ICPIC 2025 - International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control

Topics

• Multidrug-resistant microorganisms
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and control
  • Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase & carbapenemases (Gram-negative resistance)
  • Other multidrug-resistant pathogens
• Healthcare-associated infection
  • Surgical site infections
  • Bloodstream and intravascular device-associated infections
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia
  • Clostridium difficile-associated disease
  • Gastroenteritis (including Norovirus)
  • Bone and prosthetic joint infections
  • Staphylococcal infections
  • Yeast and mold infections
  • Burden of healthcare-associated infection
  • Influenza
  • Other (nosocomial) viral infections
• Special issues in infection control
  • Behaviour and infection control/influencing healthcare workers
  • Hand hygiene
  • Healthcare worker education
  • Patient participation
  • Ergonomics and human factors design in infection control
  • Innovative approaches in infection control
  • Mathematical modelling in infection control
  • Epidemiological methods and their application to infection control
• Antimicrobials
  • Antimicrobial use and stewardship
  • Antimicrobial resistance (surveillance)
• Special patient populations
  • Infection control in long-term care facilities and nursing homes
  • Infections & infection prevention in critical care (ICU)
  • Infections and infection prevention in the developing world
  • Infections and infection prevention in paediatric populations
  • Infections & infection control in the immunocompromised host
• Surveillance of healthcare-associated infection
  • Public reporting/benchmarking of infection rates OR public reporting/benchmarking
  • Surveillance/infection control indicators
• Disinfection/sterilization
  • Disinfection - skin (other than hands)
  • Environmental control
  • Sterilization
• Special settings
  • Dialysis
  • Operating room
  • Occupational health
  • Endoscopes
  • Public health and patient safety issues
• Academies & Awards
  • ICPIC Clip Award
  • Innovation Academy