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moment(um) is now On 16 May 2024, Interclean Amsterdam’s Healthcare Cleaning Forum (HCF) will open its doors for the third time at the RAI Amsterdam.
The unique one-day international conference is dedicated to advancing the crucial field of healthcare environmental hygiene, and focuses on the intersection of environmental cleaning, disinfection, patient safety and infection prevention and control.
Visitors to the event can look forward to an extensive program featuring breakout sessions and keynote speakers as Prof. Didier Pittet (University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland), Martin Kiernan (Richard Wells Research Centre, United Kingdom), Edmée Bowles (Radboudumc, the Netherlands) and Brett Mitchell (Avondale University, Australia). Tickets can be ordered now through the HCF website.
Environmental cleaning and disinfection play pivotal roles in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Partly due to the pandemic, the awareness of their importance is growing. Examples are the growing number of scientific publications and the innovative technologies entering the market: therefore, the momentum is now.
The HCF brings together healthcare experts, cleaning professionals, hospital managers, infection prevention specialists, facility managers and industry leaders to explore the latest trends and challenges shaping this vital sector. At the one-day conference, it will be recognised that multiple factors influence the efficiency of cleaning,
Prochem solves soot damage in fire flats
Cleaning up after an arson attack in a block of Liverpool council flats, a local contractor tried and failed to remove soot damage with a generic solution.
With sign-off refused for the property to be re-occupied, solutions specialist Prochem was asked in to meet and advise the council.
The company’s Phil Jones said: “A pushchair in a corridor had been set alight, so there was carbon and soot damage from burning plastics residing on all of the walls, doors and ceilings over two floors.
“The walls and surrounding areas were thick with soot and odour still lingered in the building.”
Phil recommended the contractor use Prochem A217 Ultrapac Renovate on the ceilings. He related: “I knew it would have the least contact time so if it worked there, it would work on all other surfaces.”
After a small pre-test area was carried out, the product was diluted and mixed with A222 Smoke & Odour Neutraliser to remove soot and smoke odour.
Phil concluded: “The clean was such a success that the contractor went on to purchase the entire stock of A217
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Ultrapac Renovate from our local distributor, Homecare Service Centre. The flats are now back in public use – so there are happy residents.”
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including procedures, training and education, technology and materials.
The HCF offers in-depth insights into trends and challenges which affect environmental cleaning and hygiene in the healthcare sector, in hospitals and long-term-care institutions. The HCF raises awareness, facilitates discussions of best practices and explores the latest scientific research on how cleaning can have an impact on infection prevention and control.
The Healthcare Cleaning Forum serves as a dynamic platform, is developed in close cooperation with CleanHospitals, and is powered by Interclean Amsterdam.
The Programme includes various inspiring keynote speeches throughout the day, plus breakout sessions for more in- depth looks at specific themes and tours of the Interclean exhibition aimed at viewing the most important innovative cleaning solutions and demos on hospital cleaning.
www.intercleanshow.com/healthcare-cleaning-forum
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