2nd Infection Prevention and Control

Thursday, 19 October | Gallagher Convention Centre

Theme: IPC Surveillance & Outbreak Management: Does leadership make a difference?

22 - 24 October 2024

Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg

 6 Clinical, 1 Ethics (Telemedicine) - CPD points

Theme: IPC Surveillance & Outbreak Management: Does leadership make a difference?

Effective Infection Prevention and Control strategies are a substantial factor in delivering quality healthcare services and minimizing the spread of infections to patients and healthcare workers.This is especially crucial when there is an outbreak. 

The Infection Control conference, under the theme will focus on best practices in managing infection outbreaks in hospitals and clinics, the role of surveillance and the different national and international surveillance systems. It will also highlight the role of leadership and its impact on outbreak surveillance and management

.What's new?

  • TInteractive Panel Discussions 
  • Expert Interviews 
  • Outbreak management case studies 
  • Experts from Egypt and Scotland 

In Partnership with:



Benefits of attending:

 
  • Understand the role of CSSD and nursing in Hospital Infection control
  • Analyse the best management processes in case of outbreaks
  • Identify different IPC surveillance systems 

Key topics

  • Identify different IPC surveillance systems 
  • Outbreak investigation and data management
  • Leadership and sustainability in IPC

Who will be attending?

  •  Infection Preventionists 
  • Infection Control Managers 
  • Infection Control Coordinators 
  • Patient Safety Officers 
  • CSSD Managers/Supervisors/Technicians  
  • Public Health Professionals 
  • Nurses 
  • GPs 

 

Scientific committee

Chairs:
Briette du Toit,
Progamme Manager and Training Coordinator, ICAN, Cape Town, South Africa
Yolanda Van Zyl,
Clinical Programme Coordinator – Infection Control Practitioner, Paarl Hospital, Western Cape Government, Paarl, South Africa

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