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Interclean's second Healthcare Cleaning Forum (HCF) will take place during the exhibition in Amsterdam on May 12. The focus of this one-day international conference is on cleaning and hygiene as part of infection prevention in hospitals and long-term care institutions.

Themes this year will include the impact of Covid, cleaning and disinfection, (international) guidelines, sustainability, the importance of evidence-based interventions and new technology.

HCF is a platform for healthcare experts, cleaning experts, hospital managers, including infection prevention specialists, facility managers and the industry. The aim is to raise awareness, facilitate discussions of best practices and explore latest scientific research on how cleaning can have an impact on infection prevention and control.

Programme

09:30 - 12:30: Keynote speeches on necessity and efficiency, (international) procedures, new  technology and future developments. With, among others, Didier Pittet (University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, chairman of Clean Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland), Martin Kiernan, visiting clinical fellow (Richard Wells Research Centre, England), Juliëtte Severin (clinical microbiologist, medical coordinator of unit infection prevention at Erasmus MC Rotterdam, associate professor, The Netherlands).

Coffee and lunch breaks: A chance to discuss and network with fellow professionals and keynote speakers.

13:30 - 16:00: Breakout sessions for a more in-depth look at specific themes and tours of the Interclean exhibition, including demos about hospital cleaning.

For the full programme and details of how to register visit: www.intercleanshow.com/healthcare-cleaning-forum/