Training Faculty:
Joseph Falkinham, US; Hilary Humphries, Eire; Theresa Inkster, UK; Diane Lindsay, UK; Sebastian Crespi, Spain; George McCracken, Northern Ireland; Joost Hopman, Netherlands; Zsofia Barna, Hungary; Regina Sommer, Austria; Vicky Katsemi, Greece; Maria Luisa Ricci, Italy; Susanne Surman-Lee, UK; Jimmy Walker, UK; Mike Weinbren, UK; Catherine Whapham, UK; Stefan Zimmermann, Germany; Elisabeth Presterl, Austria.

Course Objectives:
To understand
• the range, ecology and epidemiology of waterborne pathogens and the infections they cause
• the importance of clinical and environmental surveillance
• how to carry out waterborne outbreak investigations, linking clinical isolates to the environment
• the use of monitoring and sampling for routine water quality checks and waterborne pathogen detection including identification and typing methods
• areas of risk within healthcare environments
• what engineering control and remediation measures have a significant impact on preventing and controlling waterborne infection and transmission
• the interpretation and response appropriate to microbiological data arising from water sampling
• Water Safety Groups and their role in the development and implementation of Water Safety Plans to manage water safety for all potential uses and users within the healthcare environment

Kindly sponsored by:
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, CA Services, Clearwater, European Society for Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Harper Water Management Group, IDEXX, Royal Society for Public Health, Sanipur S.p.A