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26 July 2024

Safeguarding water services: HIS launch Water Safety in Healthcare course

Inadequate water services in healthcare pose significant health risks. The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) has introduced a "Water Safety in Healthcare" course to improve practices and knowledge.

15 July 2024

Join the HIS Journals Team as an Editor for IPIP

The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) is inviting applications for the role of Editor at Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP), its official open access journal.

01 July 2024

HIS Annual Conference 2024 #HISCON recap

The HIS Annual Conference 2024 was held on June 24-25 in Central London.

21 June 2024

Impact factors for the HIS Journals announced

Clarivate today announced the 2023 impact factor (IF) rankings for the HIS Journals, the Journal of Hospital Infection (JHI) and Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP).

14 June 2024

HIS Trustee Dr Shanom Ali featured in this month's 'Looking deeper: The Journal of the Water Safety Forum'.

Susan Pearson from 'Looking deeper' spoke to Dr Shanom Ali on how designs for new healthcare facilities must consider strategies to minimise infection control issues.

04 June 2024

Topics in IPC - individual modules now available as courses

Following on from the success of our HIS/UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC, HIS are pleased to offer each module as an individual self-led course to purchase on the HIS eLearning platform.

03 June 2024

Calling all trainees - FIS/HIS International is not to be missed this November... find out why.

FIS/HIS International is back! This year, the conference returns back to its best - 3 day in-person conference hosted by HIS alongside BIA.

23 May 2024

Healthcare Infection Society aligns training courses with NHS England's IPC Education Framework

Use our new interactive map to find the course that's right for you.

03 May 2024

HIS celebrates the WHO's World Hand Hygiene Day 2024

5 May is World Hand Hygiene Day, raising awareness about the importance of hand hygiene to prevent a range of infectious diseases.

30 April 2024

How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces?

New work from Porter et al. offers a timely update to a classic study.

17 April 2024

News: HIS DIPC Development programme rebrands to 'IPC Leaders’ development programme'.

In 2017, HIS launched its structured development programme specifically for IPC professionals in, or aspiring to, an IPC leadership role.

11 April 2024

News: HIS and BSG guidelines on the use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection published

In a step toward advancing medical treatment options, the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) have published joint guidelines on the use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment…

11 March 2024

News: Healthcare Infection Society announces launch of brand-new conference with a focus on "Risk management in Infection Prevention and Control".

The Society has unveiled a brand-new conference for 2024 – the HIS Annual Conference (#HISCON) taking place 24-25 June in London.

08 March 2024

News: Celebrating International Women's Day 2024: Interview with Director of Infection Control at the Singapore General Hospital

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.

15 February 2024

News: Share your thoughts on waterless care in hospitals

Dr Simon Pybus, HIS Graham Ayliffe Training Fellow, is working on the prevention, surveillance and control of infection in the built environment.

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