The European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) aims to strengthen Infection Control (IC) and preventive measures in Europe to reduce the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). It is governed by a Steering Committee (SC), three Boards (Advisory, Stakeholders, and Education), thematic Working Groups, and National Committees (NC) working to guide EUCIC forward.
HAIs are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over the last decade, the rate of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has steadily increased among common HAI pathogens creating severe invasive infections. To address this issue, EUCIC was founded of tackle HAIs across Europe through the creation of a gold standard for IC. This is achieved through the main goals of the committee:
The EUCIC Steering Committee includes an ESCMID-appointed chair, two country advisory board representatives, a clinical coordinator, and a scientific coordinator.
The Advisory Board provides national perspectives to EUCIC on issues relating to infection control and antimicrobial resistance.
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Country |
Address |
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Austria |
Elisabeth Preseterl Medical University Vienna, Infection Control |
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Azerbaijan |
Akif Gurbanov The Scientific Research Institute of the Medical Prevention |
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Belgium |
Hilde Jansens Antwerp University Hospital |
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Bulgaria |
Rossitza Vatcheva-Dobrevska President of Bulgarian Association for Prevention and Infection Control BULNOSO |
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Croatia |
Ana Budimir School of Medicine University of Zagreb |
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Cyprus |
Anastasia Antoniadou Cyprus Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases CYSCMID |
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Cyprus |
Georgios Petrikkos Cyprus Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases CYSCMID |
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Denmark |
Bente Olesen Danish Society of Clinical Microbiology,Danish society of Infection Prevention and the Danish society of Infection control nurses |
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Estonia |
Mait Altmets Põhja-Eesti Regionaalhaigla |
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France |
Vincent Pascal Jarlier Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital |
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Germany |
Frauke Mattner Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH |
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Germany |
Irit Nachtigal Leitung Translationale Forschung, Lehre und Kooperation Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH |
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Greece |
Athanassios Tsakris Medical School, University of Athens |
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Hungary |
Gyula Prinz Szent Laszlo Hosptal |
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Israel |
Yehuda Carmeli Tel Aviv Medical Center |
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Italy |
Annibale Raglio Società Italiana Multidisciplinare Prevenzione Infezioni Organizzazioni Sanitarie |
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Kosovo |
Lul Raka National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo |
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Malta |
Ermira Tartari Geneva University Hospitals |
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Malta |
Michael Borg Mater Dei Hospital |
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Netherlands |
Andreas Voss Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, UMCG |
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Norway |
Kristin Stenhaug Kilhus Haukeland University Hospital |
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Poland |
Aleksander Deptula Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun |
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Republic of Ireland |
Deirdre Brady Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
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Republic of Macedonia |
Marija Cvetanovska Macedonian Society for Infectious Diseases |
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Republic of Macedonia |
Fadil Cana Macedonian Society for Infectious Diseases |
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Republic of Moldova |
Nadejda Burca Morărescu National Center of Public Health, Section of surveillance and control nosocomial infection, antibiotic resistance and disinfection |
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Romania |
Daniela Pitigoi National Institute of Infectious Diseases Prof Dr Matei Bals |
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Norway |
Biljana Carevic Serbian Association for the Prevention and Infection Control (SAPIC) |
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Slovenia |
Tatjana Lejko Zupanc University Medical Center |
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Spain |
Juan Pablo Horcajada Hospital del Mar |
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Sweden |
Anders Johansson Umeå University |
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Switzerland |
Sarah Tschudin Sutter Universitätsspital Basel |
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Türkiye |
Emine Alp Meşe EKMUD |
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Türkiye |
Elif Sargin Altunok KLIMIK |
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Ukraine |
Marianna Karnafel Bacteriological station |
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United Kingdom |
James Price Brighton & Sussex Medical School (BSMS) |
The stakeholders board includes one representative per major international stakeholder with an interest in IC and AMR. It includes representatives from key European organisations and is being updated as new organisations provide representatives.
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Organisation |
Representative |
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ECDC -European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
Carl Suetens Sweden |
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ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
Diamantis Plachouras Sweden |
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MJC-IC/UEMS - Multidisciplinary Joint Committee Infection Control (MJC IC) of the UEMS |
Nicola Petrosillo Italy |
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ESGNI - ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections |
Margreet C. Vos Netherlands |
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European network to promote infection prevention for patient safety (EUNETIPS) |
Silvio Brusaferro Italy |
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Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) |
Elisabeth Jane Ridgway United Kingdom |
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International Federation of Infection Control |
Birgitta Lytsy Sweden |
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ESCMID Ethics Advisory Committee |
Aleksandra Barac Serbia |
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Trainee Association of ESCMID (TAE) |
Giorgia Caruana Switzerland |
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WHO Headquarters |
Benedetta Allegranzi Switzerland |
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WHO Regional Office for Europe |
Ana Paula Coutinho Denmark |
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World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance (WAAAR) |
Jean Carlet France |
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ESGARS - ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance |
Yeşim Beşli Türkiye |
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ESGARS - ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance |
Spyros Pournaras (alternate) Greece |
Each National Committee consist of 5–10 experts suggested by relevant national societies within the fields of CM, infectious diseases, public health, hospital hygiene and IC. The major goals of the National Committee are to provide the Advisory Board with relevant networks within countries, help in defining and overcoming major limits in local implementation and feasibility of IC guidance, and liaise closely with other relevant national IC committees.
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Franz Allerberger |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Antimikrobielle Chemotherapie (ÖGACH) |
Vienna |
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Rosa Bellmann-Weiler |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Infektionskrankheiten Und Tropenmedizin (ÖGIT) |
Innsbruck |
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Heinz Burgmann |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Infektionskrankheiten Und Tropenmedizin (ÖGIT) |
Vienna |
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Andrea Grisold |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie Und Präventivmedizin (ÖHMP) |
Graz |
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Markus Hell |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie Und Präventivmedizin (ÖHMP) |
Salzburg |
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Oskar Janata |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Antimikrobielle Chemotherapie (ÖGACH) |
Vienna |
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Cornelia Lass-Flörl |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie Und Präventivmedizin (ÖHMP) |
Innsbruck |
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Agnes Wechsler-Fördös |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Antimikrobielle Chemotherapie (ÖGACH) |
Vienna |
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Christoph Wenisch |
Österreichische Gesellschaft Für Infektionskrankheiten Und Tropenmedizin (ÖGIT) |
Vienna |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Sadraddin Atakishizade |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Lala Rustamova |
The Scientific Research Institute of the Medical Prevention named after V. Akhundov. |
Baku |
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Ramin Bayramli |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Nazrin Mustafayeva |
The Administration of the Regional Medical Divisions (TABIB) Head of the Infectious Diseases, Infection Prevention and Control unit |
Baku |
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Yagut Garayeva |
Central Clinic Hospital |
Baku |
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Aynur Ismayil |
Yeni klinka (“New Clinic”) CM specialist |
Baku |
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Vidadi Narimanov |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Maryam Qasimova |
Azerbaijan Medical University |
Baku |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Ana Budimir |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Zagreb |
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Durdica Cekinovic |
Croatian Society For Infectious Diseases |
Rijeka |
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Rok Civljak |
Croatian Society For Infectious Diseases |
Zagreb |
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Mirna Ladavac |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Pula |
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Marina Payerl Pal |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Cakovec |
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Ljiljana Betica Radic |
Croatian Society For Infectious Diseases |
Dubrovnik |
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Arjana Tambic |
Croatian Society For Clinical Microbiology |
Zagreb |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
|---|---|---|
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Nikos Spernovasilis |
University Hospital of Heraklion |
Heraklion |
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George Petrikkos |
European University Cyprus |
Engomi |
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Anastasia Antoniadou |
European University Cyprus |
Nicosia |
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Maria Koliou-Mazeri |
European University Cyprus |
Nicosia |
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Linos Hadjihannas |
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus |
Nicosia |
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Michalis Mendris |
Limassol General Hospital |
Limassol |
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Markella Markou |
University of Nicosia Medical School |
Nicosia |
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Maria Alexandrou |
Larnaca General Hospital |
Larnaka |
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Panagiota Papadamou |
Larnaca General Hospital |
Larnaka |
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Despo Constantinou |
University of Nicosia Medical School |
Nicosia |
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Margarita Toumasi |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Maria Orfanidou |
General Hospital “G. Gennimata” |
Athens |
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Nikolaos Sipsas |
School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital “Laiko” |
Athens |
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Maria Pirounaki |
General Hospital “Hippokrateio” |
Athens |
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Katerina Argyraki |
General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases "Sotiria" |
Athens |
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Periklis Panagopoulos |
Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace |
Alexandroupolis |
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Maria Panopoulou |
Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace |
Alexandroupolis |
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Diamantis Kofteridis |
Medical School, University of Heraklion, University General Hospital of Heraklion |
Heraklion |
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Fotini Paliogianni |
Medical School, University of Patras, University General Hospital of Patras |
Patras |
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Georgia Vrioni |
University of Athens |
Athens |
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Konstantina Gartzonika |
Medical School, University of Ioannina, University General Hospital of Ioannina |
Ioannina |
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Symeon Metallidis |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Thessaloniki |
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Timoleon-Achilleas Vyzantiadis |
Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Thessaloniki |
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Christos Hadjichristodoulou |
National Public Health Organization (NPHO) |
Athens |
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Flora Kontopidou |
MITERA Children's Hospital |
Athens |
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Amalia Karapanou |
General Hospital “Laiko” |
Athens |
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Olympia Zarkotou |
“Tzaneio” General Hospital of Piraeus |
Athens |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Martina Barchitta |
Società Italiana di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva (SITI) |
Catania |
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Luca Arnoldo |
Società Italiana di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva (SITI) |
Udine |
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Giulia De Angelis |
Societa Italiana Multidisciplinare Per La Prevenzione Delle Infezioni Nelle Organizzazioni Sanitarie (SIMPIOS) |
Rome |
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Francesco Vivaldi |
Società Italiana di Farmacologia Ospedaliera (SIFO) |
Pisa |
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Emanuela Omodeo Salè |
Società Italiana Di Farmacologia Ospedaliera (SIFO) |
Milan |
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Maria Mongardi |
Società Scientifica Nazionale Infermieri Specialisti Nel Rischio Infettivo (ANIPIO) |
Verona |
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Rosaria Palermo |
Società Scientifica Nazionale Infermieri Specialisti Nel Rischio Infettivo (ANIPIO) |
Catania |
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Annibale Raglio |
Associazione Dei Microbiologi Clinici Italiani (AMCLI) |
Scanzorosciate |
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Simone Ambretti |
Associazione Dei Microbiologi Clinici Italiani (AMCLI) |
Bologna |
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Mario Sarti |
Associazione Dei Microbiologi Clinici Italiani (AMCLI) |
Milan |
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Stefania Stefani |
Societa Italianà Microbiologia (SIM) |
Pievesestina |
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Vittorio Sambri |
Società Italiana Microbiologia (SIM) Associazione per la Prevenzione e Studio delle Infezioni (APSI) |
Milan |
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Carlo Tascini |
Società Italiana Di Malattie Infettive E Tropicali (SIMIT) |
Udine |
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Marco Tinelli |
Società Italiana Di Malattie Infettive E Tropicali (SIMIT) |
Milan |
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Mario Tumbarello |
Società Italiana Di Malattie Infettive E Tropicali (SIMIT) |
Siena |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Heidi Ammerlaan |
VIZ |
Utrecht |
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Paul Bergervoet |
Dutch Society of Infection Prevention in Healthcare (VHIG) |
Bathmen |
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Astrid Oudelashof |
VIZ |
Maastricht |
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Gijs Ruijs |
Werkgroep Infectiepreventie (WIP) |
Zwolle |
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Emile Schippers |
VIZ |
Leiden |
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Diana Van Netten |
Dutch Society of Infection Prevention in Healthcare (VHIG) |
Rotterdam |
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Frank Van Tiel |
Dutch Society for Medical Microbiology (NVMM) |
Cadier En Keer |
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Margreet Vos |
Dutch Society for Medical Microbiology (NVMM) |
Rotterdam |
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Andreas Voss |
Dutch Society for Medical Microbiology (NVMM) |
Groningen |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Emine Alp Mese |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Ankara |
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Oguz Karabay |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Adapazarı |
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Oguz Resat Sipahi |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Izmir |
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Deniz Gokenkgin |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Izmir |
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Yasemin Cag |
Turkish Society For Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD) |
Istanbul |
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Elif Sargin Altunok |
Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK) |
Istanbul |
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Ozgen Eser |
Turkish Society of Microbiology (TMC) |
Ankara |
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Pinar Sagiroglu |
Turkish Society of Microbiology (TMC) |
Kayseri |
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Ayse Kalkanci |
Turkish Society of Microbiology (TMC) |
Ankara |
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Duygu Perçin Renders |
Turkish Society of Microbiology (TMC) |
Kütahya |
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Elif Seren Tanriverdi |
Turkish Society of Microbiology (TMC) |
Malatya |
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Yeliz Tanriverdi Çayci |
The Society for Clinical Microbiologists of Turkey (KLIMUD) |
Samsun |
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Osman Sezer Cirit |
The Society for Clinical Microbiologists of Turkey (KLIMUD) |
Gaziantep |
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Tuba Muderris |
The Society for Clinical Microbiologists of Turkey (KLIMUD) |
İzmir |
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İlvana Çaklovica Küçükkaya |
The Society for Clinical Microbiologists of Turkey (KLIMUD) |
İstanbul |
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İlke Toker Önder |
The Society for Clinical Microbiologists of Turkey (KLIMUD) |
Ankara |
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Name |
Affiliation |
City |
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Andrii Aleksandrin |
NGO Infection Control In Ukraine |
Kyiv |
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Tetyana Chumachenko |
Kharkiv Medical University |
Kharkiv |
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Maria Dolynska |
Bogomolets National Medical University |
Kyiv |
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Sergiy Dubrov |
Bogomolets National Medical University |
Kyiv |
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Yevgenii Grechukha |
Bogomolets National Medical University |
Kyiv |
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Igor Katsytadze |
UNICEF Ukraine |
Kyiv |
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Andriian Kozhokaru |
National Military Medical Academy |
Kyiv |
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Olena Moshynets |
Institute Of Molecular Biology & Genetics |
Kyiv |
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Genadiy Sergeev |
Ukrainian Association Of Sterilisation & Disinfection |
Kyiv |
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Kateryna Soiak |
National Children's Hospital - "OHMADYT" |
Kiev |
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Arkadii Vodianyk |
National Children's Hospital - "OHMADYT" |
Kyiv |
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Oleksii Yershov |
Surgical Hospital Garvis (Dnipro) |
Kyiv |
The Education Board is composed of relevant international Experts in infection control, hospital hygiene, clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, public health, and international education. This group will be actively involved in the educational activities of EUCIC and provide consultation on specific issues for the Advisory Board and the Steering Committee.
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Name |
Affiliation |
Country |
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Anders Johansson |
Umeå University |
Sweden |
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Andreas Voss |
University Medical Center Groningen |
The Netherlands |
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Carlos André Palos |
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa |
Portugal |
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Constantinos Tsioutis |
European University Cyprus |
Cyprus |
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Elisabeth Presterl |
Medical University of Vieanna |
Austria |
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Evelina Tacconelli |
University of Verona |
Italy |
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Jesus Rodríguez Baῆo |
Universidad de Sevilla |
Spain |
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Magda Diab-Elschahawi |
Medical University of Vieanna |
Austria |
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Nico T. Mutters |
University Hospital Bonn |
Germany |
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Nicola Petrosillo |
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico di Roma |
Italy |
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Pascal Astagneau |
Faculty of Medicine, Sorbonne University |
France |
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Primrose Beryl |
Tübingen University Hospital |
Germany |
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Walter Zingg |
University of Zurich |
Switzerland |
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Hilary Humphreys |
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
Ireland |
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Dorairajan Sureshkumar |
Sundaram Medical Foundation Dr.Rangarajan Memorial Hospital |
India |
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Elena Carrara |
University of Verona |
Italy |
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Emine Alp Meşe |
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University |
Türkiye |
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Gabriel Birgand |
Nantes University Hospital |
France |
After presenting the first European Guidelines on infection control in Berlin, intended to reduce the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitalised patients, ESCMID decided to increase its influence and involvement in IC. EUCIC, the ESCMID committee for infection control was formed at the beginning of 2014.
Europe’s approach to IPC still varies enormously between countries and sometimes also between different healthcare settings within the same country. However, every country offers specific expertise and specialties. Mutual knowledge exchange is a key feature of providing a European perspective in IPC. The major goals of EUCIC are to contribute to the harmonisation of IPC and the standardisation of procedures in Europe. To reach this objective, education plays a pivotal role. A pan-European competence in IPC is vital to meet the challenges (e.g. changing infectious disease epidemiology, demographic changes and migration) currently confronting IPC specialists. Such competence can only be established if the three fields, clinical microbiology (CM), infectious diseases (ID) and infection control/hospital hygiene (IC/HH), work together towards building an inter-professional and interdisciplinary IPC network, the basis of successful IPC. Only then can operational regional infection control be established and a European competence be achieved on that basis.
The EUCIC Infection Prevention and Control Certificate is the first training programme providing both meta and European competence. Graduates of the EUCIC programme will be able to cope with the upcoming major challenges in the field of infection prevention and control in pandemic and interpandemic times.
You can see the EUCIC Statutes in the document linked below.