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Invisible Risks, Visible Impact: Tackling HAI’s Through Professional Cleaning – ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo 2025

Date

Oct 29 2025
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Time

(Australian Eastern Standard Time)
11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Sydney, Australia
14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2000

ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre

EVENT PRICING:

ISSA Members: FREE
Nonmembers: FREE

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Cleaning is recognised as essential in healthcare and aged care, but many still underestimate the impact of targeted, high-quality cleaning in preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). Patients affected by HAIs, contribute to longer hospital stays, increased costs, and avoidable harm. Globally, HAIs remain a persistent challenge in care environments.

This panel will explore why routine cleaning is no longer enough. We’ll present Australian and global data, outline high-risk areas, and explain how more stringent, evidence-based cleaning practices are vital for infection prevention. We’ll also highlight the growing need for specialised training and compliance standards for cleaning professionals to ensure safety in healthcare, aged care, and other at-risk settings.

Join us to better understand how professional cleaning is a key defence against HAIs and essential to protecting patient and resident wellbeing.

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This workshop is taking place at the ISSA Cleaning and Hygiene Expo at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney.

Interested in registering a large group?
For inquries about group ordering, please contact the event organizer.

Organizer

ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo
ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo
Website
https://cleaninghygieneexpo.issa.com/

Speaker

  • Linda Lybert
    Linda Lybert Executive Director, Healthcare Surfaces Institute (HSI)
    Linda Lybert
    Linda Lybert
    Executive Director, Healthcare Surfaces Institute (HSI)

    Linda Lybert is the Founder and Executive Director of the Healthcare Surfaces Institute (HSI), now a division of ISSA, where she also leads the newly established ISSA Healthcare Division. With 27 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Linda is a nationally recognized expert in infection prevention, with a specialized focus on the role surfaces play in the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

    She developed the Seven Aspects of Surface Selection©, a groundbreaking framework that addresses the complex factors influencing surface safety and hygiene in healthcare environments. Her work has consistently emphasized the need for a multidisciplinary approach, uniting professionals from infection prevention, materials science, design, and healthcare operations.

    To address the fragmented efforts across the industry, Linda founded HSI with a board of global experts, creating the first collaborative dedicated solely to surface-related challenges in healthcare. Under her leadership, the Institute has become a hub for research, education, and innovation aimed at reducing HAIs through improved surface design, selection, and maintenance.

    In 2024, HSI merged with ISSA, and Linda is now spearheading the development of the ISSA Healthcare Division, which provides strategic guidance, training, and resources to healthcare professionals, manufacturers, and building service providers focused on healthcare environmental hygiene.

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