Objectives

The Associations Main Objectives are:

• To foster, promote and encourage interest amongst the members of the Association and others in the study of the Sterile Services concept and allied problems with a view to increasing the efficiency of the service provided by hospitals in New Zealand to patients and the public generally.
• To promote and encourage the implementation and upgrading of principles and practices of sterilisation.
• To encourage the publication of any useful information concerning Sterile Service practices.
• To promote conferences for the consideration of all questions relating to Sterile Services and allied fields.

Executive Details

National Executive

President
Aileen Derby

Secretary
Cathy Rackley

Treasurer
Daniel Phillips

Events

The Associations annual conference is normally held in November. The venue changes each year and is known at least one year in advance.

Upcoming Conferences

...to be announced...

Past Conferences

November 2005
Annual NZSSA Conference 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
[ more details ]

2004
Annual NZSSA Conference 2004
Wellington, New Zealand

2003
Annual NZSSA Conference 2003
Christchurch, New Zealand

2002
Annual NZSSA Conference 2002
Palmerston North, New Zealand

Contact

Aileen Derby
President
Email:
Website: www.nzssa.org

Information about New Zealand

Location

The islands of New Zealand are part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia.

Statistics

• Area: 268,680 km²
• Population: 3,993,817 (July 2004)
• Capital: Wellington
• Languages: English (official), Maori (official)
• Religion: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
• Climate: temperate with sharp regional contrasts
• Time Zone: GMT +12hrs
• Currency: New Zealand Dollar [NZD]