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Annual EFHSS Conference 2001

A cooperation of VSZ, CSC and ASTER on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of VSZ

5 November 2001 to 6 November 2001
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bruges, Belgium

Conference Programme

Sunday, 4 November 2001
18.00 - 20.00	Registration
Monday, 5 November 2001
9.00	Opening of the Industrial Exhibition
9.00 - 10.00	Registration and Welcome Coffee
10.00	Opening of the Congress Wim Renders, President of V.S.Z
10.10	The View of the Belgian Authorities on Sterilization (NL) Pharmacist Marianne Van Malderen, Pharmaceutical Inspection
	Moderator: Agnes Van Acker, Vice-president of CSC
10.25	Safety or a False Sense of Safety (NL) Ir Joost Van Doornmalen, KW2, Measurements, Inspections and Validations
11.10	Internal Audit, Pros and Cons (NL) Ir Patrick Corstiaans, Kerteza, Advice and Managament
12.00 - 14.00	Lunch and Industrial Exhibition
	Moderator: Philip A. de Vries
14.00	Re-use of Medical Devices (E) Dr Markus Dettenkofer, Institut für Umweltmedizin und Krankenhaushygiene, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
14.45	Hygienic Measures in the Operating Room: Evidence-based or Tradition? (NL) Thea Daha, president of WIP, University Medical Center Leiden
15.30	Coffee break and Industrial Exhibition
16.15 - 17.00	Examining Health Economics in Relation to the Medical Environment (E) Pharmacist Frank Peys, Belgian Institute for Health Economics
18.30	Nocturne in the Memling Museum
20.00	Congress Dinner in the "Provinciaal Hof"
22.30	Boattrip on the Canals of Bruges
Tuesday, 6 November 2001
9.00 - 9.30	Registration and Industrial Exhibition
	Moderator: René Vis, President of CSC
9.30	Welcome, René Vis
9.40	Sterilization in Developing Countries (NL) Jan Huys, Heart Consultancy
10.25	Event-related Sterility Maintenance (E) Dr Jay Sommers, Kimberly-Clark, Professional Health Care
11.10	Coffee Break and Industrial Exhibition
11.50	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, an Update (E) Prof. Dr Patrick Cras, University Hospital Antwerp
12.40	Lunch and Industrial Exhibition
	Moderator: Mary Deane, President of IASSM
14.30	Externalisation of Sterilization: Costs and Benefits (E) Mr Monie, Air Liquide
15.15	Cleaning Process and Methods in Washer Disinfectors (E) Dr Jürgen Staffeldt, Chemische Fabrik Dr Weigert
16.15	Closing remarks

(E): presentations in ENGLISH
(NL): presentations in DUTCH

Simultaneous translation in English and Dutch is provided. For registration, hotel bookings and fees please consult and use the appropriate forms. As the number of participants is restricted to 350, we advise to book early.

Don't hesitate to contact Walter Accoe for information:

Tel:	0032 9 240 60 59
Fax:	0032 9 240 38 18
Email:

Conference Registration

For conference bookings, please use the EFHSS Conference Registration Form. We provide the registration form in both MS-Word and PDF format. Simply click either of the following links to download the registration form:

The conference fees for both days (Monday and Tuesday) are 90 Euro for members and 150 Euro for non-members. The conference fee for one day (either Monday or Tuesday) are 55 Euro for members and 95 Euro for non-members. Member conditions/rates apply to all members of the EFHSS Member Organisations.

The fee for the Conference Dinner on Monday, November 5th, 2001 is 65 Euro.

The conference fee includes abstracts, coffee breaks, lunches, and nocturne from 18h30 to 20h (November 5th, 2000) in the Memling Museum. Simultaneous translation in English will be provided.

Hotel Bookings

IMPORTANT
Please make sure to book your EFHSS Conference place (see above) or contact Ghislaine De Decker (Email , Tel +32-2-4775262, Fax +32-2-4775269) for the availability of places at the EFHSS Conference before you book your hotel.

Participiants can book hotel rooms at special rates in the hotels mentioned in the Hotel Booking Form:

Please make your reserations early as the special rates can only be obtained until August 7th, 2001, and as the total number of conference participants is restricted to 350.

Other hotels can be booked through the Office of Tourism of Bruges:

http://www.brugge.be

Companies / Exhibitions

A stand at the EFHSS Conference Exhibition of approximately 3 metres costs 1230 Euro for the 2 days of the conference. This amount also allows one person of the company to participate on the conference. Others will pay the normal conference fee.

Please use one of the following forms for EFHSS Conference Exhibition bookings:

If you are interested, we would like to know as soon as possible as the amount of exhibition space is limited. If you would like to support us in any other way, this is appreciated as well. For more information please contact:

Hilde de Bosscher UZA Wilrijkstraat 10 2650 Edegen Belgium Tel: +32-(0)32 3 821 31 52 Fax: +32-(0)32 3 821 44 88 Email:	or	Emiel Goovaerts UZA Wilrijkstraat 10 2650 Edegen Belgium Tel: +32-(0)32 3 821 31 77 Fax: +32-(0)32 3 821 44 88 Email:

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