Professor Didier Pittet is the Hospital Epidemiologist & Director of the Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.

Expert in sterilization at the University hospitals of Geneva since May 2016, Head manager of the CSSD from 2002 to 2016. Licensed in biology and in management of health services, engineer-master in management, master degree in law in Executive Management and Strategy of Organizations sanitary and social, Holder of a university diploma in sterilization (DIU Lyon - Grenoble – France). President of the SSSH (Swiss Society for Sterile Supply), Teacher for the courses level 1, 2, 3, university diploma of sterilization, and for management courses. Treasurer of the WFHSS since October 2014. Expert - auditor in sterilization in the county of Geneva for the executive body.
Editor for sterilisation magazine

Lead, Research and Educational Program Development for Clean Hospitals
Infection Control Program & WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety
The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine
Geneva, Switzerland