Decontamination in Hospitals and Healthcare

<p>1. The importance of decontamination in hospitals and healthcare</p> <p>2. The history of decontamination in hospitals</p> <p>3. Quality and supply of water used in hospitals</p> <p>4. Control of Legionella in hosptial potable water systems</p> <p>5. Waterborne transmission of Pseudomonas aeruginosa </p> <p>6 Mycobacteria chimaera infections and their transmission from  heater-cooler units </p> <p>7 Decontamination of hand washbasins and traps in hospitals </p> <p>8 Infection control in Europe </p> <p>9 The role of the nurse in decontamination  </p> <p>10 The role of protective clothing in healthcare and its decontamination </p> <p>11 Cleaning and decontamination of the healthcare environment</p> <p>12 Biocides and decontamination agents including sporicides for decontamination in hospitals </p> <p>13 The role of antimicrobial surfaces in hospitals to reduce  healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) </p> <p>14 Use of gaseous decontamination technologies for wards  and isolation rooms in hospitals and healthcare settings </p> <p>15 An overview of automated room disinfection systems:  When to use them and how to choose them </p> <p>16 Testing strategies and international standards for disinfectants  </p> <p>17 The role of standards in decontamination </p> <p>18 Decontamination of prions </p> <p>19 Decontamination of dental devices in the hospital and general  dental practice setting </p> <p>20 An overview of current surgical instrument and other medical device decontamination practices  </p> <p>21 Efficacy of current and novel cleaning technologies (ProReveal) for assessing protein contamination on surgical instruments </p> <p>22 Decontamination of flexible endoscopes</p> <p>23 Sterilization of flexible endoscopes  </p> <p>24 Future trends in decontamination in hospitals and healthcare </p> <p><br> </p>