ICPIC - International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control 2025

19.09.2025

At this year’s ICPIC Geneva, Swissnoso together with SSHH will host a symposium focusing on current topics in infection prevention and control. We invite you to join for an informative session on recent research and practical challenges in the field.

Swissnoso and SSHH symposium : The best of Swiss IPC science and practice

Friday, 19/09/2025, 09.00-10.30 am, Amphitheater D

PROGRAMME

09:00 - 09:20	Povidone iodine vs chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol for preoperative skin antisepsis: A randomized clinical trial (JAMA 2024) Invited Speaker: Andreas Widmer (Switzerland)
09:20 - 09:40	Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in low-risk cholecystectomies and surgical site infections: Nationwide cohort study in Switzerland (Ann Surg 2024) Invited Speaker: Rami SOMMERSTEIN (Switzerland)
09:40 - 10:00	Within-host genetic diversity of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in long-term colonized patients (Nat Comm 2023) Invited Speaker: Sarah Tschudin-Sutter (Switzerland)
10:00 - 10:20	Challenges and practices of IPC in Swiss LTCF Invited Speaker: Domenica Flury (Switzerland)