3rd Nordic Seminar Infection Control 2024
20-21-22 nov 2024 Wallenberg Conference Center, Medicinaregatan 14, Göteborg. Everyone is very welcome to the 3rd Seminar on Infection Control in Göteborg, Sweden. Through generous support from the Nordic Council of Ministers, the conference is free to attend for the participants.
Preliminary programme
This year’s seminar will have to themes:
- How to get started with research
- The dangerous water – towards a water-free hospital?
All titles are preliminary
Wednesday Nov 20
10:00 - Registration, coffee. Put up posters
Afternoon session Examples of how one can make research out of everyday experience and across very different fields
Christine Wennerås: Discovering a new infectious disease by looking carefully at a clinical laboratory finding,
John Brandberg: How my father researched exactly everything. And revolutionized hospital care. Åke Brandberg in memoriam
Björn Rönnerstrand: Antibiotic resistance correlates with the degree of corruption in a society
Thursday Nov 21. Theme: The dangerous water
Morning session
Joakim Bengtsson-Palme. Biofilm formation
Jon Edman-Wallér. Multi-resistant bacteria in patient room sinks.
Short talks
Afternoon session
Joost Hopman: Removal of sinks and introduction of 'water-free' patient care is associated with a significant reduction of colonization with Gram-negative bacteria in patients
Short talks
16 – Poster session – walk and mingle.
Friday Nov 22
Morning session
Joakim Larsson: Doing research on antibiotic resistance
Short talks
Afternoon Workshops: Get tips from experienced researchers on e.g. how to write a grant application, research ethics, etc.
Nordic research network on infection control
Gothenburg University has by support from the Nordic Council of Ministers established a Nordic research network on infection control with yearly seminars in Gothenburg.