The program includes keynote lectures, invited lectures, interactive sessions, workshops, oral sessions, and poster presentations.

Specific tracks

The programme includes keynote lectures, invited lectures, interactive sessions, workshops, oral sessions, and poster presentations.

Specific tracks are dedicated to:

Infections & infection control

….. in critical care
….. in neonates and paediatric patients
….. in long-term care facilities

 Antimicrobial use, resistance and stewardship

Patient safety and infection control in countries with limited resources.

The official conference language is English. Simultaneous interpretation into French and possibly Spanish will be provided for dedicated sessions.

Session Topics

Burden of healthcare associated infections Surveillance and infection control indicators Public reporting / Benchmarking of infection rates Staphylococcal infections MRSA epidemiology and control Vancomycin-resistant enterococci ESBLs and other multi-resistant pathogens Clostridium difficile Candida and fungal infections Nosocomial viral infections Lessons learnt form H1N1 Occupational health Behavioral factors in infection control Hand hygiene Patient participation in improving safety Healthcare worker education Bone and prosthetic joint infections Outbreaks Infections and infection control in ICU Intravascular device-associated infections Surgical site infections

Antimicrobial resistance Antibiotics and antimicrobial stewardship Bloodstream infections Ventilator-associated pneumonia Urinary-tract infections Infections in neutropenic patients Transplantations and healthcare associated infections Infections and infection prevention in paediatric populations Environmental control Role of animal reservoirs & infection prevention Infection prevention in special settings Innovative approaches in infection control Ergonomics and human factors design in infection control Epidemiological methods in infection control Qualitative research in infection control Mathematical modelling Infection control in long-term care facilities and nursing homes Infections and infection control in countries with limited resources Infection control as a patient safety and public health issue Publishing results in infection control

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