6th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS - IACS 2024
Challenges and Innovation in Infection Control
23rd, 24th and 25th
OCTOBER 2024
Centro de Congressos do Europarque, Santa Maria da Feira
Registration closes on October 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
Abstracts should be sent to the email sdib@essnortecvp.pt with the abstract template by September 4th.
ARIXmed SPONSORSHIP
Best Oral Presentation Prize: €300
Best e-poster Prize: €200
RESEARCH AWARD
Healthcare Associated Infection
700€ Prize
Send abstracts to the email sec.dir@essnortecvp.pt until published.
WELCOME TO IACS 2024!
Fernanda Príncipe, PhD
Presidente IACS
Salete Mota, RN
Organização IACS
We look forward to welcoming you back to Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, for the 6th IACS International Congress 2024, which will take place from 23 to 25 October 2024.
Today, IACS has become a trusted and recognized brand in the national and international domain, with an average of 800 participants, speakers and representatives from several countries. We are counting on the presence of renowned national and international experts as part of a high-quality scientific programme consisting of conferences, panels, workshops, expert meetings and networking sessions, among other modalities.
ABOUT
IACS 2024 is the 6th international congress on “Challenges and Innovation in Infection Control” for hospital healthcare professionals (Doctors, Nurses, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technicians, Senior Healthcare Technicians, Hospital Administrators, Pharmacists, Microbiologists, among others) which will take place from October 23rd to 25th.
Explore new challenges in the approach to infection control through the multidisciplinary sharing of knowledge and experiences in the prevention and control of HAIs and antibiotic resistance, combined with technological and analytical innovation.
We look forward to welcoming you back to Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, for the 6th International Congress on Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) to be held from 23 to 25 October 2024. Organised by the Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (ESSNorteCVP) and the Centro Hospitalar Entre Douro e Vouga (CHEDV E.P.E.), the IACS was conceived with the aim of promoting the multidisciplinary sharing of knowledge and experiences in the prevention and control of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and antibiotic resistance. To this end, we will count on the presence of renowned national and international experts, included in a high-quality scientific programme.
WE COUNT ON YOU!
#iacs2024
PROGRAM
23rd of october of 2024
16h00-19h00
S6: Pre-Congress Course: "Vascular access management"
José Martinez & Diana Ramada (IPOPFG, EPE, Portugal)
14h00-18h00
S7: Pre-Congress Course: "Research: from data analysis to dissemination of results"
Liliana Mota (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
14h00-18h00
S8: Pre-Congress Course: “Statistics applied to infection control”
Manuela Ferreira (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
24th of october of 2024
08h00
Accreditation of participants
09h30-10h00
SA: Inaugural Conference: IACS - dilemmas, opportunities, imponderables
Acácio Rodrigues (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto - FMUP)
Moderator: Luis Pedro (ULSEDV, Portugal)
10h00-11h00
SA: Opening Session
Vítor Marques (Vereador do Município de Santa Maria da Feira)
Sara Pereira (ULSEDV)
Henrique Pereira (Presidente do Conselho de Direção da ESSNorteCVP)
Musical Moment
11h00-11h30
Coffee Break
11h30-12h30
SA: Panel: Stop Infection - Like a bridge over troubled waters
Is being at Stop worth it? (yesterday, today and tomorrow)
Rosário Rodrigues (ULSAR, Portugal)
Mentoring and Improvement (mentoring among equals)
Margarida Dinis (ULS Sta. Maria, Portugal)
Improve, always improve
Rute Miranda (ULSAR, Portugal)
Moderator: Paulo André (ULSAR, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S6: Panel: BRUSH - Beyond Routine: Using a Sustained Hospital program for oral care
Intubation-associated pneumonia
Catarina Conceição (ULSLO, Portugal)
Oral hygiene in dysphagia
Daniela Ferreira (ULSEDV, Portugal)
Mouth care protocol
Maria João Baptista (ULSLO, Portugal)
Moderator: Clara Carvalho (ULSLO, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S7: Panel: Urine Study: navigating challenges and exploring new strategies
Urine Analysis and Urine Culture: Fundamentals and Advances in Clinical Diagnosis
Ana Raquel (ULSEDV, Portugal)
Microbiology and Diagnosis: Uncovering the Invisible for Precise Treatments
Hugo Cruz (CHUSA, Portugal)
Multiresistant Bacteria in Urine: An Emerging Challenge
Carla Mimoso (CHULN, Portugal)
Moderator: Mariana Silva (ULSEDV, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S8: Panel: Preparing the future of CPE (carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales)
Fight colonization/infection
Catarina Guerra (ULS Braga, Portugal)
Insulation management
Cláudia Martins (ULS Braga, Portugal)
The importance of the environment in transmission
Ana Silva (ULS Braga, Portugal)
Behavioral change in health: a challenge
Ângela Dias (ULS Braga, Portugal)
Moderator: Isabel Veloso (ULS Braga, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S9: Panel: How to organize the Infection Control Plan in Primary Health Care
What tools to use?
David Peres (ULS Matosinhos, Portugal)
How to apply? Examples.
Ilda Devesa (ULS Matosinhos, Portugal)
Natalia Pinheiro (ULS Matosinhos, Portugal)
How to monitor?
Isabel Neves (ULS Matosinhos, Portugal)
Moderator: Fernanda Vieira (ULS Matosinhos, Portugal)
12h30-14h00
Lunch
14h00-15h00
SA: Workshop FACTOR PLUS
"Exam Gloves: It's What You Can't See That Matters"
Romy Ramos (Marketing Manager Facial Protection, Gloves EMEA; Owens & Minor | Products & Healthcare Services)
14h00-15h00
S6: Workshop RACLAC
"Approach to the surgical wound - principles to take into account"
Viviana Gonçalves (ULS São João, Portugal)
14h00-15h00
S7: Workshop IMPORQUIMICA
"DDP Concept: Detect, Dissolve and Prevent the best way to break down the Biofilm matrix. Seeing is believing!"
Thomas Onsea and Caroline Adriaens (Belgium)
14h00-15h00
S8: Workshop MCMEDICAL
"Reduction of skin Microbial Flora: Body Hygiene without water"
Beatriz Peláez Ros (Hospital Clinico San Carlos-Madrid)
14h00-15h00
S9: Workshop ARIXMED
"Use of digital tools in wound care management"
Lurdes Muñoz-Hidalgo (USF Cruz de Celas, ULS Coimbra, ELCOS, Portugal)
15h00-16h00
SA: Panel: Research and innovation in infection control
Lots of data, some knowledge, little inovation
José Artur Paiva (ULS São João, Portugal)
Technological Innovation and Strategies in Infection Control: from Laboratory to Clinical Practice
Paulo Alves (Portuguese Catholic University - Porto, Portugal)
Research priorities in infection prevention and control
Liliana Mota (ESSNorteCVP, CINTESIS@RISE, Portugal)
Moderator: António Soares (CINTESIS@RISE, Portugal)
16h00-16h30
Symposium: New methodologies in the decontamination of medical devices
Impact of high-level disinfection technology on microbial colonization in endocavitary ultrasound probes
Ursula Morby (Group Decontamination Lead at University Hospital Limerick, Ireland)
UV-C technology as a high-level disinfection reprocessing method, automation vs. manual processes
Sarah Blanchard-Wall (Product Manager – Germitec, France)
16h30-17h00
Symposium: Innovation in endoscope decontamination
A real case of corrective cleaning of contaminated endoscopes after reprocessing
Marisa Cardo (ULSRL, Portugal)
Microbiological testing of endoscopes and visual inspection
Thomas Onsea Hospital (Group Hospital in Antwerp; Association for Sterilization in Belgian Hospitals)
Moderator: Mariana Silva (ULSEDV, Portugal)
New!
THINKLab: Good practices in infection control
Elena Noriega (ULS Faro, Portugal)
Free Communications
S6: Moderator: Sónia Novais (ESSNorteCVP, CINTESIS@RISE, Portugal)
S7: Moderator: Ricardo Melo (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
S8: Moderator: Igor Pinto (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
S9: Moderator: Mário Branco (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
16h00
25th of october of 2024
09h00-10h00
SA: Workshop HARTMAN
Hand Hygiene: how to increase adherence in a hospital context
Rita Garcia (ULS Coimbra,, Portugal)
09h00-10h00
S6: Workshop DIVISIONCARE
"Silver Intelligence" Disposable and Recyclable Antimicrobial Curtains - Effectiveness, Cost and Evidence
Paulo Leite de Barros (Gestor Iberico Produto, Portugal)
09h00-10h00
S7: Workshop MEDLINE
"Prevention of HAIs – new solutions"
Alexandra Pais (Clinical Sales, Portugal)
Pablo Dominguez (Product Manager Iberia, Spain)
09h00-10h00
S8: Workshop BD
Your partner in infection prevention and control" Your partner in vascular access
Javier Fernández Albarracín (VAM Product Manager)
Your partner in Fluid Management
Beatriz de Miguel (UCC Clinical Specialist)
09h00-10h00
S9: Workshop 3M -Solventum
“Prevention of catheter-related infections”
Teresa Ramos (Clinical Nurse, Portugal)
10h00-10h45
SA: Panel: Contributions to "One Health"
Human Health
Carlos Palos (Portugal)
Spread of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from a One Health perspective
Ângela Novais (UCIBIO/i4HB. Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Moderator: Isabel Neves (ULS Matosinhos, Portugal)
10h45-11h15
Coffee Break
11h15-11h45
SA: Conferência: "Sustainable healthcare and infection control"
Mahmood Bhutta (United Kingdom)
Moderator: Carla Carvalho (ULSEDV, Portugal)
11h45-12h45
SA: Panel: The role of academia in preventing infection
HAInnovPrev: International Project for the Improvement of Nursing Curricula in the Scope of Infection Prevention
Teresa Neves (ESEnfC, Portugal)
HandSafe: Hand hygiene in nursing students from Portugal and Brazil
Cristina Carvalho (ESEP, Portugal)
Prevention of urinary catheter-associated UTI: Raising awareness for change
Filipe Paiva-Santos (ESEnfC, Portugal)
Moderator: Susana Filipe (ULS Baixo Mondego, Portugal)
11h45-12h45
S6: Panel: Focus on neurosurgery
Recommendations for preventing SSI in neurosurgery
Insa Janssen (Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland)
Patient circuit manager: experience and added value in HAI prevention
Dulcinda Delannoy (Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland)
Moderator: Américo Agostinho (Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland)
11h45-12h45
S7: Panel: IACS in Home Care Units (HD)
HD of the Hospital de Santarém
Yahia Abuowda (ULSL, Portugal)
Treatment of bacterial infections by multidrug-resistant agents in HD
Ana Mafalda Bastos (ULSEDV, Portugal)
Basic infection control precautions - HD specifics
Sónia Malaca (ULSL, Portugal)
Moderator: João Duarte (ULSEDV, Portugal)
11h45-12h45
S8: Panel: Good Practices for Infection Prevention and Control in Physiotherapy
Ensuring a safe working environment for physiotherapists
Tânia Churro* (ULS Cova da Beira, Portugal)
Risk reduction and enhancement of good practices in Physiotherapy
Tânia Soares* (ULS do Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
Impact of good practices in hand hygiene: perception of physiotherapists
Ana Palma* (ULS de São José, Portugal)
Moderator: Elsa Silva* (ULS de São José, Portugal)
* Patient Safety, Order of Physiotherapists, Portugal
11h45-12h45
S9: Panel: From proven results to new strategies in the antimicrobial prescribing support program
Improving prescribing practices: the success and lessons of the PAPA program in antimicrobial prescribing in ULSRA
Liliana Maia (ULSRA, Portugal)
Drive-AMS project: a new approach to antimicrobial stewardship
Raquel Duro (ULS do Tâmega e Sousa,Portugal)
What are the benefits and challenges of the multidisciplinary approach in antimicrobial prescription for osteoarticular infections?
Manuela Vieira (ULSRA, Portugal)
André Santos (ULSRA, Portugal)
Moderator: Filomena Freitas (ULSRA, Portugal)
12h45-14h15
Lunch
14h15-14h45
SA: Conference: Clean Hospitals
Alexandra Peters (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Moderator: Mário Branco (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
14h45-15h45
SA: Panel: Good Practices in Clinical Research in Infection Control
Educational Strategies Targeting Higher Education Students on Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Soraia Pereira (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
Assessment of the risk of infection in hospitalized people: effectiveness program
to be confirmed
Gloves donning and removal complice and HCW's preferences
Heck Róbert Roland (TritonLife Private Hospitals – Hungary)
Moderator: Liliana Mota (ESSNorteCVP, CINTESIS@RISE, Portugal)
14h45-15h45
S6: Panel: Infection control in intensive medicine: a multidisciplinary challenge
Antimicrobial resistance: current panorama
Ana Maria Oliveira (H. from Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal)
Screening and isolation: current challenges
Hugo Tavares (Hospital Lusíadas Porto, Portugal)
Intervention beams - impact on clinical practice
Nelson Faria (CUF Porto Hospital, Portugal)
Moderator: Paulo Mergulhão (SPCI, Portugal)
14h45-15h45
S7: Workshop TEPREL
Liquid waste management: sustainable perspective from UL PPCIRA
Sérgio Nunes & Pedro Rosa (ULS Loures Odivelas, Portugal)
14h45-15h45
S8: Panel: Importance of Occupational Health in the transmission of nosocomial respiratory infections
Wearing a mask by healthcare professionals - what is the impact on the patient?
Inês Ribeiro (ULSEDV, Portugal)
Vaccination of Healthcare Professionals (Flu/Covid/Antipneumococcal) - How important is it?
Catarina Oliveira (ULSEDV, Portugal)
Vaccination Plan for ULS EDV Healthcare Professionals – Our experience
Jacinta Carvalhas (ULSEDV, Portugal)
Moderator: Andrea Rodrigues (ULSEDV, Portugal)
14h45-15h45
S9: Panel: Use and Management of Gloves in Healthcare Units
Consensus Paper "Good Practices in the selection and use of examination gloves in healthcare
Isabel Veloso (ANCI, Portugal)
Demystify the use of gloves when treating wounds
Viviana Gonçalves (ULS São João, Portugal)
Moderator: David Peres (ANCI, Portugal)
15h45-16h15
SA: Conference: "Oral microbiome and association with priority pathogenic bacteria”
Cátia Caneiras (Environmental Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine of UL, Portugal)
Moderator: Bernardo Macedo (ULSEDV, Portugal)
16h15