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27 June 2025

Dr Jon Otter receives HIS Early Career Award 2025

The Healthcare Infection Society is delighted to announce that Dr Jon Otter has been awarded the 2025 HIS Early Career Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to infection prevention and control.

18 June 2025

“The Silent Pandemic” Report Calls for Urgent Overhaul of Hospital Design to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections

The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) has released a new report titled “The Silent Pandemic: Antimicrobial Resistance and the Need for Better Hospital Design.”

12 May 2025

Coffee catch-up with… Consultant Nurse Leila Hail

We are pleased to bring you our next Coffee catch-up with… series featuring Leila Hail, Consultant Nurse and Deputy Director of Infection prevention and control plus valued member of the Society.

06 May 2025

From lab to frontline: The promise and challenges of Whole Genome Sequencing in infection control

Author: Dr Giovanni Satta, Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) and Consultant in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at University College Hospitals London NHS Foundation Trust and is part of the organising…

05 May 2025

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: IPIP is the home for hand hygiene research

5 May 2025 marks the World Health Organization's annual World Hand Hygiene Day. Each year their SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign focuses global attention on the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare and brings people together…

23 April 2025

Sponsored content: Proactive WGS: Prevent HCAIs - fight AMR

Authors: Dr Susie Jerwood, Chief Medical Officer, and Dr Stephen Baker, Chief Commercial Officer, of Genpax.

14 April 2025

Tackling the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance within the built environment - a collaborative workshop

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) pose a significant threat to patient safety worldwide and are responsible for approximately 200 deaths per hour.

11 April 2025

AI for IPC: The Defining Tool of Our Age

Author: Sid Mookerjee, Assistant Professor in Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and is part of the organising committee for HISCON 2025.

04 April 2025

Sponsored content: Putting diagnostic stewardship at the heart of antimicrobial stewardship

Authors: Dr Grace Arenas (Medical Scientific Liaison) and Sarah Purnell (Product Manager), bioMérieux. This piece highlights the importance of diagnostic stewardship in optimising antimicrobial therapy against a backdrop of the…