Infection Prevention & Control Africa Network (IPCAN)

The Infection Prevention & Control Africa Network (IPCAN) was formed in June, 2008 in Accra, Ghana. The idea for its formation was mooted at the Safety Injection Global Network (SIGN) meeting held in Geneva in October 2007. It is a network of persons working in various aspects of infection prevention & control (IPC) in Africa with an aim to establish support for training, operational research and high standards of healthcare practice in healthcare facilities. It currently has representation from 24 African countries and growing steadily

 

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JOINT IPCAN - IFIC CONGRESS
CAPE TOWN , SOUTH AFRICA
28 AUGUST – 01 SEPTEMBER 2010

 

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The International Federation of Infection Control invites applications from professionals working in Infection Control for a number of IFIC scholarships to the Joint IPCAN – IFIC Conference to be held in Cape Town in August 2010.

At least one main award will be granted, consisting of:

· free registration to the conference

· refund (against receipts) of travel expenses, based on the cheapest economy itinerary (up till a maximum of $1200)

· subsistence allowance of $500.

A number of smaller bursaries are also usually awarded, covering:

· free conference registration

· subsistence allowance of $500 Read more...

The first webinar lecture in WHO's infection control webinar series will take place on Tuesday, January 19 at 3pm Central European time (9am in New York).

Sign up free of charge to Dr Benedetta Allegranzi's lecture on the Global Burden of Health Care-Associated Infections by going to http://tinyurl.com/yhzl3wa(remember if this link does not take you directly to the web page copy the address details into the URL line of an open web page). After you have registered your details here you will receive full instructions of how to join the webinar.

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