Advanced Modules
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27-28 September 2019 - Vienna (Austria)
Infection Prevention and Control
Module Objectives
• Technical Hygiene – methods and assessment & Occupational Health
• To get insight on the relevance of technical equipment of a hospital (air-conditioning etc.) and medical devices for the spread of infection
• To get information about the basic function of technical equipment and medical devices with regard to infection control and reprocessing
• To learn about reprocessing (decontamination, disinfection, sterilization), and the validation of reprocessing including examples from the daily practice and a visit to the central reprocessing unit of a 2000-bed University hospital
• To understand the importance and implications of the construction and construction measures of a healthcare institution
• To get an overview on occupational health and laboratory safety
• To learn about biohazard and waste management in a hospital and other medical environments• To be able to assess the risk of infection and the subsequent measures of infection control in the medical environment
Module organisers
• Elisabeth Presterl, Vienna, Austria
• Magda Diab-Elschahawi, Vienna, Austria
Module programme
Details of the agenda are available in the flyer
Module registration
Register now online on the ESCMID website.
The registration deadline is 30 June 2019.
CME Accreditation
The organizers of the module will apply for European CME accreditation through EACCME.
16 - 17 May 2019 - Geneva (Switzerland)
Implementation in Infection Prevention and Control
This workshop aims:
• To understand organisational culture and context
• To prioritize activities in infection prevention and control
• To learn strategies of implementation research
• To learn practical tools for implementation
There will be the opportunity to visit the infection control programme of the University of Geneva Hospital
Module organisers
Raheelah Ahmad, London, United Kingdom
Carolyn Tarrant, Leicester, United Kingdom
Walter Zingg, Geneva, Switzerland
Module programme
Details of the agenda are available in the flyer
Module registration
The registration deadline is 1 April 2019.
CME Accreditation
This module was granted 10 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).