Healthcare Cleaning Forum Announces 2024 Programme

On 16 May 2024 Interclean’s Healthcare Cleaning Forum (HCF) will once again open its doors to healthcare cleaning enthusiasts from far and wide. With a packed programme aimed at cleaning professionals, healthcare experts, hospital managers, infection prevention specialists, facility managers and industry leaders – this much anticipated event is a highlight on the professional cleaning industry calendar.

Running alongside Interclean Amsterdam, the world’s leading trade fair for cleaning and hygiene professionals, the forum explores the latest trends and challenges affecting environmental hygiene and disinfection in healthcare institutions.

Visitors to the event can look forward to an extensive programme featuring breakout sessions and internationally renowned keynote speakers Prof. Didier Pittet and Alexandra Peters (University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland), Martin Kiernan (Richard Wells Research Centre, United Kingdom), Edmée Bowles (Radboudumc, the Netherlands), Clare Nash (Black Country Alliance, United Kingdom) and Brett Mitchell (Avondale University, Australia). In the afternoon breakout sessions will highlight the use of Artificial Intelligence, digital platforms, automated room disinfection and what we can learn from each other.

About Healthcare Cleaning Forum

Environmental cleaning and disinfection play pivotal roles in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAI's). The awareness of this continues to grow, which is reflected in the increased number of scientific publications and the many innovative technologies entering the market. Therefore, the moment(um) is now!

Healthcare Cleaning Forum is a unique platform which brings together all sectors of the industry to address the complex challenges posed by healthcare-associated infections, as well as showcase ground-breaking opportunities and pioneering solutions within this vital sector of the industry.

At this one-day conference we recognise that multiple factors influence the efficiency of cleaning, including procedures, training and education, technology, and materials. HCF offers in-depth insights into potential stumbling blocks and recent developments which affect environmental cleaning and hygiene in the healthcare sector in hospitals and long-term-care institutions.

HCF raises awareness, facilitates discussions of best practices and explores the latest scientific research on how cleaning can have an impact on infection prevention and control. A collaborative approach with opportunities for valuable input and feedback, will ensure vibrant discussions and robust analysis – paving the way for the success of future initiatives.

The Healthcare Cleaning Forum serves as a dynamic platform – developed in close cooperation with CleanHospitals® and is powered by Interclean Amsterdam.

Programme 2024

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome with Andreas Voss (Professor and Chair, Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, UMCG).

09:40 – 12:00 Morning programme featuring inspiring keynote speeches:

Clean Hospitals: bringing HEH into the spotlight - Didier Pittet (University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Chairman for Clean Hospitals®).
Why you should help your clients assess their environmental hygiene programmes and how to do it (HEHSAF Presentation) - Alexandra Peters (Scientific lead for Clean Hospitals®, University of Geneva).
Sustainability at the heart of cleaning - Clare Nash (Registered nurse, Head of Clinical Products Management Black Country Alliance, UK).
Lessons in implementation: Improving HEH in your own hospital - Brett Mitchell (Clinician researcher in the field of infection prevention and control, Australia).
What’s new in HEH innovation: special focus on room disinfection - Edmée Bowles (Clinical microbiologist, head of Infection Prevention and Control, Radboudumc, The Netherlands).
Back to basics - Behaviour change and why it’s important to remember that we can do a lot with a little - Martin Kiernan (Visiting Professor Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London, United Kingdom).

12:00 – 12:30 Panel of speakers and closure of the morning programme. Interactive question and answer session. Participants can join a live moderated session via SLIDO and have their questions answered directly. Chair: Didier Pittet.

13:30 – 16:00 Afternoon programme with various breakout sessions to choose from:

Track 1: How can artificial intelligence revolutionise healthcare cleaning?
Chair: Paul Harleman (Global Application Manager Vileda).
Speaker: Christoph Zimmerman (Certified AI-trainer with a background in professional cleaning).

Track 2: Healthcare Cleaning Insights – Learnings from 1,000s of Healthcare Cleaners using a digital cleaning platform.

Speaker: Bill Bassett (Group Director of the Interclean Group and iClean Technology).

Track 3: Guided tour at Interclean.
The Healthcare Cleaning Forum is co-located with Interclean, the world’s leading tradeshow for cleaning and hygiene professionals. The guided tour offers a themed overview of innovations in Healthcare Cleaning technologies. The tour is organised and guided by expert professionals from NVZ (Dutch association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products).

Track 4: Lecture and round table with international IPC experts.
Chair: Professor Didier Pittet.
Panellists: International IPC experts including Pierre Parneix (France), Brett Mitchell (Australia), Clare Nash (UK), Alexandra Peters (Switzerland). With Introductory lecture (10 minutes) by Professor Didier Pittet.

Track 5: (scientific) insights and experiences on automated room disinfection. In cooperation with VHIG (the Dutch professional association for infection prevention).
Chair: Martin Kiernan.
In this track Mariette Lokate (UMCG), Els Rooijakkers (Groene Hart Hospital) and Edmée Bowles (RadboudUMC) share their insights on the use of automated room disinfection followed by Questions & Answers.

Track 6: Guided tour at Interclean. The Healthcare Cleaning Forum is co-located with Interclean, the world’s leading tradeshow for cleaning and hygiene professionals. The guided tour offers a themed overview of innovations in Healthcare Cleaning technologies. The tour is organised and guided by expert professionals from NVZ (Dutch association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products).

View the programme, speakers or register now!

General information

When & where: 16 May 2024, 09:00 - 16:00, RAI Amsterdam.
For whom: The conference is aimed at infection prevention controllers, hygienists, facility managers, specialised cleaning service providers and the industry.
Themes & topics: Cleaning and disinfection, guidelines, sustainability, scientific evidence and new technology.
Ticket price: € 95 (incl. VAT) for full programme participation including lunch and entry to Interclean Amsterdam.

Accreditation for VHIG-members is granted.

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