Event Description

In healthcare settings, ensuring proper technical hygiene and occupational safety is crucial to prevent the spread of infections, protect both patients and healthcare workers, and maintain a safe working environment. This course aims to provide participants with comprehensive insights into various aspects of technical hygiene, infection control, and occupational safety within healthcare facilities.

Intended audience:  

Medical doctors and pharmacists, nurses or other healthcare professionals with an MSc or PhD are eligible, provided they completed the basic module or have experience in IPC

Objectives:

•  To get insight on the relevance of technical equipment of a hospital, e.g. ventilation and water systems, and medical devices for the spread of infection and how to avoid it
• To get information about the 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 design and construction of a healthcare institution and measures to avoid it
• 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

Course coordinator:

Elisabeth Presterl, Vienna, Austria
Magda Diab-Elschahawi, Vienna, Austria

Organisers:

European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Certification:

Course organisers will monitor attendance. Only participants attending live sessions will be able to receive the certification.

Course Venue:

Medical University of Vienna
Seminar room, Anna-Spiegel-Building, AKH Vienna

Accommodation:

Accommodation is not included in the registration.

Registration details:

Registration fees include full access to the course, coffee breaks, lunches and dinners. Travel costs and accommodation are not included with either fee.  
 

Downloads

• EUCIC_Vienna_2023.pdf

Registration Fees