International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections Slated for March 2010
The fifth decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections will be held March 18-22, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The meeting, co-organized by SHEA, the CDC, APIC and IDSA, will set the agenda for healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention for the next decade. The meeting will address topics such as:
• New international and domestic perspectives
• Updates on the scientific evidence in such areas as antimicrobial resistance, surveillance strategies, emerging infections, environmental transmission, new technologies
• Translation of research and epidemiologic, organizational, and implementation principles into quality improvement practices
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