The Laboratory of Medical Microbiology at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, plays a crucial role in the NeoIPC project, acting as the central microbiology laboratory for its various studies, including the NeoIPC Colonisation Surveillance and NeoDeco. Recently, we...
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NeoIPC/UENPS survey on kangaroo care and IPC practices in the NICU has been launched
We are pleased to announce that NeoIPC has partnered up with the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies (UENPS) to conduct a comprehensive survey on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices in the NICU. The survey was developed with support from...
World Sepsis Day: Infographic on neonatal sepsis prevention and NeoDeco
Every year, on September 13th, we observe World Sepsis Day, an important date in the calendar to raise awareness about sepsis – a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's response to infection damages its own tissues and organs. In newborns, sepsis is...
NeoIPC supports the upcoming International Neonatology Association Conference – Register today!
The 9th Annual Conference of the International Neonatology Association will take place in Berlin, Germany from 5-8 December 2024. Over the years, INAC has brought together neonatology and perinatology clinicians, providing an international stage for sharing scientific...
Register for the next online training course on the NeoIPC Surveillance toolkit (23 September 2024)
The NeoIPC Consortium will be holding the next online training course on the use of the NeoIPC Surveillance toolkit on 23rd September 2024, 13:30-16:15 CEST. Are you a NeoDeco site PI or staff, a NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network member, or just an interested clinician...
NeoIPC to hold workshops at joint UENPS-EFCNI conference
On 5 July, from 11:00-13:00 and from 14:00-16:00, NeoIPC will hold an in-person workshop on the management of outbreaks in the NICU, titled “Dealing with outbreaks in neonatal intensive care”, at the joint UENPS-EFCNI conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
A Europe-wide push to improve care for premature babies: New study explores benefits of kangaroo care on reducing infections in NICUs
Padova, 4 June 2024 - A new European multicenter study, named NeoDeco, will investigate whether optimised kangaroo care can reduce infection rates in preterm babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Over the next two years, the study will include 24 NICUs in 5...
NeoIPC celebrates International Kangaroo Care Day by launching new video for parents
15th May marks International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day – an important day dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of skin-to-skin contact on newborns, especially those born prematurely. Prematurity is a significant global public health issue and is currently...
Preliminary findings from the NeoIPC feasibility phase are now available!
Results from the NeoIPC Colonisation Surveillance, a multi-centre study seeking to understand and characterise bacterial colonisation in newborns hospitalised in neonatal units in Europe, are now available on a new webpage.
Establishing a community of practice for neonatologists and IPC experts: the NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network
Recently, we sat with Tuuli Metsvaht, Chair of the NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network (CPN) and Head of the Paediatric Clinic at Tartu University Hospital (Estonia), to discuss the CPN's mission and impact on infection prevention and control in neonatal care. Tuuli...