Surveillance and meta-competence 2026

Key surveillance principles and structures, including data interpretation, management resources and surveillance networks; Knowledge, perspectives and attitudes of patients and healthcare professionals; Cultural, structural and social determinants in infection prevention and control; One Health, Global health and novel concepts in infection prevention and control; The importance of diagnostics in optimizing management and prevention measures; Association between antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control; The daily activities of a hospital infection control team; National, regional and international epidemiology of communicable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial consumption.

Medical doctors (e.g., trainees/residents and specialists in Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Internal Medicine, Public Health) pharmacists, nurses, other healthcare professionals, who are interested in infection prevention and control or have completed the basic module.