Proceedings of the 4th IFIC Congress, Malta, 9-12 November 2003

These proceedings represent selected lectures that IFIC got permission to publicise:

• Global Research Priorities and the International Federation of Infection Control P. Lynch
• Infection Control before Antibiotics: The case for Puerperal Sepsis in Malta C. Savona Ventura
• Improving the involvement - implementing a link nurse C. Perry
• Improving Accountability: The Infection Control Audit Bryce EA, Scharf SL
• Infection Control: Improving the collaboration - working with Occupational Health R. Agius
• Occuptational Blood Exposures: Patters - Prediction - Prevention P. Lynch
• Validation of the Processing of Medical Devices with Special Consideration of Infections Prions P. Heeg
• Real Time Genotyping in the Control of MRSA Spread S. Kalenic, J.Horvatic, V.Plecko, I.Tonkovic,T.Mestrovic, A.Budimir
• Sensible antibiotic practices in hospitals H.J. Kolmos
• Hygiene Aspects on Hospital Planning and Design A. Hambraeus
• How does Infection Control affect the Environment? F.D. Daschner
• Alternative Technologies for the Treatment of Clinical Waste I.F. Salkin
• Workshop Protecting the Healthcare Worker R. Agius, C. Perry
• Staphylococcal carriage: is it relevant? H.J. Kolmos
• Indications for Handrub and Handwash P. Heeg