{"id":433,"date":"2024-07-17T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/?page_id=433"},"modified":"2024-11-06T13:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T13:57:18","slug":"topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/abstracts\/topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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1. Healthcare-associated infection<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1a. Bloodstream and intravascular device-associated infections<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1b. Surgical site infections<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1c. Ventilator-associated pneumonia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1d. Urinary tract infections<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1e. Gastroenteritis (including Norovirus)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1f. Clostridium difficile-associated disease<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1g. Staphylococcal infections<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1h. Bone and prosthetic joint infections<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1i. Influenza<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1j. COVID-19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1k. Other (nosocomial) viral infections<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1l. Yeast and mold infections<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1m. Burden of healthcare-associated infection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2.\u00a0Multidrug-resistant microorganisms<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2a.\u00a0 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2b. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2c.\u00a0Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase & carbapenemases (Gram-negative\u00a0resistance)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2d. Other multidrug-resistant pathogens<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3.\u00a0Antimicrobials<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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3a. Antimicrobial resistance (surveillance)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3b. Antimicrobial use and stewardship<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

4.\u00a0Special issues in infection control<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4a. Hand hygiene<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4b. Behaviour and infection control\/influencing healthcare workers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4c. Patient participation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4d. Healthcare worker education<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4e. Innovative approaches in infection control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4f. Ergonomics and human factors design in infection control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4g.\u00a0Epidemiological methods and their application to infection control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4h. Mathematical modelling in infection control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4i. Artificial intelligence and machine learning<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4j. New technologies including robotics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4k. Eco-responsibility of IPC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5.\u00a0Surveillance of healthcare-associated infection<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5a.\u00a0Surveillance\/infection control indicators<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5b. Public reporting\/benchmarking of\u00a0infection rates OR public reporting\/benchmarking<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

6.\u00a0Special patient populations<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6a. Infections & infection prevention in critical\u00a0care (ICU)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6b. Infection control in long-term care facilities and nursing homes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6c. Infections and infection prevention in\u00a0paediatric populations<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6d. Infections and infection prevention in the\u00a0developing world<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6e. Infections & infection control in the\u00a0immunocompromised host<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

7.\u00a0Special settings<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7a. Operating room<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7b. Dialysis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7c. Endoscopes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7d. Occupational health<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7e. Public health and patient safety issues<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

8.\u00a0Disinfection\/sterilization<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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8a. Environmental control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8b. Disinfection \u2013 skin (other than hands)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8c. Device reprocessing and sterilization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9. Diagnostics and lab devices<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9a. Diagnostics for antibiotic stewardship<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9b. Diagnostics for IPC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10.\u00a0Academies & Awards<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10a. Innovation Academy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10b. ICPIC Clip\u00a0Award<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TOPICS 1. Healthcare-associated infection 1a. Bloodstream and intravascular device-associated infections 1b. Surgical site infections 1c. Ventilator-associated pneumonia 1d. Urinary tract infections 1e. Gastroenteritis (including Norovirus) 1f. Clostridium difficile-associated disease 1g. Staphylococcal infections 1h. Bone and prosthetic joint infections 1i. Influenza 1j. COVID-19 1k. Other (nosocomial) viral infections 1l. Yeast and mold infections 1m. Burden of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":941,"parent":550,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-433","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1047,"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/433\/revisions\/1047"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}