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23 April 2025
Sponsored content: Proactive WGS: Prevent HCAIs - fight AMR
Written by: Dr Susie Jerwood, Chief Medical Officer, and Dr Stephen Baker, Chief Commercial Officer, of Genpax.
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14 April 2025
Tackling the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance within the built environment - a collaborative workshop
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) pose a significant threat to patient safety worldwide and are responsible for approximately 200 deaths per hour.
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11 April 2025
AI for IPC: The Defining Tool of Our Age
Author: Sid Mookerjee, Assistant Professor in Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and is part of the organising committee for HISCON 2025.
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04 April 2025
Sponsored content: Putting diagnostic stewardship at the heart of antimicrobial stewardship
Written by: Dr Grace Arenas (Medical Scientific Liaison) and Sarah Purnell (Product Manager), bioMérieux. This piece highlights the importance of diagnostic stewardship in optimising antimicrobial therapy against a backdrop of…
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27 March 2025
HIS journals publish new issue on MRSA
It has been six decades since Professor Patricia Jevons first identified a methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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11 March 2025
Coffee catch-up with… Professor Elaine Cloutman-Green
We are pleased to launch our Coffee catch-up with… series featuring Elaine Cloutman-Green, Clinical Scientist and valued member of the Society.
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10 March 2025
The Healthcare Infection Society seeks a new Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Hospital Infection
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28 February 2025
HIS resources available as UKHSA warns of second norovirus wave
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21 February 2025
Sponsored content: Removal of cyclic-buildup biofilm from simulated endoscope channels using an AECC and manual cleaning
Written by: Jon Burdach PhD, Chief Medical Affairs & Scientific Officer, Nanosonics
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19 February 2025
HIS journal article featured in WHO 2025 antimicrobial resistance resource pack
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05 February 2025
Dr Susanne Surman-Lee to present keynote address at this year’s HISCON25 in association with the Royal Society for Public Health
HISCON is the leading in-person conference for IPC professionals that fosters collaboration, innovation and knowledge exchange with HIS members and the wider Infection Prevention and Control community.
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16 January 2025
Dame Judith Hackitt Announced as Keynote Speaker for HIS Annual Conference 2025 #HISCON25
Dame Judith Hackitt has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Healthcare Infection Society Annual Conference, taking place on 17–18 June 2025 at Goodenough College, London.
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25 November 2024
Introducing HIS New Chair: Dr. Manjula Meda
The Healthcare Infection Society is delighted to announce Dr. Manjula Meda as our new Chair, bringing a wealth of experience, dedication, and leadership to the Society as we continue our mission to advance the prevention and control…
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22 November 2024
Healthcare Infection Society featured in AMR and Infectious Diseases Supplement within The Guardian
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is rising, and carbapenem-resistant superbugs are becoming more lethal than methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), despite carbapenems being a last-resort treatment.
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18 November 2024
HIS welcomes new Editor to the journals team
The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) this week welcomes a new Editor to the team of Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP), the official open access journal of the Society.
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