Proceeding with the high awareness of the College of Nursing to keep up with modern scientific developments, a seminar was held on March 2015 at the College of Nursing on ways to prevent and control infection in health care; to learn about and discuss the latest scientific developments in this area for its great impact on the quality of health care and patients' safety.
The seminar was opened under the auspices of the Dean of the College of Nursing Prof. Fethia Abu Mughli who welcomed the audience,
Followed by a speech of the organizer Dr. Najah Salameh, a nursing faculty at the Maternal and Child Health Nursing Department.
Several lectures and scientific discussions were presented by the best specialists in the areas of the seminar, they were:
D. Faris al-Bakri, a specialist in Infectious and Communicable Diseases, an Associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine and the Director of the Office of Infection Control at the University of Jordan Hospital
Dr. Khaldoun Khader; Anesthetist and Intensive Care physician who delivered a pregnant lady on a plane and was forced to smartly use innovative methods to prevent infections.
Mr. Zakaria Abdul Rahim; who holds a master's degree in Nursing of Intensive Care and a certified registered nurse in infection control by the Adaptation Council of International Institutions.
Mr. Ayman Al-Bisher; Manager of Public and Environmental Safety at the University of Jordan Hospital, with an experience exceeded twenty years as a registered nurse and who is also currently completing his PhD in management.
Over 50 interested attendees of students, nurses and teachers whom have participated in the seminar.
The seminar ended with recommendations. The supreme of those recommendations was the importance of spreading the culture of infection control among health care workers, and to develop structured certified programs in infection control.