Decontamination in Hospitals and Healthcare

1. The importance of decontamination in hospitals and healthcare 2. The history of decontamination in hospitals 3. Quality and supply of water used in hospitals 4. Control of Legionella in hosptial potable water systems 5. Waterborne transmission of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6 Mycobacteria chimaera infections and their transmission from  heater-cooler units 7 Decontamination of hand washbasins and traps in hospitals 8 Infection control in Europe 9 The role of the nurse in decontamination  10 The role of protective clothing in healthcare and its decontamination 11 Cleaning and decontamination of the healthcare environment 12 Biocides and decontamination agents including sporicides for decontamination in hospitals 13 The role of antimicrobial surfaces in hospitals to reduce  healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) 14 Use of gaseous decontamination technologies for wards  and isolation rooms in hospitals and healthcare settings 15 An overview of automated room disinfection systems:  When to use them and how to choose them 16 Testing strategies and international standards for disinfectants  17 The role of standards in decontamination 18 Decontamination of prions 19 Decontamination of dental devices in the hospital and general  dental practice setting 20 An overview of current surgical instrument and other medical device decontamination practices  21 Efficacy of current and novel cleaning technologies (ProReveal) for assessing protein contamination on surgical instruments 22 Decontamination of flexible endoscopes 23 Sterilization of flexible endoscopes  24 Future trends in decontamination in hospitals and healthcare