Dr Jocelyne Basseal

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Dr Jocelyne Basseal

Associate Director, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney

Dr Jocelyne Basseal leads the strategic development of the Institute and fostering local, national and global partnerships. She is a graduate from the University of Sydney with a PhD in Medical Microbiology and has supervised post-graduate students, delivered lectures, organised scientific conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. After leaving academia, Jocelyne spent 8 years as the Managing Editor, Research and Policy Manager for the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. With strong governance knowledge, skills in policy development and communication, Jocelyne was instrumental in advocating for best practices in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for medical imaging. During this time, Jocelyne was a consultant for commercial companies as an IPC advisor and delivered educational workshops, supported medical associations with their peer-reviewed journals and developed the research grants scheme for a philanthropic organisation. Since April 2020, Jocelyne worked as an IPC consultant for the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 response supporting low-middle income countries in the Western Pacific Region. She is currently the President for the Australasian Medical Writers Association, an active member of the Standards Australia HE-023 committee and facilitating IPC guideline development for Radiology Across Borders.

‘Stay safe’ – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication

Professor Emeritus Mary-Louise McLaws AO became the go-to expert for many journalists across the media spectrum.

‘Stay safe’ – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication

Professor Emeritus Mary-Louise McLaws AO became the go-to expert for many journalists across the media spectrum.

By Dr Jocelyne Basseal, Dr Sharon Salmon, Sophie Scott