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‘The Lost Orphan’

The Intersection of Infection Prevention & Control with Hospital Design

 A Webinar Hosted By The European Health Property Network

11th December 2026, 13:00 – 14:30 CET (12:00 – 13:30 GMT)

There is no shortage of guidance about Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) in hospital environments.  But the guidance may contain advice which is dated or contested. Alternatively, the guidance is very technical and only accessible to specific professional groups such as microbiologists.  How then do hospital design professionals and estates managers make decisions to keep patients, staff and public safe?  How can we ensure that hospitals can anticipate and mitigate future IPC requirements?  How do we prevent IPC from being the ‘lost orphan’ when planning, designing, modifying and operating hospitals?

In this webinar we bring together a panel of experts in IPC and microbiology to present some of the latest thinking, covering different hospital environments and contexts.  Confirmed speakers are [insert names and titles here –Margreet Vos (Netherlands) & Hilary Humphreys (Ireland)].  An additional speaker will be confirmed in the coming days.

About the webinar

EuHPN webinars attract a full range of professionals who work with, and in, the infrastructure of healthcare facilities. We welcome healthcare architects and engineers, facility managers, hospital planners, researchers in health facility design, healthcare technologists, and clinical professionals with interests in the built environment of health.

The webinar format includes a short introduction, three 15-minute presentations from our expert panel members, opportunity for our audience to ask questions using the Teams chat function, and a final brief concluding section.  It is free to register and attend this online event.

How to register

 To register for the webinar, please go to Webinar2026 — EuHPN, Health Property Network and complete the short registration form.  You will later receive a Teams invitation, an updated programme for the webinar, and occasional reminders about the event.  Please feel free to pass on this invitation to your colleagues.

We hope to see you on the 11th December!

Jonathan Erskine
Isabel Sanchez

European Health Property Network