5th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS - IACS 2023
Challenges and Innovation in Infection Control
25th, 26th and 27th
OCTOBER 2023
Centro de Congressos do Europarque, Santa Maria da Feira
Registration closes on the 24thof october of 2023 at noon.
Abstracts should be sent to the email sdib@essnortecvp.pt with the abstract template until October 08th.
WELCOME TO IACS 2023!
Prof.ª Doutora Fernanda Príncipe
IACS President
ICN Salete Mota
IACS Organization
We look forward to your visit to Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, for the 5th International Congress IACS 2023, which will take place from 25 to 27 October 2023.
Currently, IACS has become a registered and trusted brand in the national and international domain, with an average of 800 participants, speakers and representatives from various countries. We count on the presence of renowned national and international specialists inserted in a high quality scientific program composed of conferences, panels, workshops, meeting of experts and networking sessions, among other modalities.
ABOUT
IACS 2023 is the 5th international congress on “Challenges and Innovation in Infection Control” for hospital healthcare professionals (Doctors, Nurses, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technicians, Senior Health Technicians, Hospital Administrators, Pharmacists, Microbiologists, among others ) which will take place from the 25th to the 27th of October.
Exploring new challenges in approaching infection control through the multidisciplinary sharing of knowledge and experience 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 5th International Congress “Infection Associated with Health Care (IACS)”, which will be held from 25 to 27 October 2023.
Organized by the Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (ESSNorteCVP) and Centro Hospitalar Entre Douro e Vouga (CHEDV E.P.E.), the IACS was conceived with the objective of promoting the multidisciplinary sharing of knowledge and experiences in the prevention and control of Associated Infections for Health Care (HACI) and antibiotic resistance. For this, we will count on the presence of renowned national and international specialists.
Several important topics will be addressed, namely: Hand Hygiene, Environmental Hygiene Prevention and Infection Control in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pneumonia Associated with Health Care, Training in Infection Control, Use of Information Systems at IACS, among others.
#iacs2023
RESEARCH AWARD
Healthcare-Associated Infection
Accumulated prize of €1400
Abstracts send to sec.dir@essnortecvp.pt by September 30th.
PROGRAMA
25 de outubro de 2023
15h00-19h00
S6: Curso pré Congresso: "Gestão de Acessos Vasculares"
28 de outubro de 2022
Brevemente disponível
José Martinez & Diana Ramada (IPOP FG, EPE, Portugal)
Outros Cursos Pré-congresso a definir
26 de outubro de 2023
PROGRAM
25th october 2023
15h00-19h00
José Martinez & Diana Ramada (IPOP FG, EPE, Portugal)
S7: Pre-Congress Course: "Vascular Access Management"
14h00-18h00
S7: Pre-Congress Course: “Research: from data analysis to dissemination of results"
Manuela Ferreira (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
14h00-18h00
S8: Pre-Congress Course: "Venous ulcer, lymphedema and compression therapy"
Énio Afonso (Hospital CUF Descobertas, Portugal)
26th october 2023
08h00
Participant accreditation
27th october 2023
09h00-10h00
SA: Workshop HARTMAN
“Disinfection of surfaces in a hospital context – a vision of sustainability”
Verónica Fonseca (CUF Descobertas, Portugal)
Silvia Morgado (Technical Director PAUL HARTMANN, Lda, Portugal)
09h00-10h00
S6: Workshop BBRAUN
“Care for the mouth of intubated patients is less more?”
Maria João Batista (HSFX - CHLO, Portugal)
09h00-10h00
S7: Workshop MEDLINE
“Urinary Infection Associated with Bladder Catheter – how to prevent it?”
Alexandra Pais (Medline Clinical Sales, Portugal)
09h00-10h00
S8: Workshop ARIXMED
"A new approach to skin hygiene to prevent infection"
Paulo Ramos (ACES Grande Porto IV - Póvoa do Varzim/Vila do Conde)
09h30-10h00
SA : Inaugural Conference: “The impact of updating the Infection Control Prevention Program”
José Artur Paiva (Director of the PPCIRA National Team, DGS. Specialist in Intensive Medicine, Director of the Intensive Care Service at CHUSJ, Portugal)
Moderator: Fernanda Príncipe (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
10h00-11h00
SA: Opening Session
José Artur Paiva (DGD, representing the Subdiretor-Geral da Saúde)
Emídio Sousa(Câmara Municipal de Santa Maria da Feira)
Carlos Carvalho (Clinical Director of CHEDV, EPE)
Henrique Pereira (Presidente do Conselho de Direção da ESSNorteCVP)
11h00-11h30
Coffe Break
11h30-12h30
SA: Panel: The threat of multidrugresistant microorganisms: Infection Prevention and Control Strategies
“Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales - multimodal infection prevention and control strategy”
Andrea Dias (CHTS, Portugal)
“Antibiotic stewardship: the importance of the Prescription Support Program"
Rita Ferraz (CHTS, Portugal)
“Monitoring of PBVTs”
Ana Dias (CHTS, Portugal)
Moderator: Ana Cristina Silva (CHEDV, EPE, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S6: Panel: Importance of the quality of the indoor environment
"Importance of Air Quality in Hospitals"
Yves Martin (Hospitais universitários de Genebra, Suíça)
“Importance of the ventilation system in mitigating contamination"
Francisco Brito (Such, Portugal)
"Water quality monitoring: transposition of the European directive - Decree Law 69/2023"
Pablo Blanco & José António Rodriguez (Grupo ITALSAN, Portugal)
Moderator: Salete Mota (CHEDV, EPE, Portugal)
10h00-10h45
SA: Panel: Improving efficiency in healthcare
"Artificial intelligence in the surveillance of ILCs"
Américo Agostinho (Switzerland)
"Incident declaration, healthcare improvement process"
Stéphanie Rocha (Hospitais universitários de Genebra, Switzerland)
"From processes to digital transition”
Rui Gomes (CHUC, Portugal)
Moderator: Américo Agostinho (Suíça)
10h45-11h15
Coffe Break
11h15-11h45
SA: Conference: "Prevention of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia"
Brett Mitchell (Avondale University, Australia)
Moderator: Martin Kiernan (Visiting Clinical Fellow, University of West London, United Kingdom)
11h45-12h45
SA: Panel: Nosocomial sepsis: a constant threat
“National and International Epidemiology”
Paulo Mergulhão (UL-PPCIRA do Hospital Lusíadas Porto, Portugal)
"Preventive strategies”
Cristina Nunes (GCL-PPCIRA da Unidade Local de Saúde do Nordeste, Portugal)
“Focus on nosocomial pneumonia”
João Gonçalves Pereira (Hospital Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal)
Moderator: Mário Branco (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
11h45-12h45
S6: Panel: Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa – an emerging problem in Portugal
"Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas MR”
Cátia Caneiras (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
"Challenges in the treatment of Pseudomonas MR”
Carla Mimoso (CHULN, Portugal)
"Reality in a ULS"
David Peres (ULS Matosinhos, Portugal)
Moderator: Mariana Silva (CHEDV, EPE, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S7: Panel: UL-PPCIRA intervention supported by research results
"The relevance of research/implementation science in PPCIRA"
Francisco Mendes (APIH, Portugal)
“Methodology for implementing new signage in PBVT, based on research results”
Ricardo Conceição (SPCIRA CHUC, Portugal)
Moderator: Celinia Antunes (CHUC, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S8: Panel: Food, without causing harm
“Food, without causing harm - Improvement project”
Sandra Caeiro (CHUA, Portugal)
"Oral immunotherapy in the newborn"
Lídia Arrimar (CHUA, Portugal)
"Human Milk Bank"
Diana e Silva (CHUSJ, Portugal)
Moderator: Fátima Menezes (CHEDV, EPE, Portugal)
11h30-12h30
S9: Panel: Infection Control in Primary Health Care
“The work of UL-PPCIRA in ACES”
Ana Carolina (USP ACES EDV I - Feira/Arouca, Portugal)
“Implementation and management in a family health unit”
Sandra Anécia (USF Fiães - ACES EDV I - Feira/Arouca, Portugal)
"Implementation and management in an integrated continuing care team unit”
Sílvia Moura (USP ACES EDV I – Feira/Arouca, Portugal)
Moderator: António Giro (USP ACES EDV I - Feira/Arouca, Portugal)
12h30-14h00
Lunch
14h00-15h00
SA: Workshop FACTOR PLUS
“Suction system and oral hygiene solutions for ventilated patients”
Rui Nelson (Commercial Director, Portugal)
14h00-15h00
S6: Workshop RACLAC
“Are we doing everything we can to prevent HAI?”
Raquel Pinho (PharmD | Technical Direction | Executive Board Member at Raclac S.A.)
Marta Silva (Specialized Account Manager at Raclac S.A.)
11h45-12h45
S7: Panel: Multidrug resistant - current reality and difficulties in Management
"Evolution at the Tondela Viseu Hospital Center”
Helder Patrício (CHTV, Portugal)
“Discontinuation of measures and constraints”
Elisabete Figueiredo (CHTV, Portugal)
“Case Management in the Community”
Tiago Machado (CHTV, Portugal)
Moderator: Pedro Crespo (CHTV, Portugal)
11h45-12h45
S8: Painel: Innovative projects in Infection Control
"Projeto PrevenITU"
Magda Sousa (UR PPCIRA do Hospital de Santo Espírito Ilha Terceira, Portugal)
“Critical Lean Infection Group”
Irene Aragão (CHUdSA, Portugal)
“Implementation of an oral hygiene protocol”
Lucia Gonzalez (CHEDV, EPE, Portugal)
Moderator: Alexandra Fernandes (CHUdSA, Portugal)
11h45-12h45
S9: Panel: Cancer Patients - Challenges in Infection Prevention and Control
"The challenge of preventing and controlling infection in palliative patients in the home and hospital context"
Cristina Pereira (GCL-PPCIRA-IPOPFG, EPE, Portugal)
"PPCIRA & the cancer patient – the perspective of a different hospital"
Fábio Santos (UL-PPCIRA-IPOPFG, EPE, Portugal)
Moderator: Margarida Alvarenga (IPOPFG, EPE, Portugal)
12h45-14h15
Lunch
14h15-15h00
SA: Surgical Site Infection Prevention: Are We Doing Enough?
“SSI prevention: moving from guidelines to real practice”
Debbie Xuereb (Malta)
“Can an SSI prevention champion model bring real life to SSI guidelines & improve uptake of evidence based SSI prevention recommendations?”
Lilian Chiwera (Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK)
Moderator: Clara Carvalho (CHLO, Portugal)
14h00-15h00
S7: Workshop ETHICON - Johnson & Johnson
“ETHICON Innovative Solutions in the control and prevention of ILC – National and International Recommendations”
Andreia Francisco (Ethicon, Portugal)
15h00-16h00
SA: Workshop PMH "Skin cleansing and decontamination"
Martin Kiernan (Visitng Clinical Fellow, University of West London, United Kingdom)
14h00-15h00
S8: Workshop DR. SCHUMACHER GmbH - Desinfektion, Hygiene und Pflege
"Surface desinfinition - new trends"
Martin Orlick (Dr. Schumacher Iberia, Portugal)
14h00-15h00
S9: Workshop IMPORQUIMICA
“Sink drains and the biofilm challenge, an important topic to reduce HAI”
Agustin Mariscal (Kersia Group, Spain)
15h00-15h30
SA: Conference: "Lessons from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic”
Felipe Froes (DGS e CHULN Consultor , Portugal)
Moderator: Lucia Gonzalez (CHEDV, EPE, Portugal)
15h00-16h00
S7: Workshop Teprel
“High-level disinfection – Experience the power of Chlorine Dioxide”
Jessica Botting (Tristel Solutions, United Kingdom)
15h00-16h00
S8: Workshop BD
“BD your partner in infection prevention - Best practices in preventing infections associated with vascular access and urinary catheters”
Virginia Lee (Clinical Development)
Eudald Perez (Market Development Manager)
16h00-16h30
SA: Conference: “4th Mode of Nosocomial Transmission …”
Evonne Curran (Doctor of Nursing, with a focus on quality engineering and correction of erroneous assumptions of safety)
Moderator: Paulo André (CHBM, Portugal)
15h30-16h30
SA: Panel: Research and innovation in infection control
"Now for the hard part – implementing the innovation!”
Martin Kiernan (Visiting Clinical Fellow, University of West London, United Kingdom)
"Innovation in supporting health security”
Jorge Mota (CESAE, Portugal)
Moderator: Cátia Caneiras (Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade Medicina da Univ. Lisboa, Portugal)
16h30
SA: Awards: Research, best oral communication and best poster
SA: Closing of the congress
Fernanda Príncipe (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
Salete Mota (CHEDV, EPE, Portugal)
16h30
SA: Expert Meeting
“ERC's and the limits of the scope of classic infection control strategies””
Soraia Bispo (Hospital da Luz, Portugal)
16h30
Oral Presentations
S6: Moderator: Sónia Novais (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
S7: Moderator: Ricardo Melo (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
S8: Moderator: Igor Pinto (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
S9: Moderator: Mário Branco (ESSNorteCVP, Portugal)
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