The European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) aims to strengthen Infection Control (IC) and preventive measures in Europe to reduce the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). It is governed by a Steering Committee (SC), three Boards (Advisory, Stakeholders, and Education), thematic Working Groups, and National Committees (NC) working to guide EUCIC forward.
HAIs are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over the last decade, the rate of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has steadily increased among common HAI pathogens creating severe invasive infections. To address this issue, EUCIC was founded of tackle HAIs across Europe through the creation of a gold standard for IC. This is achieved through the main goals of the committee:
The EUCIC Steering Committee includes an ESCMID-appointed chair, two country advisory board representatives, a clinical coordinator, and a scientific coordinator.
The Advisory Board provides national perspectives to EUCIC on issues relating to infection control and antimicrobial resistance.
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Country |
Address |
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Austria |
Elisabeth Presterl Medical University Vienna, Vienna Austria |
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Azerbaijan |
Akiv Gurbanov Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
Hilde Jansens Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium |
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Bulgaria |
Rossitza Vatcheva-Dobrevska University Hospital Queen Joanna ISUL, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Croatia (alternating) |
Rok Civljak Fran Mihaljevic University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia |
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Croatia (alternating) |
Edita Susic Public Health Institute of Šibenik-Knin County, Sibenik, Croatia |
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Denmark |
Bente Olesen Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark |
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France |
Vincent Pascal Jarlier Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France |
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Germany (alternating) |
Frauke Mattner Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Cologne, Germany |
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Greece |
Athanasios Tsakris Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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Hungary |
Gyula Prinz Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary |
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Israel |
Yehuda Carmeli Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Italy |
Annibale Raglio Società Italiana Multidisciplinare Prevenzione Infezioni Organizzazioni Sanitari, Scanzorociate, Italy |
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Kosovo |
Lul Raka National Institute of Public Health of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosovo |
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Malta (alternating) |
Ermira Tartari Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland |
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Malta (alternating) |
Michael A. Borg Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta |
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Netherlands |
Andreas Voss University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands |
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Norway |
Per Espen Akselsen Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway |
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Poland |
Aleksander Deptula Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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Portugal |
Maria da Graca Domingues Rocha Faculdade de Medicina de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal |
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Republic of Ireland |
Deirdre Brady Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, Dublin, Ireland |
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Republic of North Macedonia (alternating) |
Zvonko Milenkovic Macedonian Infectious Diseases Society, Skopje, North Macedonia |
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Republic of North Macedonia (alternating) |
Snezana Stojkovska University clinic of Infectious diseases, Skopje, North Macedonia |
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Republic of Moldova |
Nadejda Burca Morarescu National Center of Public Health, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova |
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Romania |
Daniela Pitigoi National Institute of Infectious Diseases Prof Dr Matei Bals, Bucharest, Romania |
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Serbia |
Biljana Carevic Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway |
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Slovenia |
Tatjana Lejko-Zupanc University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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Spain |
Juan P. Horcajada Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain |
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Sweden |
Anders Johansson Umeå University, Umea, Sweden |
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Turkey |
Önder Ergönül Koc University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Ukraine |
Irina Kolesnikova Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
Alison Helen Holmes Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom |
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United States |
Loreen Herwaldt University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States |
The stakeholders board includes one representative per major international stakeholder with an interest in IC and AMR. It includes representatives from key European organisations and is being updated as new organisations provide representatives.
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Organisation |
Representative |
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ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
Carl Suetens Sweden |
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ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
Diamantis Plachouras Sweden |
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Multidisciplinary Joint Committee Infection Control (MJC IC) of the UEMS |
Nicola Petrosillo Italy |
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ESGNI - ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections |
Margreet C. Vos Netherlands |
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International Federation of Infection Control |
Birgitta Lytsy Sweden |
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ESCMID Ethics Advisory Committee |
Aleksandra Barac Serbia |
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TAE - Trainee Association of ESCMID |
Giorgia Caruana Switzerland |
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WHO Headquarters |
Benedetta Allegranzi Switzerland |
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WHO Regional Office for Europe |
Ana Paula Coutinho Denmark |
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WAAAR - World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance |
Jean Carlet France |
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ESGARS - ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance |
Yeşim Beşli Türkiye |
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ESGARS - ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance |
Spyros Pournaras Greece |
Each National Committee consist of 5–10 experts suggested by relevant national societies within the fields of CM, infectious diseases, public health, hospital hygiene and IC. The major goals of the National Committee are to provide the Advisory Board with relevant networks within countries, help in defining and overcoming major limits in local implementation and feasibility of IC guidance, and liaise closely with other relevant national IC committees.
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Franz Allerberger |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Antimikrobielle Chemotherapie (ÖGACH) |
Vienna |
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Rosa Bellmann-Weiler |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Infektionskrankheiten Und Tropenmedizin (ÖGIT) |
Innsbruck |
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Heinz Burgmann |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Infektionskrankheiten Und Tropenmedizin (ÖGIT) |
Vienna |
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Andrea Grisold |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie Und Präventivmedizin (ÖHMP) |
Graz |
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Markus Hell |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie Und Präventivmedizin (ÖHMP) |
Salzburg |
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Oskar Janata |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Antimikrobielle Chemotherapie (ÖGACH) |
Vienna |
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Cornelia Lass-Flörl |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie Und Präventivmedizin (ÖHMP) |
Innsbruck |
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Agnes Wechsler-Fördös |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Antimikrobielle Chemotherapie (ÖGACH) |
Vienna |
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Christoph Wenisch |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Infektionskrankheiten Und Tropenmedizin (ÖGIT) |
Vienna |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Sadraddin Atakishizade |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Fidan Bagirova |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Ramin Bayramli |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Zakir Garayev |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Yagut Garayeva |
Central Clinic Hospital |
Baku |
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Emil Gasimov |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Samir Javadov |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Vidadi Narimanov |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Maryam Qasimova |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Liliana Deleva |
Bulgarian Association For Prevention And Infection Control (BAPIC “Bulnoso”) |
Plovdiv |
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Nina Gatcheva |
Bulgarian Association For Prevention And Infection Control (BAPIC “Bulnoso”) |
Plovdiv |
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Ani Kevorkyan |
Bulgarian Association For Prevention And Infection Control (BAPIC “Bulnoso”) |
Plovdiv |
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Mariana Murdjeva |
Medical University-Plovdiv |
Plovdiv |
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Violeta Voynova Georgieva |
Bulgarian Association For Prevention And Infection Control (BAPIC “Bulnoso”) |
Sofia |
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Stefana Sabtcheva |
National Oncology Centre |
Sofia |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Ana Budimir |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Zagreb |
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Durdica Cekinovic |
Croatian Society For Infectious Diseases |
Rijeka |
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Rok Civljak |
Croatian Society For Infectious Diseases |
Zagreb |
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Mirna Ladavac |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Pula |
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Marina Payerl Pal |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Cakovec |
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Ljiljana Betica Radic |
Croatian Society For Infectious Diseases |
Dubrovnik |
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Arjana Tambic |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Zagreb |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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George Petrikkos |
European University Cyprus |
Engomi |
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Konstantinos Tsioutis |
European University Cyprus |
Nicosia |
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Maria Koliou-Mazeri |
European University Cyprus |
Nicosia |
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Linos Hadjihannas |
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus |
Nicosia |
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Nikos Spernovasilis |
University Hospital of Heraklion |
Heraklion |
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Michalis Mendris |
Limassol General Hospital |
Limassol |
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Markella Markou |
University of Nicosia Medical School |
Nicosia |
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Maria Alexandrou |
Larnaca General Hospital |
Larnaka |
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Despo Constantinou |
University of Nicosia Medical School |
Nicosia |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Markus Dettenkofer |
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Infektiologie (DGI) |
Ismaning |
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Roland Schulze-Röbbecke |
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Infektiologie (DGI) |
Aachen |
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Elisabeth Meyer |
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Infektiologie (DGI) |
Berlin |
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Sebastian Lemmen |
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Infektiologie (DGI) |
Aachen |
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Walter Popp |
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH) |
Essen |
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Birgit Ross |
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH) |
Essen |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Kostoula Arvaniti |
Papageorgiou Hospital |
Thessaloniki |
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Stelios Assimakopoulos |
University of Patras Medical School |
Patras |
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Eirini Astrinaki |
University Hospital of Heraklion |
Heraklion |
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Flora Kontopidou |
MITERA Children's Hospital |
Athens |
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Moyssis Lelekis |
University Hospital of Heraklion |
Heraklion |
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Symeon Metallidis |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Thessaloniki |
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Aggelos Pefanis |
General Hospital of Athens "Sotiria" |
Athens |
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Aggeliki Poulou |
General Hospital of Serres |
Serres |
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Spyros Pournaras |
Attikon University General Hospital |
Athens |
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Georgia Vrioni |
University of Athens |
Athens |
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Olympia Zarkotou |
Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus |
Athens |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Antonella Agodi |
Società Italiana Di Igiene (SITI) |
Catania |
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Silvia Bagnato |
Societa Italiana Multidisciplinare Per La Prevenzione Delle Infezioni Nelle Organizzazioni Sanitarie (SIMPIOS) |
Torino |
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Silvio Brusaferro |
Società Italiana Di Igiene (SITI) |
Udine |
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Giulia De Angelis |
Societa Italiana Multidisciplinare Per La Prevenzione Delle Infezioni Nelle Organizzazioni Sanitarie (SIMPIOS) |
Rome |
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Francesco Luzzaro |
Associazione Dei Microbiologi Clinici Italiani (AMCLI) |
Rome |
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Maria Mongardi |
Società Scientifica Nazionale Infermieri Specialisti Nel Rischio Infettivo (ANIPIO) |
Verona |
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Emanuela Omodeo Salè |
Società Italiana Di Farmacologia Ospedaliera (SIFO) |
Milan |
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Rosaria Palermo |
Società Scientifica Nazionale Infermieri Specialisti Nel Rischio Infettivo (ANIPIO) |
Catania |
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Ira Pasquarella |
Società Italiana Di Igiene (SITI) |
Parma |
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Gaetano Privitera |
Società Italiana Di Igiene (SITI) |
Pisa |
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Annibale Raglio |
Associazione Dei Microbiologi Clinici Italiani (AMCLI) |
Scanzorosciate |
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Vittorio Sambri |
Societa Italianà Microbiologia (SIM) |
Milan |
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Mario Sarti |
Associazione Dei Microbiologi Clinici Italiani (AMCLI) |
Milan |
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Stefania Stefani |
Societa Italianà Microbiologia (SIM) |
Pievesestina |
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Carlo Tascini |
Società Italiana Di Malattie Infettive E Tropicali (SIMIT) |
Udine |
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Marco Tinelli |
Società Italiana Di Malattie Infettive E Tropicali (SIMIT) |
Milan |
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Mario Tumbarello |
Società Italiana Di Malattie Infettive E Tropicali (SIMIT) |
Siena |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Heidi Ammerlaan |
VIZ |
Utrecht |
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Paul Bergervoet |
Dutch Society of Infection Prevention in Healthcare (VHIG) |
Bathmen |
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Astrid Oudelashof |
VIZ |
Maastricht |
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Gijs Ruijs |
Werkgroep Infectiepreventie (WIP) |
Zwolle |
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Emile Schippers |
VIZ |
Leiden |
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Diana Van Netten |
Dutch Society of Infection Prevention in Healthcare (VHIG) |
Rotterdam |
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Frank Van Tiel |
Dutch Society for Medical Microbiology (NVMM) |
Cadier En Keer |
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Margreet Vos |
Dutch Society for Medical Microbiology (NVMM) |
Rotterdam |
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Andreas Voss |
Dutch Society for Medical Microbiology (NVMM) |
Groningen |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Emine Alp Mese |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Ankara |
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Oguz Karabay |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Adapazarı |
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Oguz Resat Sipahi |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Izmir |
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Deniz Gokenkgin |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Izmir |
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Yasemin Cag |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Istanbul |
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Alpay Azap |
Turkish Society Of Clinical Microbiology And Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK) |
Ankara |
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Süda Tekin |
Turkish Society Of Clinical Microbiology And Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK) |
Istanbul |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Andrii Aleksandrin |
NGO Infection Control In Ukraine |
Kyiv |
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Tetyana Chumachenko |
Kharkiv Medical University |
Kharkiv |
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Maria Dolynska |
Bogomolets National Medical University |
Kyiv |
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Sergiy Dubrov |
Bogomolets National Medical University |
Kyiv |
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Yevgenii Grechukha |
Bogomolets National Medical University |
Kyiv |
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Igor Katsytadze |
UNICEF Ukraine |
Kyiv |
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Andriian Kozhokaru |
National Military Medical Academy |
Kyiv |
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Olena Moshynets |
Institute Of Molecular Biology & Genetics |
Kyiv |
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Genadiy Sergeev |
Ukrainian Association Of Sterilisation & Disinfection |
Kyiv |
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Kateryna Soiak |
National Children's Hospital - "OHMADYT" |
Kiev |
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Arkadii Vodianyk |
National Children's Hospital - "OHMADYT" |
Kyiv |
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Oleksii Yershov |
Surgical Hospital Garvis (Dnipro) |
Kyiv |
The Education Board is composed of relevant international Experts in infection control, hospital hygiene, clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, public health, and international education. This group will be actively involved in the educational activities of EUCIC and provide consultation on specific issues for the Advisory Board and the Steering Committee.
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Name |
Affiliation |
Country |
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Elena Carrara |
Università di Verona |
Italy |
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Peter Collignon |
Canberra Hospital |
Australia |
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Petra Gastmeier |
Charité University Medicine Berlin |
Germany |
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Achilleas Gikas |
General University Hospital of Heraklion |
Greece |
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Stephan Juergen Harbarth |
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève |
Switzerland |
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Alison Helen Holmes |
Imperial College London |
United Kingdom |
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Hilary Humphreys |
RCSI Education and Research Centre |
United Kingdom |
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Benedikt Huttner |
World Health Organisation (WHO) |
Switzerland |
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Vincent Pascal Jarlier |
Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital |
France |
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Anders Johansson |
Umeå University |
Sweden |
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Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans |
University Medical Center Utrecht |
Netherlands |
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Pan Angelo |
Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona |
Italy |
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Carlos André Palos |
Luz Saúde Hospital |
Portugal |
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Eli Perencevich |
University of Iowa |
United States |
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Didier Pittet |
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève |
Switzerland |
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Emese Szilagy |
National Center for Epidemiology |
Hungary |
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Rossitza Vatcheva-Dobrevska |
University Hospital Queen Joanna ISUL |
Bulgaria |
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Andreas Voss |
University Medical Center Groningen |
Netherlands |
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Jordi Vila Estape |
Hospital Clinic |
Spain |
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Andreas Widmer |
University Hospital Basel |
Switzerland |
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Walter Zingg |
Zurich University Hospital |
Switzerland |
After presenting the first European Guidelines on infection control in Berlin, intended to reduce the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitalised patients, ESCMID decided to increase its influence and involvement in IC. EUCIC, the ESCMID committee for infection control was formed at the beginning of 2014.
Europe’s approach to IPC still varies enormously between countries and sometimes also between different healthcare settings within the same country. However, every country offers specific expertise and specialties. Mutual knowledge exchange is a key feature of providing a European perspective in IPC. The major goals of EUCIC are to contribute to the harmonisation of IPC and the standardisation of procedures in Europe. To reach this objective, education plays a pivotal role. A pan-European competence in IPC is vital to meet the challenges (e.g. changing infectious disease epidemiology, demographic changes and migration) currently confronting IPC specialists. Such competence can only be established if the three fields, clinical microbiology (CM), infectious diseases (ID) and infection control/hospital hygiene (IC/HH), work together towards building an inter-professional and interdisciplinary IPC network, the basis of successful IPC. Only then can operational regional infection control be established and a European competence be achieved on that basis.
The EUCIC Infection Prevention and Control Certificate is the first training programme providing both meta and European competence. Graduates of the EUCIC programme will be able to cope with the upcoming major challenges in the field of infection prevention and control in pandemic and interpandemic times.
You can see the EUCIC Statutes in the document linked below.