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ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections - ESGNI

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ESGNI Survey 2013: Top Ten Questions in Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention and Control

This survey is intended to give an overview on the ranking of top issues and questions in the field of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), as judged by you. This survey addresses research priorities as well as practical aspects of IPC. Antimicrobial Stewardship has not been considered here.

Thank you for all your replies, the survey is closed now and in the process of analysis.

The results will be presented at the upcoming ECCMID in Berlin and will be published soon after this congress.

Markus Dettenkofer and Barry Cookson

for the ESGNI Executive Committee

  • Saturday, 27 April 2013
    8.45 - 10.45 (Hall A)
    ESGNI Educational Workshop 5 (jointly organised with ESGIE): Infection control issues in different types of long-term healthcare facilities (LTCF)
    11.00 - 13.00 (Hall 3)
    ESGNI Educational Workshop 11: Surgical site infections: driving rates down and keeping them there
  • Sunday, 28 April 2013
    13.15 - 14.15 (Salon 13/14)
    ESGNI Business Meeting
    : All interested persons are cordially invited to join the meeting and plan future ESGNI activities.
  • Monday, 29 April 2013
    11.30 - 12.30 (Hall 3)
    ESGNI Symposium: ESCMID - SHEA Guidelines: infection prevention and control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalised patients

For more details, please check the ECCMID programme.

ECCMID programme

  • 31 March, 11.00-13.00
    Educational Workshop EW13 "Hot topics in infection control"
  • 2 April, 13.00-14.00 (Meeting Room 4)
    ESGNI Business Meeting
    All interested persons are cordially invited to join the meeting and plan future ESGNI activities.

For more details, please check the ECCMID programme.

ECCMID programme

  • 7 May, 8.45-10.45
    Educational Workshop EW06 "Hand Hygiene and HAI"
  • 9 May, 18.15-19.15 (Room Amber 1)
    ESGNI Business Meeting
    All interested persons are cordially invited to join the meeting and plan future ESGNI activities.

For more details, please check the ECCMID/ICC programme.

ECCMID/ICC programme

Ongoing Projects

  • Survey on the prevalence of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii and associated infection control policies in European hospitals analysed, manuscript in preparation
  • Participation in establishing a European network of infection control
Last update: 11 April 2013

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