Principal Advisor Infection Prevention and Control, Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC); Australia

Dr Susan Jain is the Principal Advisor and COVID-19 response lead of the Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) program at the Clinical Excellence Commission, NSW. Before moving to the CEC, she held the role of Infection Prevention and Control consultant at the Price of Wales Hospital, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District and St George Private Hospital.

She carries over 30 years of professional clinical experience principally in Infection Prevention and Control, Intensive Care Nursing and the Operating Theatre. She has been the advisor to COVID-19 response within Acute and non-acute Hospitals, Airport Operations, Hotel Quarantine, Maritime services, Police, Australian Defence Force, Residential Aged care Facilities, Schools and public transport operations.

Dr Jain has a Doctorate in transmission-based precautions from the University of New South Wales, Australia (UNSW) and a Master of International Public Health (MIPH) with UNSW and a Master of Nursing from University of Wollongong.