British Infection Association 26th Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting with Spring Trainee Day 2024

7-8 May 2024

The two-day event will be held at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel and is aimed at specialists in infection, as well as trainees, including microbiology, virology, clinical infectious diseases, public health, antimicrobial pharmacists, biomedical scientists and infection prevention and control practitioners.

The trainee day will take place on Tuesday 7 May and the Scientific meeting will be on Wednesday 8 May - all are welcome at both days. The Programme will be available shortly.

For registration visit registration and fees

The programme has been awarded 6 CPD points for the trainee day and 6 CPD points for the scientific meeting. Programme

Just some of the confirmed speakers:

• Professor Daniel Richardson

• Dr Fareed Shiva

• Prof Diane Ashiru-Oredope

• Esther Robinson

Abstract submissions are invited for oral and poster presentations. The closing date for abstracts is 26 February 2024. Visit abstracts to submit your abstract and find out more.

If you have any questions, please call the events team on 01506 292 042 or email events@fitwise.co.uk

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IPAC Canada National Conference 2024 - Solid as a Rock

June 9 - 12, 2024, St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Infection Prevention and Control professionals and healthcare providers interested in the prevention and control of infections in all healthcare settings

Selected sessions will be live streamed.

EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS

FUNdamentals in IPAC

Surveillance for Long Term Care

Clinical Practice

AMR: The Silent Pandemic

TB in Congregate Settings

IPAC Escape Room

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

DEADLINE DATE: February 23, 2024

IPAC Canada

Telephone: 1.204.897.5990

Toll Free: 1.866.999.7111

Email: info@ipac-canada.org

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WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar 16 April 2024, 1:00-2:00 pm CET

Warming up for World Hand Hygiene Day - why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?

Each year the WHO’s World Hand Hygiene day aims to maintain a global profile on the importance of hand hygiene in health care and to ‘bring people together’ in support of hand hygiene improvement globally. On this day, everyone, in countries and health facilities, can renew their support and promote and implement strategies and innovations to improve hand hygiene practices in health care.

Objectives

• • To promote a shared understanding of the fact that IPC education and training should be in place for all health workers by utilizing team- and task-based strategies that are participatory and include bedside and simulation training to reduce the risk of HAI and AMR
• • To outline the importance of campaigning for hand hygiene and WHHD 2024 resources
• • To outline and describe proposed WHHD 2024 activities
• • To stimulate engagement with the campaign on and around 5 May 2024

The webinar will be held in English

Please contact ipcglobalcommunity@who.int with questions

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WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar Please join us 23 April 2024, 2:00-3:30 pm CET

Special webinar on “My 5 Moments: The Game” – Revolutionizing Hand Hygiene Education

This global webinar is organized to promote and mark the launch of "My 5 Moments: The Game," an innovative digital game developed through a collaboration between the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Unit and Hub,

WHO Academy, game designer, learning game expert, and end users. Aimed at revolutionizing hand hygiene education, this game-based learning programme integrates the concept of "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" into an engaging, compassionate, and scientifically-backed gaming experience. Set in the futuristic International Alien Hospital, the game challenges players to maintain optimal hand hygiene practices to ensure the safety of both alien patients and the Earth. This session aims to introduce healthcare professionals, educators, and other relevant stakeholders to the game's unique approach to infection prevention and control through gamification, design insights, and the importance of empathy in healthcare.

Objectives

• • To introduce "My 5 Moments: The Game" to healthcare professionals, IPC practitioners, educators, and stakeholders, highlighting its innovative approach to hand hygiene education through gamification, and demonstrating how it can transform traditional learning methodologies in IPC.
• • To provide insights into the game's design and development process, emphasizing the integration of compassion, care, and empathy into its gameplay, and illustrating the importance of these elements in creating a more effective and engaging learning experience for healthcare workers.
• • To encourage the adoption of "My 5 Moments: The Game" within healthcare training and education programmes, to bring behavior change among healthcare workers, and offering guidance on integrating this innovative tool into existing IPC efforts.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar

The webinar will be held in English

Please contact ipcglobalcommunity@who.int with questions

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SAVE THE DATE WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar 6 May 2024, 2:00-3:30 pm CET

World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 - why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?

In the context of a multimodal improvement strategy, WHO highlights the importance of training of health workers for sustainable improvement in infection prevention and control (IPC), including hand hygiene.

Many countries are demonstrating strong engagement and advancements in scaling-up infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies and actions, but overall, the progress is slow, and gains are at risk. In multiple WHO surveys for example, training and education was the weakest component of IPC programmes around the world both at the national and facility level.

With a global workforce of 65 million health workers, this year's campaign focus on training and education and taking action on, for example, hand hygiene can help save lives.

Objectives

• • To describe the evidence for the value of IPC and hand hygiene education and training
• • To outline WHHD 2024 resources and activities
• • To introduce new products impacting IPC education and training
• • To promote a shared understanding that IPC education and training should be in place for all health workers to reduce the risk of HAI and AMR, including winners of the WHHD case study submissions

Please contact ipcglobalcommunity@who.int with questions

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