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Sandra Joyce Berenger (1945 – ) is an Australian Infection Control Nurse Professional who is one of the pioneers of modern infection control practice in Australia. She also played a pivotal role in extensive efforts to provide community HIV education and preventative action to high risk populations in the Newcastle and Hunter regions.

Education

 * Secondary: Methodist College, Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * Tertiary: London, UK 1964 - 1968
 * General Nursing Training - Royal Masonic Hospital
 * Paediatrics - St Mary's Hospital, Paddington
 * Casualty and Outpatients - St George's Hospital, Hyde Park


 * Post graduate:
 * Infection Control Certificate - Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences, Melbourne, Victoria, 1977
 * Health Administration - Mitchell College of Advance Education Bathurst, NSW, 1980-83

Career
2005 – 2015 current Hunter New England Area Health Service Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC Level 3) Infection Prevention and Control Unit •	Overseeing and co-ordination of the Infection Prevention and Control Service of Hunter New England Area Health Services •	Management of the Unit’s transition from Hunter Area Health Service to Hunter New England Area Health Service •	CNC3 position is based in a level 5 tertiary referral hospital & has responsibility for a huge geographical area •	Responsible for Acute and Primary & Community Networks, Mental Health and Oral Health streams. •	Responsible for staffing with nurses of appropriate grade •	Ensuring that best practice standards and infection control benchmarks are met. •	International teaching commitments to training infection control practitioners, nurses from overseas – Fiji.

1992-2005 Hunter Area Health Service Hunter Area Infection Control Consultant (CNC Level 3) •	Responsible for Acute and Primary & Community Networks, Mental Health and Oral Health streams. •	Responsible for staffing with nurses of appropriate grade •	Ensuring that best practice standards and infection control benchmarks are met. •	International teaching commitments to training infection control practitioners, nurses from overseas – Vietnam. 1990-1992	Project Officer, NSW Health Department (on secondment) •	NSW Infection Control Policy for HIV, AIDS and Associated Conditions •	Needs Based Survey for NSW Health Care Worker needs in HIV, AIDS and Infection Control. •	NSW Health Care Worker Education Kit •	Course Co-ordinator for the NSW `Train-the Trainer' for health care workers in HIV, AIDS and Infection Control for NSW State. •	Nominated Staff Member of the Hunter Area Health Service Board – 1990 to 1993.

1987-1990	Area Infection Control Consultant, Greater Newcastle Hunter Region •	Planning and development of policy for HIV/AIDS Services as a Supra Regional Centre for AIDS. •	Train, supervise and support staff caring for HIV/AIDS patients. •	Implement policy, clinical assessments, funding submissions and annual funding enhancement documents for AIDS Services. •	International teaching commitments to training infection control practitioners, nurses from overseas – India, SriLanka, Phillipines, Thailand.

1984-1987	Infection Control Supervisor/Assistant Director of Nursing Infection Control Royal Newcastle Hospital; Relief for Belmont, Rankin Park, William Lyne Hospitals and Shortland Clinic •	Research, formulate and write Infection Control Manuals. •	Hospital acquired Septicaemia project. •	Hepatitis B and AIDS Policy Document, 1985. •	Develop, implement and evaluate training programs in HIV/AIDS for health care workers/community educators/schools/prison projects.

1981-1984	Infection Control Supervisor, Royal Newcastle, Belmont, Rankin Park, William Lyne Hospitals and Shortland Clinic •	Management of hepatitis B minor epidemic, 1983-1984. •	Implement new Entral Feeding system. •	IV therapy survey, implement IV cannula management and trolleys. •	Implement IV Additive Service

1972- 1981 Charge Sister, Royal Newcastle Hospital •	Wards 400A and 400B Surgical/Medical Ward and Private Wing (Female) •	Infection Control Interest and surveillance from 1972 onwards •	Relieving Nursing Office Supervisor - 6 months and on going relief. •	Implement isolation techniques, 1978. •	IV Cannulation audits – 1972 onwards •	Wound Surveillance – 1972 onwards

1971-1972	Registered General Nurse, Surgical Ward 400C and 400B, Royal Newcastle Hospital •	General nursing in acute care settings.

1968-1969 Staff Nurse, Consulting Room Suite, Royal Masonic Hospital, London W6. UK •	General nursing in outpatient consultancy suite

Administration

 * 1968:

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Australian Infection Control Association – Service Award. Infection Control Association of NSW Inc. — Life Membership Administrative Assistant, 1994. President, 1991-1993. Vice President, 1990/91. Secretary, 1989/90. Education Career Pathway Committee 1994 — 1998 (Member) NSW Nurses Association Education Career Pathway Committee, (Chairperson) 1990 — 1992 Infection Control Group, Hunter Region, President, 1988 and Vice President, 1982. American Practitioners for Infection Control (APIC). Hunter Microbiology Association. National Executive, AICA, 1991/92. Foundation member of the Hunter AIDS Foundation Sterilisation Research Advisory Council of NSW (SRACA) Member Hepatitis C Council of NSW Member Viral Hepatitis Board Representative for the Hunter Area Health Service 1989 – 1999 - Infection Control Association NSW Inc Member of the Education and Career Pathway Committee

Honors

 * Date? John Hunter Hospital, World AIDS Day Service Award
 * 1996 - World AIDS Day Service Award — Nominated by the Community
 * 2002 – Gold Ribbon Award from Hunter Area Health Service in recognition of an Outstanding Performance and Valuable Work by an Individual
 * 2007 – NSW Health Awards, Category – Make Prevention everybody’s business – Finalist in Reduction of Multi-resistant Organism Transmission in Tertiary Intensive Care
 * 2015 - CAUTI awards x 4