Semmelweis: The man behind the myth

At the 16th Congress of the International Federation of Infection Control (March, 16-19, Vienna), Prof. Manfred Rotter,  former head of the Clinical institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology at the Medical University in Vienna, will held a keynote lecture about the man behind the myth Semmelweis. With Prof. Rotter spoke Carola Timmel. Prof. Rotter, you […]

Ways to create commitment and understanding are far more convincing than accusations.

“I believe communication (topic of the 2nd CEE Semmelweis Conference in March 2017) is one of the key-factors factors in fighting HAI”, says Prof. Andreas Voss. With the consultant microbiologist at the Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital and professor of infection control at the Radboud university medical center spoke Carola Timmel  Prof. Voss, hearing your name I do immediately […]

One Health approach: The Netherlands brings together ministers of health and agriculture

“Cooperation between the sectors is crucial – Let us move from words to deeds“, was Minister Schipper´s appeal at the ministerial Dutch EU Presidency conference on February, 10th in Amsterdam. For the first time in the history of the European Union, The Netherlands brought together ministers of health and ministers of agriculture to discuss the […]