Day 1 (Tuesday, December 3)

08.30– 09.00 Registration

09.00 – 09.10 Welcome and housekeeping

• Miquel Pujol (ICO)
• Antonio Lopez (PRAN coordination from AEMPS, Spanish Ministry of Health)

09.10 – 09.30 Introduction to the meeting. Fortunato “Paolo” D’Ancona (ISS)

09.30 – 10.50 IPC: Implementation and training

1. How ECDC is supporting IPC (to be confirmed) (ECDC)
2. Status of IPC implementation in Europe and possibilities of support to EU-JAMRAI 2 (to be confirmed) (WHO)
3. How EUCIC can support the institutions participating to EU-JAMRAI (to be confirmed) (EUCIC)

10.50 – 11.10 Coffee break and networking

11.10 – 12.00 Tools session

1. Create a repository of tools for implementation of Core components for IPC Silvana Gastaldi (ISS)
2. Development of an IPC core components self- evaluation tool Fortunato “Paolo” D’Ancona (ISS)
3. Presentation of IPC core competencies self-assessment system Jette Holt (SSI)

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch and networking

13.00 –13.15 Presentation of the afternoon workshop

ISS, SSI, ICO

13.15 – 13.30 Moving to the group rooms

13.30 – 15.00 Breakout Session

• Group 1: Training (P2P exchange programs, mentorships, observership, webinars)
• Group 2: Creating a toolbox for core components implementations
• Group 3: Discussing the template of pilot projects
• Group 4 : Blood cultures indication: adaptation to the EU context

15.00. – 15.30 Coffee break and networking

15:30 – 16:15 Feedback from the working groups

16.15 – 16.45 Presentation from partners to WP7.1

• Experience I
• Experience II

16.45 – 17.00 First day closing and what will happen tomorrow

Day 2 (Wednesday, December 4)

08.30 – 9.00 Arrival

09.00 – 09.10 Introduction

ISS representative

09.30 – 10.30 EU framework on standards in IPC programs

1. Status of ongoing activities on Diagnostic Stewardship on blood cultures review, and on the review of guidelines and recommendations on IPC in the ECDC directory
2. Next steps on the methodology for the development of minimum requirements for LTCFs with WHO

ICO representatives

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break and networking

11.00 – 11.50 EU competency framework

Evaluation of the ECDC document on “Core competencies for infection control and hospital hygiene professionals in the European Union – and next steps

SSI representative

11.50 – 12.00 Wrapping up