The School of Medicine of European University Cyprus joins forces with the European Committee on Infection Control: Standing at the forefront of managing infections and promoting science
The spread of infectious diseases in todays tightly interconnect world, along with the increased number of multidrug-resistant organisms, represents a difficult challenge in infection prevention and control (IPC). Despite the critical importance of IPC, training opportunities are still scare. The School of Medicine of European University Cyprus has stepped to the forefront of IPC and has become a recognized training center for the European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) Training Program in Infection Prevention and Control.
This 2-year program, organized by the EUCIC of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, integrates international courses in selected training centers, aiming to train a new generation of specialists in IPC in Europe. Every year, the School of Medicine organizes a Local module of the EUCIC Training Program, coordinated by Constantinos Tsioutis.
This 2-day course, “Surveillance and metacompetence”, was the first EUCIC module on metacompetence, designed to provide participants with additional knowledge and skills on the basic concepts and objectives of surveillance, and to gain a European perspective in IPC. More than 30 trainees from around the world have attended the lectures and practical sessions with case studies and work groups, making this module an established educational event of the European Training Programme in Infection Prevention and Control.
