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| Day 1 |
| Overview |
| History and changing epidemiology of HAIs
Andrew Pearson |
| International comparison of HAI epidemiology
Hajo Grundmann |
| International comparison of the social, media, and political context of HAIs
Tammy Boyce |
| Specific pathogens and problems I |
| Glycopeptide-resistant enterococci
Marc Bonten |
| Pseudomonas
Kevin Kerr |
| ESBL-producing organisms
Matthew Falagas |
| Norovirus
Marion Koopmans |
| Specific pathogens and problems II |
| Surgical-site infections
Hilary Humphreys |
| Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Jean Yves Fagon |
| Catheter-related infections
Jonathan Edgeworth |
| Prevention and control |
| The role of hand hygiene
Benedetta Allegranzi |
| Environmental decontamination and HAIs
Stephanie Dancer |
| The role of screening and isolation
Evelina Tacconelli |
| Rapid diagnosis of HAIs
Peter Hawkey |
| Day 2 |
| Responsibility for managing HAIs: where does the buck stop?
Brian Duerden |
| Specific pathogens and problems III |
| Hospital-acquired MRSA
Gary French |
| Community-associated MRSA as a cause of HAIs
Robert Skov |
| Clostridium difficile
Mark Wilcox |
| Acinetobacter Kevin Towner |
| Controversies I |
| What is more important in the control of HAI - infection control or antibiotic manipulation?
Ian Gould |
| What is the link between antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance?
Herman Goossens |
| HAI control: whatefforts are needed and what are the benefits?
Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls |
| Controversies II |
| Where does infection control fit into a hospital management structure?
Alison Holmes |
| Are targets the right way to improve infection control practice?
Michael Millar |
| Do the public have a right to know the HAI rate in your hospital?
Martin Fletcher |
| Concluding remarks
Didier Pittet |
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