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Preventing healthcare-associated infections by sharing research, evidence and best practice in UK healthcare and around the world. We have over 1,300 members who are experts in the prevention and control of HCAIs. #InfectiousDisease #IDsky #Medsky #IPsky
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ ‘Innovation and industry engagement in diagnostic labs’ presented by Association for Laboratory Medicine, chaired by Naomi Gadsby
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology #IDSky
📢 Join the ICCQIP & UKHSA webinar on bloodstream infections in critical care.
🗓 1 Dec 2025 | ⏰ 13:00–14:30 GMT
Latest insights + expert commentary from leading clinicians.
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/ZYj050XvV9E
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ Join us on the 4th December for ‘Measles anywhere is a threat everywhere: lessons from cases and outbreaks in paediatrics’.
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #InfectionPrevention #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology
Join us in just over a week's time in Bournemouth at the BIC for FIS International 2025.
Looking forward to welcoming you this year for 3 days of education and networking.
Register your place 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #infection #microbiology
🦠 World AMR Awareness Week #WAAW2025 🦠 HIS report calls for urgent action to combat the growing threat of #AMR.
Download now 👉 https://ow.ly/K4NR50Xf4WY
#BuildingSaferHospitals
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ Join us for ‘The imported fever service case book’ presented by British Infection Association / UKHSA, and chaired by Tom Samuels
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology #IDSky
🌍 Tackling AMR at #FIS25!
Join experts sharing latest strategies & research:
🔹 Equitable AMR solutions
🔹Machine learning for AMR prediction
🔹 Next-gen sequencing for diagnosis
🔹 SinkBug: AMR in hospital sinks
Join the conversation at #FIS25 with us!
#AMRTalks #AMRResearch
🚨 Contamination outbreaks linked to healthcare products put vulnerable patients at risk. Join our HIS x UK Health Security Agency webinar on 8 Dec, 13:00 GMT to learn lessons, risks & practical IPC tips.
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/4tSo50XuEhi
#PatientSafety #IPC #AMR #HISWebinar
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ Join us for ‘Infections in marginalised groups’ on the 3 December, presented by British Infection Association
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #InfectionPrevention #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology #IDSky
🎥 Want to win FREE FIS 2026 registration? Two ways to enter at #FIS25:
1️⃣ Post a 30 second video on social media - show us your conference journey!
2️⃣ Visit the BIA stand to film a quick testimonial.
Make sure to share your videos using #FISVideo25
More on the event app 📲
Going blue for AMR Awareness Week at HIS! 💙
Why does it matter? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes infections harder to treat, putting lives at risk worldwide.
Raising awareness is the first step toward action!
#WAAW2025 #GoingBlueforAMR #AMRWeek
There is still time to secure one of the remaining stands within the FIS International 2025 Exhibition this year. Contact Catriona.rice@fitwise.co.uk today to discuss.
➡️ https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/exhibition
#IPC #InfectionPrevention
📢Last chance to become a Trustee at HIS!
Help shape the future of IPC with your expertise!
✅ Influence HIS strategy
✅ Drive innovation in infection prevention
✅ Support education, sustainability, and communications
🔗Apply now: https://ow.ly/76lc50Xqo77
#IPC #CallforTrustee
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ Join us on 3 December for ‘Increases in global viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks - what it means for the UK’ from 4:45pm – 5:15pm on
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology
🌍World AMR Awareness Week is here!
AMR isn’t a future threat, it’s here and growing rapidly.
From hospital environments to wastewater systems, every detail counts. HIS Special Interest Groups are leading the fight with AMR!
#WAAW2025 #StopAMR
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ ‘National Roll-out of BBV opt-out screening in the ED’ presented by the Association for Laboratory Medicine.
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology #IDSky
▶️ Watch now: IPC Journal Club webinar – MRSA: The Enduring Foe
Explore expert-led papers on IPC/AMS in resource-limited settings & cold atmospheric plasma for decontamination.
📽️ Info & video: https://ow.ly/6gYx50Xotnm
#IPC #MRSA #InfectionPrevention
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ ‘Implementing next generation sequencing: Possibilities & challenges’ presented by British Infection Association, Association for Laboratory Medicine and MHRA SoGAT.
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#InfectiousDiseases #microbiology
⭐ HISCON 2026 Exhibition Brochure now available ⭐
Early bird rates start from £1,900 and end 30 January. Download the brochure 🧾 https://www.his.org.uk/training-events/annual-conference/his-annual-conference-2026/exhibition-and-sponsorship/
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ Join us on day one to hear more about hot topics in HIV from BHIVA.
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #InfectionPrevention #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology #IDSky
📢Last chance to apply!
📗The Journal of Hospital Infection is seeking two new Editors to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the direction of a high-impact research journal in IPC
▶️Apply now: https://ow.ly/yzmE50X7LeE
#CallforEditors
📢 Registration now open for the next HIS / UK Health Security Agency Foundation Course in IPC 📅
Live sessions will take place 9-13 March with leading #IPC experts. Taking your @rcpathmeandsmgr.bsky.social exam next Spring? This is perfect revision ✍
Book now👉 https://ow.ly/XZc450XlElX
#IDTwitter
🎥 Stop by the BIA stand at #FIS25 and record a short conference testimonial for your chance to win FREE FIS 2026 registration!
Share your videos online using #FISVideo25, full details can be found on the event app 📲
📢Last five days to become a Trustee at HIS!
Help shape the future of IPC with your expertise!
✅ Influence HIS strategy
✅ Drive innovation in infection prevention
✅ Support education, sustainability, and communications
🔗Apply now: https://ow.ly/76lc50Xqo77
#IPC #TrusteeOpportunity #CallforTrustee
1 month to go! IPC leaders’ course -Taking surveillance forwards: making the most of your data📈
Understand how HCAI data can be collected and reported effectively and how it can be used as a basis for improving the quality of care.
Early bird rate ends today - Register👉https://ow.ly/c2lX50WY2vW
There is still time to purchase tickets for our FIS International 2025 Social Evening. Join us on Wed 3 December from 7.30pm for your chance to network and enjoy some music with likeminded professionals 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/social-events
#IPC #infection #microbiology #IDSky
📢Last 3 days to apply!
📗The Journal of Hospital Infection is seeking two new Editors to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the direction of a high-impact research journal in IPC
▶️Apply now: https://ow.ly/yzmE50X7LeE
#CallforEditors
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐Join us on 2 December at 12:30 for the lunchtime workshop on HCID, facilitated by Marie-Claire Hoyle
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #InfectionPrevention #infection #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology #IDSky
⭐ #FIS25 SESSION HIGHLIGHT ⭐ ‘Artificial intelligence in clinical microbiology’, presented by Healthcare Infection Association and Association for Laboratory Medicine
Register 👉 https://fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/registration-and-fees
#IPC #InfectionPrevention #InfectiousDiseases #microbiology
📢 Call for IPC speakers!
We are seeking IPC experts to contribute to our IPC Education Programme - webinars, training days & HISCON.
Topics: patient safety, AMR, surveillance, genomics & more.
🔗 Info: https://ow.ly/YJq350XohT3
#IPC #CallforSpeakers #HIS
