Automation in Infection Prevention and Control: Surveillance, Outbreak Monitoring and Beyond

Automation in Infection Prevention and Control: Surveillance, Outbreak Monitoring and Beyond is organized by European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) and will be held from May 12 - 14, 2025 at UMC Utrecht (University Medical Center Utrecht), Utrecht, Netherlands.

Description:
Automation and digitalization is becoming increasingly important in daily infection prevention practice and has applications both in daily workflow as well as in surveillance of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) and outbreak detection. This course offers participants the knowledge necessary to conceptualize and implement automated surveillance and other digital solutions. The participants will participate actively to translate theoretical knowledge into feasible project ideas.

Objectives: 
At the end of this course, the participants will:

• Have a deeper understanding of the principles of automated surveillance of healthcare-associated infections and automated outbreak detection systems
• Understand general concepts of data interoperability.
• Have knowledge of relevant regulations and quality requirements applicable to automated surveillance software solutions (incl. governance, legal aspects, privacy, MDR)
• Be aware of different strategies of automated surveillance implementation.
• Understand key concepts in the field of artificial intelligence.
• Have the epidemiological knowledge necessary to interpret the outcomes of surveillance systems. 
• Be able to design automated surveillance solutions and draft a project plan