Healthcare-Associated Infections Network (HAI-Net)

The Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net) is a European network for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). The network is coordinated by the ECDC.

Activities of the Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net) are:

1. ECDC surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) (included in the TESSy system);
2. ECDC surveillance of HAI in intensive care units (ICUs) (included in the TESSy system);
3. ECDC point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals;
4. surveillance of HAI and related practices in European long-term care facilities (LTCFs);
5. supporting capacity building for the surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs);
6. infection control structure and process indicators (SPI);
7. antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections epidemic intelligence system (ARHAI EPIS);
8. training activities.

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Link to European IC/HH Core Competencies

Area 3. Surveillance and investigation of healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

References:

http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/surveillance/HAI/about_HAI-Net/Pages/about_network.aspx

FEM PAGE CONTRIBUTORS 2007

Contributor

Vladimir Prikazsky