Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Office of Vice-Chancellor for Global Strategies & International Affairs
International Human Capacity Development (IHCD)
Code : 16654-351330      Publish Date : Monday, May 16, 2016 Visit : 3861

Intl. Conferences | Workshop on Microbiology of Hospital Infections

Workshop on Microbiology of Hospital Infections
May 23rd to 25th, Imam Khomeini Hospital will hold a 3-day workshop focusing on Infection Control Microbiology

A 3-day workshop on Infection Control Microbiology will be held at Imam Khomeini Hospital Central Laboratory from 23 May, 2016 to 25 May, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
Course instructors include:
 
  • Professor Willem van Leeuwen from Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands;
  • Dr. Gerard Parlevliet from Royal Hospital of Bronovo Nebo, The Hague, the Netherlands;
  • Faculty members from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
 
The following subjects will be discussed during this 3-day program:
 
  • For physicians:
  1. Urinary tract infections: A case study (treatment & infection prevention);
  2. Tuberculosis: An overview with a case report;
  3. Norovirus;

 

  • For nurses:
  1. Hospital-acquired infection: A general overview;
  2. Transmission of m.o. in general: How to prevent it?;
  3. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization;
  4. Surgical site infections: MRSA as an example (Physicians can participate as well);
  5. Big 4 infections in the ICU;
  6. Invasive line sepsis
 
For inquiries regarding registration in this workshop, interested applicants are encouraged to send an email to mfeizabadi@tums.ac.ir.