Claire Rickard is an Australian National Health and Medical Council (NHMRC) Investigator (Leadership 2). A Professor of Infection Prevention and Vascular Access with The University of Queensland and Metro North Health’s Herston Infectious Diseases Institute, she established the Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (avatargroup.org.au). She has completed 55 RCTs, and is the #1 ranked author worldwide for both “Catheter Infection; Central Venous Catheter; Intensive Care Unit” and “Catheterization; Peripheral Venous Catheter; Patient Safety”.

Workshops
ACEM 2025 has a range of hands-on educational workshops available for all delegates. The ACEM 2025 official program is scheduled in the Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) time zone (GMT+10:00). To check the program times in your location, use a time zone converter. 3.5 Hours 8 hours Full day Half day AM Half day PM Sunday 23 November Thursday 27 November All