8th Infection Prevention Network Conference Theme

8TH INFECTION PREVENTION NETWORK CONFERENCE

DATES: 26TH – 29TH NOVEMBER 2019

VENUE: ACCACIA PREMIER HOTEL, KISUMU KENYA

Conference dates 26th - 29th November 2019.

The Conference starts on 26th November 2019, 8:30am, with the Official conference opening ceremony the evening of 26th November 2019.

The conference runs through to Friday 29th November 2019 with an award and closing ceremony at 12:00 noon.

Call for Abstracts:

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPENS: 11TH JUNE 2019

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30TH SEPTEMBER 2019

CONFERENCE THEME: PUTTING IPC AND QUALITY AT THE CENTER OF UHC

SUB THEMES FOR THE CONFERENCE

  1. IPC Governance and Coordination in devolved governance
  2. Antimicrobial Stewardship, Resistance, Emerging Pathogens and the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
  3. Capacity building in Infection Control and prevention
  4. Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity
  5. Injection safety and Post Exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
  6. IPC in blood transfusion services
  7. IPC in Public Health Outbreaks response, Investigation, , and Health Policy and outbreak management
  8. IPC and waste management
  9. Public Private Partnerships in IPC
  10. Prevention of Healthcare-associated infections in hospital environment
  11. Social media support of infection prevention and control measures
  12. Empowering key stakeholders in IPC (CEO, Nurse, patient)
  13. Infection Control in Clinical Practice
  14. Immunization – Tool of Infection Prevention and Control and immunization
  15. Antiseptics, Disinfection, and Sterilization • Education, Training, and Competencies
  16. Environment of Care, Construction, and Remediation
  17. Occupational Health and Healthcare Worker Safety
  18. Implementation Science, Research, Surveillance and Technology
  19. Leadership and Professional Development in IPC
  20. Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement in IPC

Special Workshops on AMR hosted jointly by IPNET / British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and also an AMS workshop hosted by IPNET / GSK