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Patient empowerment in infection prevention: We all desire simple cooking recipe solutions – but they simply do not exist
Healthcare germs are posing an ever-increasing hazard. Measures to control and prevent their transmission to patients are primarily concentrated on the medical staff today. However,
To be or not to be safe, that’s the question!
Patient safety should be at the core of doctors’ work. Hans Härting, who has been working in the aviation industry for more than thirty years,
Keeping it sanitary – from Semmelweis’ time until today
The Swiss expert Prof. Dr. Didier Pittet stressed the substantial meaning of hand hygiene in hospitals once again at the third CEE Conference on Hospital
The WHO guidelines are clear – we just have to implement them!
“I wish that we soon do not need the Hand Hygiene Day anymore“- This was one of the audience’s statements at the symposium on the
Hospital Hygiene in Hungary: The implementation of daily work is lagging behind!
„Bringing hand hygiene to the national level – the case of Hungary“: The Co-Founder and CEO of HandInScan, is cautiously optimistic that the situation will
Infection Control in the CEE: A Brief Review
Education, training and staff increases: Many challenges in Infection Control remain to be tackled, concurred representatives of CEE countries at the 3rd CEE Conference on
Semmelweis and RED NOSES Cooperation
For this year’s World Hand Hygiene Day, we were particularly pleased to cooperate with the Red Noses Clowndoctors, who spread our message in a humorous way in hospitals.
We may introduce: Our Secretary General Johannes Culen
When we founded the Semmelweis Foundation in 2012 out of a private commitment, who would have thought that it would one day become a recognized association, with partners and collaborations throughout the entire CEE region. Much has already happened since our foundation, but further efforts are still needed to achieve our ambitious goals in the future.
The Semmelweis Reflex: When beliefs trump facts
The knee-jerk reaction to reject new evidence because it contradicts established beliefs is named after Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865). The physician discovered a visionary way