Institut für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionskontrolle | Continuing Education

• Date: September 10, 2026
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Location: Blattform Wetzlar, Christian-Kremp-Str. 10a, 35578 Wetzlar
• Price: €195
• Training Flyer
• Register via the online form

This training day is aimed at infection control specialists and infection control officers in the healthcare sector. Through your work, you play a key role in implementing infection prevention measures. To do so effectively, it is essential that you participate in regular continuing education.

With this event, we aim to create a setting where we can present new guidelines and recommendations, refresh your knowledge of hospital hygiene, and give you the opportunity to exchange ideas in person with colleagues and the speakers.

We hereby invite you to our continuing education day on September 10, 2025, at the Blattform Wetzlar. You will receive the program prior to the event. We look forward to an exciting day and to professional exchanges with you!

Have we piqued your interest? Then please register using our online form.

Course Leader and Contact Person

PD Dr. med. F.-A. Pitten
Managing Director
Specialist in Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
0641 97905-0
pitten@iki-giessen.de

S. Prange-Schmidt
Authorized Signatory
Specialist in Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
0641 97905-0
prange-schmidt@iki-giessen.de

• Date: September 21, 2026 – September 25, 2026
• Time: Daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Location: iki Gießen, in-person event, Siemensstraße 18, 35394 Gießen
• Price: €620.00 per person (includes course materials + certificate, beverages, and lunch/snacks)
• Training Flyer

Nosocomial infections pose a major challenge for medical facilities and threaten the success of treatment. Therefore, laws, regulations, guidelines, and—in particular—recommendations from the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) at the Robert Koch Institute are applied to protect patients from these risks. The presence of appropriately trained specialized staff is an essential component in implementing these requirements and applying the latest scientific knowledge. The hygiene officer plays a significant role in nursing.

Through our course, we provide you with fundamental knowledge in the field of hospital hygiene and infection control and prepare nursing staff for their upcoming role as hygiene officers in nursing.

Program

• (Legal) Foundations of Hospital Hygiene
• Responsibilities of Infection Control Specialists
• Nosocomial Infections: Definition, Epidemiology, Surveillance
• Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Prevention of Selected Nosocomial Infections
• Hand Hygiene
• Fundamentals and Practical Implementation of Disinfection and Antiseptic Measures
• Fundamentals of Sterilization, Principles of Medical Device Reprocessing
• Outbreak Management
• Kitchen and Food Hygiene
• Hospital Hygiene Inspections
• Requirements for Hospital Linens and Protective Clothing
• Requirements for Structural and Technical Facilities
• Drinking Water Hygiene
• Waste Disposal – Specifics of Infection Prevention in Special Areas (e.g., OR, ICU)
• Hand Hygiene

Please note:

You are welcome to register by email. To do so , please fill outtheregistration form in the flyer. When submitting your binding registration, please send us your address and—if different—your billing address as well. Please also provide us with the email address where you can best be reached personally. Registration is binding and can only be canceled free of charge by June 26, 2024. After that date, the full invoice amount will be due.

Course Instructor and Contact Person

S. Prange-Schmidt
Authorized Signatory
Board-Certified Specialist in Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
0641 97905-0
prange-schmidt@iki-giessen.de

• Date: monthly
• Location: hybrid (Giessen and online)
• Price: upon agreement
• Max. number of participants: 10
• Class days: 12–24
• Registration via the online form

Under the direction of PD Dr. med. F.-A. Pitten, supervision for physicians is conducted in a small group in accordance with the curriculum of the German Medical Association. If you are interested, please inquire about the details for participation.

As part of your continuing education in hospital hygiene, you are required to work under supervision for a period of at least 12 months. The iki offers this in the form of ongoing consultation as well as monthly case conferences with the supervisor, PD Dr. med. F.-A. Pitten.

Theoretical foundations are explored in depth, and your daily work in hospital hygiene is reflected upon as a group. During the meetings, practical cases and tasks related to hospital hygiene are analyzed, discussed, and documented in writing, and visits are made to various areas of medical facilities.

These sessions are preferably held in person, often at the participants’ own facilities; in exceptional cases, virtual meetings—e.g., via electronic conferencing systems—may also take place.

Are you interested in our supervision program? Then please feel free to contact us using our online form!

Course Director and Contact Person

PD Dr. med. F.-A. Pitten
Managing Director
Board-Certified Specialist in Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
0641 97905-0
pitten@iki-giessen.de

• Date: by arrangement
• Location: By arrangement
• Price: We’ll provide you with a customized quote
• Number of participants: By agreement
• Request a customized quote now

Awareness of hygiene and infection prevention—as well as legal requirements—is constantly increasing. We conduct training sessions for you, your medical facility, or your company on all hygiene-related topics, or bring you up to date through presentations.

You’ll receive up-to-date and unbiased expert information. We tailor our approach to the specific requirements of your industry. We always keep the current legal and regulatory landscape in mind for you.

Sample Topics

• Infection Protection Act (IfSG)
• State Hygiene Regulations
• KRINKO Recommendations
• Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV)
• DIN Standards
• UBA Recommendations
• KTW Guidelines
• Food Hygiene
• HACCP
• Quality Management
• PDCA
• as well as customized content upon request

Request a customized quote now

Course Instructor and Contact Information

PD Dr. med. F.-A. Pitten
Managing Director
Board-Certified Specialist in Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
0641 97905-0
pitten@iki-giessen.de

S. Prange-Schmidt
Authorized Signatory
Specialist in Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
0641 97905-0
prange-schmidt@iki-giessen.de