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Surveillance in public health
According to World Health Organization, WHO, public health surveillance is the continuous, systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health-related data which is needed for the
Wound infections after surgery: Which bundle of measures are effective?
At the end of 2019, the roundtable on “Wound infections after surgery: Which bundle of measures are effective?” of the “Initative Sicherheit im OP” (Initiative
The only MRSA-free hospital in Austria?
The “Vienna North Hospital”, one of the largest and most modern hospitals in Europe, opened in June 2019. A few months before the opening, an
ICPIC 2019 – An exciting pile of information
Again, the 5th annual International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control offered a wide range of lectures. About 1,000 participants from all over the world
The nursing profession needs to be strengthened continuously
Michael Magnus Wagner is academic teacher of nursing and nursing scientist in Austria (Academy of continuing education in nursing-Vienna Hospital Association). Coincidentally, his office is
Staying up-to-date with the L&R Academy: How HCPs benefit from the L&R partner program
Healthcare professionals must always be up to date – also with regard to products and devices that are constantly renewed and updated for a better
Hand hygiene compliance is the key in neonatology units: General Hospital Vienna relies on modern technology for performance feedback
On a global scale, infections are the third leading cause of neonatal mortality. Therefore, a focus on careful hand hygiene practice plays a valuable part
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Semmelweis Foundation went blue
For World Antibiotics Week, which takes place every year in November, the Semmelweis Foundation has launched a high-profile awareness campaign and called on employees and
Global Handwashing Day 2021: Hand hygiene and the fight against multi-resistant germs and hospital infections
Healthcare facilities are still a place of healing, but what if instead of healing, the opposite happens: and you get sick ? What we were