On June 10-11, 2024, the HARTMANN SCIENCE CENTER (HSC) will continue its lecture series “Safety first – Rethinking infection prevention”.
This time, the symposium with the title “Milestones in Infection Prevention and Control” will be held as a hybrid event. You can join the event either online or live in Hamburg.
Our symposium is aimed at infection prevention specialists (IPC), IPC nurses, quality assurance staff, nursing and theatre managers as well as those interested in disinfection and infection prevention and control measures.
We are particularly looking forward to the joint exchange in connection with the scientific symposium and the 100th anniversary of BODE Chemie GmbH, a HARTMANN GROUP company, in 2024.
We look forward to welcoming you to the HSC Symposium 2024.
Kind regards, Dr. Heide Niesalla Head of HARTMANN SCIENCE CENTER
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Agenda
Day 1
Monday, June 10, 2024 1 - 6 pm
Keynote Speech
Milestones in infection prevention and control Prof. Dr. Andreas Widmer
It's in your hands: Hand hygiene 2.0
Occupational Safety and hand hygiene Prof. Dr. Swen Malte John
Besides the norms - Hand hygiene from a practical point of view Prof. Dr. Ojan Assadian
Current hand hygiene policies & practices - The American perspective Dr. James Arbogast
Electronic monitoring systems: Expectations and challenges Prof. Dr. Frauke Mattner
Beyond clean - Innovations in surface hygiene
Current developments in efficacy evaluation of hand and surface disinfectants. Dr. Florian Brill
Time travel through the history of surface disinfection Dr. Marco Krewing
New findings on surface disinfection from practice* Prof. Dr. Johannes Knobloch
Day 2
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 9 am - 2:30 pm
Keynote Speech
Outlook in infection prevention and control Prof. Dr. Johannes Knobloch
Change is in the air - How climate and sustainability challenge infection prevention
Climate change and mosquito-borne pathogens in Europe Dr. Renke Lühken
The influence of climate change on healthcare and surgical site infections Prof. Dr. Andreas Widmer
Opportunities and challenges in new sustainability reporting Prof. Dr. Simone Häußler
Examples from NHS sustainability approaches Dr. Kenneth Barker
Green team in action - An Austrian case study Simon Wurzer
Waste management as a key factor for greener healthcare facilities Felix Heinricy and Janina Pridöhl
Head of Department Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Sciences at University Osnabrück Scientific Director of iDerm Institute Osnabrück, Germany
"New findings on surface disinfection from practice"
"Outlook in infection prevention and control"
Specialist in Microbiology, Virology, Infection Epidemiology and Head of the Department for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
"Electronic monitoring systems: Expectations and challenges"
Chair of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine at University Witten/Herdecke and Head of Institute for Hygiene at Kliniken Köln Witten/Herdecke and Cologne, Germany
This symposium is aimed at infection prevention specialists (IPC), IPC nurses, quality assurance employees, nursing and surgical managers as well as those interested in hygiene, disinfection, and infection prevention measures.
