🌟 It's World Antimicrobial Awareness Week! 🌟
This week IFIC is joining global partners to shine a light on one of the most critical public health threats of our time: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
👉 Learn more and access IFIC's resources on IPC and AMS today! www.theific.org

📢 It's International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW)! 📢
This week, we're joining a global movement to highlight the critical role we all play in reducing the spread of infection.

#IIPW #InfectionPreventionWeek #InfectionPrevention #UnitePreventProtectPrevail #PublicHealth #HandHygiene #IIPW2025

APCI Conference 25 Romania! 🇷🇴
Prof. Dr. Birgitta Lytsy participate as a speaker at the recent APCI 2025 Conference
Representing the International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC)

#APCI2025 #InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety #IFIC #BirgittaLytsy #Healthcare #Romania #IPC

👏 Congratulations to Prof. Dr Gehan Fahmy from Egypt, our IFIC board member.
Prof. Dr Gehan Fahmy “From Prescription to Protection: Implementing a PICU Antibiotic Stewardship Protocol Against MDR: A Proactive Strategy for Our Most Vulnerable Patients.”

#IFICGlobal #BoardAtWork

We had a fantastic time at IP2025, Brighton
A highlight was the Cottrell Lecture 2025, "3 Decades in IPC - A Reflection," by former IFIC Chair, Dr Neil Wigglesworth.
7️⃣ Here are Dr Wigglesworth's 7 IPC career lessons:

Dear IFIC Members!
💢We would like to invite you to an informal meeting where you can connect directly with the IFIC board.
🗓 October 7th, 2025
🕐 14.00 CET

🙏 Please contact admin@theific.org to share the meetings details with you!
🤗 We look forward to seeing you soon!

Save the Date!
Upcoming IFIC Webinar: “Sustainable Healthcare and IPC: Can They Co-Exist?”
October 2nd 8:30 AM EST | 9:30 AM Brasil | 1:30 PM UK

join by clicking at the scheduled time: webbertraining.com/recordingsli...
👇 Submit questions
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👪Today is World Patient Safety Day!
👶 This year's slogan is "Patient safety from the start!". The WPSD 2025 is dedicated to ensuring safe care for every newborn and child, with a special focus on those from birth to nine years old.
#WorldPatientSafetyDay #PatientSafety #NewbornCare #IPC

What an incredible week at the ICAN Congress 2025 in Cape Town!
Healthcare professionals, scientists, and public health leaders from 33 countries (strong African representation!) "Advancing Infection Prevention and Control, and Antimicrobial Stewardship for a Safer Tomorrow."

www.icancongress.com

Save the Date!
Upcoming IFIC Teleclass: Empowering Nurses in Antimicrobial Stewardship
🗓️ July 24th
🕣 8:30 AM EST | 9:30 AM Brasil | 1:30 PM UK
Join the teleclass at the scheduled time: webbertraining.com/recordingsli...
Submit questions here: forms.office.com/r/n4XfutPb0L...

World Health Organization (WHO) organize a free Zoom event to launch an important practical guide to support the development and implementation of national action plans for infection prevention and control.

Monday 23rd June from 13:00 – 14:30 CEST

👇You can register here www.who.int/.../Launch-e...

#Meet the IFIC Board
🖐 We welcome Dr. Carmen Soria from #Ecuador to the IFIC board.
Dr. Carmen Soria represents Latin and South America, a position on the IFIC board that has been vacant for the past two years.
👏 Dr Soria has over 19 years of experience in infection prevention and epidemiology.

Happy holidays to all those who celebrate Easter! Happy Easter!

some examples of the work that YOUR Board is doing.
Board Trustee from Region B, USA
Dr. Carol M. McLay, Infection Prevention Consultant
Lewisville, North Carolina, President of The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

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Today, on World Health Day, we celebrate the importance of good health and well-being for everyone, everywhere!
Not just about the absence of illness, but about creating environments that support our physical, mental, and emotional wellness.
#WorldHealthDay
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🌍✨ Exciting News! The 5th World Sepsis Congress is Coming! ✨🌍
Focusing on Sepsis Research and Innovations, will be held as a FREE and VIRTUAL event on April 8-9, 2025!
📅 When: April 8-9, 2025💻 Where: Online
www.worldsepsiscongress.org
Together, we can make a difference! 💪💙
#SepsisCongress2025

World hand hygiene day (WHHD) 2025 - the slogan for this year is “It might be gloves, it’s always hand hygiene!” 🌐 This year the theme proposed by #IFIC for WHHD 2025 was chosen as the #winner - Focus this year is to remove unnecessary gloves in the interest of environment.

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