Current topics

The topic of this year‘s World Patient Safety Day is “Engaging patients for patient safety“, using the slogan “Elevate the voice of patients“. Find more information about how to improve patient safety and free materials for your activities here.

On June 15th 2023, the HARTMANN SCIENCE CENTER continued its symposium series “Safety first – Rethinking infection prevention”. Experts from different fields have provided information about the current status of basic hygiene and new studies.

We invite you to our HARTMANN Symposium on “Surface disinfection in upheaval – How to find your way through the jungle of guidelines, resistance, and sustainability” at the ICPIC Congress on September 14th, 2023.

In the health sector, in addition to the paramount goal of patient safety, environmental protection has also become a central issue. Sustainability in the health sector includes, among other things, the optimisation of processes, the efficient use of resources, or waste management. Find out more about sustainability in the health sector.

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) are on the rise worldwide. Due to the limited treatment options for MDRO infections, hygiene management plays a key role in their prevention. Learn all about hygiene measures and effectiveness of disinfectants.

Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections, including antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis. Find out how to prevent transmission through enhanced hygiene measures.

Belonging to the Coronaviridae family, SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Symptome CoronaVirus 2) is an enveloped virus, which may cause gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections (COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019). News, facts and information on this pathogens’ risk potential as well as hygiene measures for infection prevention.

Healthcare-associated infections also commonly known as nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired during treatment in hospitals and other medical facilities. Learn more about nosocomial infections and the most important measures to prevent them.

Action days are held annually to raise awareness of the special importance of cleaning and disinfecting hands and surfaces in the healthcare sector and to highlight the consequences of sepsis or antibiotic resistance

The monkeypox virus was discovered in monkeys as early as 1958 and has been spreading to humans in Central and West Africa since 1970. Reports from non-endemic countries have so far been rare but could be facilitated in the future due to the decreasing global population...

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Our periodically published DISINFACTS offers well-founded and practical information on special topics related to hygiene and infection protection. The focus: new recommendations and regulations, studies, products, and background knowledge on diseases.

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