Course Objectives

There are three different modules taking place in parallel at which you can participate:

• The Basic Infection Control Module
  This module represents the core of the course that teaches the epidemiology and prevention of healthcare associated infections in hospitals, day-clinics/out-patient departments and nursing homes. It provides solid state-of-the-art lectures, hands-on exercises, case-oriented classes, self training and interactive problem sessions.
• The Applied Infection Control Module
  It provides in-depth training on the epidemiology and prevention of a limited number of healthcare-related infections. The focus will be on the application of the theoretical background in clinical practice. At the end of the training, participants will be able to deal with infection control issues questions in their own institutes.
• The Advanced Infection Control Module
  This module provides focused training in the field of healthcare-related infection epidemiology. The focus will be on advanced epidemiological methods and their application in the field of nosocomial infections and infection control. At the end of the training, participants will be able to interpret these methods for clinical practice and research.

Course Venue

Euroforum Infantes
Calle del Rey, 38
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
28200 Madrid
Phone +34 91896 70-00
Fax +34 91896 70-70
Venue website

Target Audience

• Basic Infection Control Module:
  You should attend if you are a physician / nurse / technician, with future or actual responsibility in control programmes of healthcare-related infections; seeking a theoretical and practical training in order to prepare for the job; an experienced infection control practitioner seeking to evaluate your professional priorities and those of your team.
• Applied Infection Control Module:
  You should attend if you are a physician working in the field of clinical microbiology, infectious diseases or a related medical specialty or an infection control practitioner and if you have several years of experience in the field of healthcare-related infection control and preferably you have attended the basic infection control course before.
• Advanced Infection Control Module:
  You should attend if you are a physician or otherwise experienced professional in the field of clinical microbiology, infectious diseases or a related medical specialty, and if you have several years of experience in the field of healthcare-related infection control, and preferably you have attended the basic infection control course before.
  This module is especially suited for those involved in (or planning to start) epidemiological research in hospital epidemiology. Education in mathematics, statistics, or molecular biology is not a prerequisite for this module.

Course Programme

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Basic Infection Control Module

• The hospital Epidemiologist: rational, responsibilities and activities. Andreas Voss
• Introduction to epidemiology I. Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls
• Infection control: where to start and how to continue. Loreen Herwaldt
• Surgical site infections. Jan Kluytmans
• Approach to investigation of outbreaks. Loreen Herwaldt
• Introduction to epidemiology II. Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls
• Organization of the Infection Control Team. Bart Gordts
• Cost effectiveness of infection control programs: convincing your hospital administrator about the need to invest in infection control. Markus Dettenkofer
• Patterns of transmission of nosocomial infections. Christian Ruef
• Dynamics and prevention of catheter related bacteremia. Leonard Mermel
• How to prevent the spread of nosocomial infections among patients admitted to the hospital: from isolation policies to standard and additional precautions. Marc Struelens
• Prevention of TB transmission. Bart Gordts
  No presentation available
• Prevention of transmission of multiresistant nosocomial pathogens: what did we learn from MRSA?. Bart Gordts
  No presentation available
• Prevention and management of C. difficile epidemics. Marc Struelens
  No presentation available
• Prevention of transmission of multiresistant enterobacteriaceae. Marc Struelens
• Prevention of transmission of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other non-fermenters. Marc Struelens
  No presentation available
• Prevention of transmission of vancomycin resistant enterococci. Bart Gordts
  No presentation available
• Prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Marc Bonten
• Handhygiene: why, when, what and how. Andreas Widmer
• Guidelines: how to develop, read and apply. Andreas Voss
• Crucial aspects of sterilization and disinfection. Markus Dettenkofer
• Introduction to epidemiology III. Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls
• Role of molecular typing in infection control. Marc Struelens
  No presentation available
• Infection in the operating room. Bart Gordts
• Catheter related infections in the ICU. Jan Kluytmans
  No presentation available
• Control of infections in special situations. Christian Ruef
• Surveillance: mode, practical issues. Loreen Herwaldt
• Employee safety and health, control of blood-borne pathogens. Christian Ruef
• Managing emerging infections with high publicity and no cure. Christian Ruef
• Control of pandemic influenza. Leonard Mermel
• Getting the right things done. Bart Gordts
 

 Applied Infection Control Module

• Endoscope and disinfection.
  Markus Dettenkofer
  Christian Ruef
  Andreas Widmer
• Antimicrobial use
  Jan Kluytmans
  Marc Struelens
  Andreas Voss
• Bundles and infection control
  Loreen Herwaldt
  Jan Kluytmans
  Leonard Mermel
• VAP
  Marc Bonten
  Marc Struelens
• Legionella
  Markus Dettenkofer
  Loreen Herwaldt
  Christian Ruef 
• MRSA
  Bart Gordts
  Andreas Voss
  Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls

 Advanced Infection Control Module

• Principles of clinical epidemiology: causal and descriptive research. Arno Hoes
  No presentation available
• Principle of study design. Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls
  No presentation available
• Introduction to mathematical modelling [1] (concept of vector-borne disease). Marc Bonten
• Case control studies: strengths, limitations and common misunderstandings. Arno Hoes
  No presentation available
• Development of study protocol: introduction. Arno Hoes
  No presentation available
• The role of patient dependency in data-analysis. Ben Cooper
• Introduction to mathematical modelling [2] (calculation of RO and Ra, importance of stochastics). Ben Cooper
• Bias and confounding in epidemiology: theory and practical examples from hospital epidemiolgy. Arno Hoes & Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews. Melsen
  No presentation available
• Outbreak investigation. Loreen Herwaldt
• Working on study protocol assignment. Loreen Herwaldt
  No presentation available
• Mathematical modelling: examples of MRSA (hospital-associated MRSA, rapid diagnostic testing, CA-MRSA, animal-related MRSA), Marc Bonten
• Complex studies in infection control: The case of SDD: dilemmas in study design, analysis and interpretation. Marc Bonten & Ben Cooper
  No presentation available