Events
3rd Conference Infection Prevention and Control Africa Network 2011 (IPCAN 2011)
- Category:
- CONFERENCE
- Date:
- October 31 - November 3, 2011
- Location:
- Windhoek Country Club
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- Abstract:
Dear Colleagues
After very successful first and second Infection Prevention and Control Africa Network (IPCAN) conferences in respectively Uganda in 2009 and South Africa in 2010, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the Third IPCAN Conference to be held from the 31 October to 3 November 2011 in Namibia at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino.
The disease profiles in Africa differ from those of the well- resourced countries and lean towards diseases of poverty as well as healthcare-associated infections. The IPCAN conference will address the diversity of diseases and will address aspects of infection prevention and control relevant to our continent. Nevertheless infection preventionists speak a universal language. The presence of international delegates will also offer a unique opportunity for the sharing of experiences between infection control professionals from different countries and backgrounds. We also hope it will initiate contacts between delegates who are experienced in the subject and others who may just be starting out.
The scientific programme focuses on African and international IPC issues and also covers decontamination and sterilization. The inclusion of francophone African countries will be actively sought and for the first time, we will learn about what is happening in those African countries.
IPCAN encourages the opportunity for African and other delegates to present their original scientific research in free paper and discussion sessions.
Apart from a robust scientific programme there will be ample opportunity to network and form new links and support during the conference and the social occasions which have been organised for you.
Come and experience the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower!