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13:30 – 14:00
Opening address (▶ Play)

Welcome to the very first digital days
Didier Pittet (Switzerland)

14:00 – 14:45
Session 1: Cleaning and disinfection in healthcare settings (▶ Play)

Moderator: Alexandra Peters (Switzerland)

Key components for good cleaning practice in healthcare
Ojan Assadian (Austria)

Sustained improvement in hospital cleaning through a novel education program
David Calfee (US)

Live discussion

14:55 – 15:40
Session 2: Virucidal efficacy (▶ Play)

Moderator: Pierre Parneix (France)

The European tiered approach for virucidal efficacy testing
Ellie Wishart (UK)

Live discussion

15:40 – 16:00
Essity session: How data-driven solutions support better hygiene and efficiency in healthcare cleaning (▶ Play)

Speakers: Tom Bergin, Marcel Kolkman, Ruben Gaasbeek

16:00 – 17:00
Saraya symposium: Hand hygiene challenges in the community and healthcare settings at time of Covid-19: alcohol-based handrub as game changer (▶ Play)

Introduction
Didier Pittet (Switzerland)

Use and perception of alcohol-based handrubs in the community and healthcare settings
Pierre Parneix (France)

Are alcohol-based handrubs efficacious against Covid-19 ? How about quality control and cost-effectiveness ?
Fernando Bellissimo-Rodriguez (Brazil)

Local production of alcohol-based handrub: a perfect exemple ready for prime time in Uganda, Africa
Hiroki Saito (Japan)

Live discussion
Moderator: Didier Pittet (Switzerland)

17:00 – 18:00
Session 3: Panel discussion – Covid and healthcare environmental hygiene: perspectives for the future (▶ Play)

Moderator: Martin Kiernan (UK)
Panelists: Irina Pericin Häfliger (Switzerland), Sara Romano Bertrand (France), Ojan Assadian (Austria), Didier Pittet (Switzerland)

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14:00 – 14:45
Session 1: Lessons learnt from the REACH study

Moderator: Martin Kiernan (UK)

The REACH cleaning bundle: method and results
Brett Mitchell (Australia)

Evaluating bio-burden of frequently touched surfaces using ATP method
Greg Whiteley (Australia)

Live discussion

14:55 – 15:40
Session 2: Air treatment and purification (▶ Play)

Moderator: Marie-Céline Zanella Terrier (Switzerland)

A Systematic Review of Evidence on Air Filtration and Recirculation
Ehsan Mousavi (US)

Modeling of aerosol transmission of airborne pathogens in hospitals: impact on air treatment design and use
Emmanuel Vanoli (France)

Live discussion

16:00 – 17:00
GAMA Healthcare Sponsored Symposium: Hospital hygiene to keep people safe (▶ Play)

Phillip Norville (United Kingdom), Evonne Curran (United Kingdom)

Live discussion

17:00 – 18:00
Session 3: Panel discussion – How to promote sustainable innovation in the field of healthcare environmental hygiene (▶ Play)

Moderator: Didier Pittet (Switzerland)

Panelists: Yolène Carré (France), Giorgia Gon (United Kingdom), Jon Otter (UK), Stephane Penari (France)