Surveillance and meta-competence

Event Description

This 2-day interactive course provides a comprehensive view of the basic concepts of surveillance and introduces participants to a European perspective in infection prevention and control. It is carefully structured to support knowledge and competence building, through experiential learning, practical sessions and interactive lectures.

Intended audience:

Medical doctors and pharmacists, nurses or other healthcare professionals with an MSc or PhD are eligible, provided they completed the basic module or have experience in IPC.

Objectives:

• Key surveillance principles and structures, including data interpretation, management resources and surveillance networks 
• Cultural, structural and social determinants in infection prevention and control 
• Knowledge, perspectives and attitudes of patients and healthcare professionals 
• Interplay between diagnostics and therapeutics 
• National, regional and international epidemiology of communicable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial consumption

Course coordinator:

Constantinos Tsioutis, Cyprus

Organisers:

European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Certification:

Course organisers will monitor attendance. Only participants attending live sessions will be able to receive the certification. 

Course Venue: 

School of Medicine, 
European University Cyprus
6 Diogenis Str., Engomi 2404, 
Nicosia, Cyprus

Accommodation:

Accommodation is not included in the registration.

Registration details: 

Registration fees include full access to the course, coffee breaks, lunches and dinners. Travel costs and accommodation are not included with either fee.

Downloads

• Cyprus_Flyer_EUCIC_Course_2022_web.pdf

Registration Fees