Based on the hydro-alcoholic disinfection of hands, the model developed at HUG (Geneva model) reduces the rate of hospital-acquired infections by 50%. Selected as a global benchmark by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005, it is now used in almost all UN member states, which is more than 18,000 hospitals.
The IPC Division is structured to provide quality training in infection prevention and control, and it welcomes many colleagues from all over the world every year.
Senior staff of the IPC Division participate in the pre-graduate teaching of microbiology and infectious diseases given to students of the Faculty of Medicine of Geneva. They are in charge of multiple seminars as well as courses dealing with subjects related to their specialty. They also conduct many hours of post-graduate teaching and participate in the training of student nurses.
The most common hospital-acquired infection in intensive care is ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). It results in a longer duration of mechanical ventilation, an increased length of ICU hospitalization and a higher death rate.
Pleural empyema is an infection of the pleural cavity. It generally occurs in the event of a superinfection of pleural effusion during pneumonia. Depending on the stage of infection, deposits and fibrous scar tissue may form between the pleural space and the lungs. This residual scarring (called a fibrous capsule) limits lung capacity.
5th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC)
10 – 13 September 2019
Geneva, Switzerland
ICPIC provides a unique forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the prevention of healthcare-associated infection and control of antimicrobial resistance around the world.
Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, ICPIC has become an established entity in the field of international Infection Control and Prevention meetings, with an average of 1200 participations from all over the world.
5th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC)
10 – 13 September 2019
Geneva, Switzerland
ICPIC provides a unique forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the prevention of healthcare-associated infection and control of antimicrobial resistance around the world.
Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, ICPIC has become an established entity in the field of international Infection Control and Prevention meetings, with an average of 1200 participations from all over the world.
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