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Successful IMAGINE Project Meeting in Szeged, Hungary
On June 12th and 13th, the Hungarian city of Szeged hosted the meeting of the IMAGINE Project consortium ahead of the upcoming final conference, which will take place...
IMAGINE Toolkit: Debunking 8 myths about urinary tract infections in nursing home residents
As part of our mission to improve antibiotic prescribing and reduce inappropriate use in long-term care settings, The IMAGINE Project offers a valuable resource on its...
Jesper Lykkegaard: “Thanks to the audit we conducted, we have seen a 40% reduction in inappropriate treatments.”
This is one of the achievements of the methodology applied by the IMAGINE Project: the audit method which have led people to change their habits on their own, without...
Tina Marloth: “Making them critical of their own practice can lead to improvement.”
This is how emphatic Tina Marloth, Infection control nurse MMS del Herlev of Gentofte Hospital (Denmark), was when asked about the impact of the IPC audit on improving...
Anne Marie Theut: “We wanted to ensure that the tools we developed are useful”
During the latest meeting of the IMAGINE Project members in Lithuania, Marie Theut, PhD Student, Medical Doctor, Herlev og Gentofte Hospital (Denmark), explained how...
Jette Nygaard: “The best way to develop and implement the tools is to collaborate with the nursing home staff”
During the meeting last November in Lithuania, Jette Nygaard, senior researcher at the Department of Clinical Microbiology at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, shared her...
Imagine Project: a step forward in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
On World Health Day, Imagine Project highlights the importance of raising awareness about the use of antimicrobials to improve infection management in nursing homes...
ITU Tool: What is your knowledge in hygiene prevention?
Elderly people living in nursing homes are at high risk of contracting infections, but by taking simple measures, it is possible to improve the quality of their hygiene...
Seeking Synergies: EU-JAMRAI AMS Workshop in Primary Care
On the past 25th of March, Carl Llor, coordinator of the IMAGINE project, participated the AMS workshop in Primary Care organized by EU-JAMRAI in Madrid, a joint action...
