Denise Silber and Vanessa Carter

As 2019 draws to a close, let us remember an important milestone achieved this year by  ICPIC, the International Conference of Prevention and Infection Control founded by Prof. Didier Pittet, in Geneva.  For its fifth edition, ICPIC was patient-included.  This very international conference (130 countries present) opened with a memorable keynote by Vanessa Carter, which drew the full attention of the 1000+ delegate-packed auditorium. Quite an audience for Vanessa’s keynote indeed!

It was a fascinating first participation for me, with a very rich program prepared by the outstanding Scientific Committee with the support of patients like Vanessa and others who spoke at the conference.

Please watch the lovely, short testimonial below from Vanessa Carter at the end of ICPIC.

We have also, at Doctors 2.0, put together a series of links for you to enjoy all the learning material provided by ICPIC.

• The abstracts are online .
• The Patient Participation Platform video I moderated is here.
• The video of the ICPIC Innovation academy awards is online here.
• To access the ICPIC Learning Platform: icpic.reghot@mci-group.com

And don’t forget: HandHygiene is one of the most effective ways to combat hospital-acquired infection, and it requires the collaboration of professionals and patients.  Read this interesting white paper published by the International Society for Infectious Diseases.

Denise Silber

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The opening keynote will be given by antibiotic resistance patient advocate and social media expert, Vanessa Carter , also a long-standing member of the Doctors 2.0 & You ambassador network. Patients are not only speakers, but have participated in the program design, the venue is fully accessible, and attending patient expenses are covered in advance by the organizers. Finally, the conference will be live-streamed.

ICPIC is thereby, for the first time,  a “patient-included conference” and given all the activities in support of patient involvement, a partner of Doctors 2.0.

Watch the brief welcome video below, and come back soon for more about #ICPIC2019. Denise Silber will participate to moderate several sessions and to report on the event through interviews with patients and clinicians and via social media.

ICPIC  has this account on Twitter  and this page on Facebook.

The European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC), the Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are all represented at the event.

ICPIC keynotes, symposia, Pro-Con debates, free-papers and meet-the-expert sessions will continue, as will the unique and very popular ICPIC Innovation Academy and ICPIC Clip Award, as well as new features.

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