
(see page 2). Operational objectives relate to
the strategies intended to improve internal
organisational operations.
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2002-3 Executive Team
Key Milestones Feed back will be collated and
the document modified according. Complete
February 2003 Circulate finalised document with
Newsletter Complete March 2003 Continue work on
implementation plans for new initiatives On
going Review progress against plan report to
membership Complete June 2003 Planning for 2004
activities - input from members called
for Complete July 2003 Finalise 2004
plan Complete October 2003