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Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Symposium

2006-08-14 to 2006-08-18

Patient safety through effective infection control
The National Department of Health invites you, to attend the Hospital Infection Prevention Symposium at the Durban International Convention Centre.

The National Department of Health has partnered with several South African Universities to provide Infection control short courses in a bid to improve infection control capacity.

The second of these symposia will be presented in Durban on the 14-18 August 2006. Bookings must be made directly with the University of Kwazulu Natal.

The symposium is targeted at Infection Control Managers, Infection Control Officers, Infection Control Lead Nurses, and Surveillance officers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further information please contact the Indira or Anita at 031 2604395 / 3603195

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