From 2003 onwards, the HELICS project collected data from national surveillance networks of HAI according to these agreed methods. From 2000 to 2002, HELICS standardised the European methodology for the surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) and of nosocomial infections in intensive care units (ICUs).The methodology compiled the most frequently implemented modules for surveillance of HAI in the Member States. The HELICS network was the predecessor of the IPSE network and was created in 2000 in the context of Decision 2119/EC as the DG SANCO-funded network for the surveillance of HAI. HELICS (Hospitals in Europe for Infection Control through Surveillance)
IPSE received funding from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs (DG SANCO) covering 60% of budget the remaining 40% were provided by contributions from partners in the network. IPSE was coordinated by the Université Claude Bernard Lyon (UCBL), France various other centres in Europe were involved in coordination of the work packages. Most of them continued after the transition of IPSE to ECDC (see IPSE transition diagramme to the right). It consisted of seven work packages covering various areas of HAI surveillance and control. The scope of the IPSE network was the development of the existing national surveillance initiatives and other approaches for supporting the wider infection control effort in Europe. The IPSE network was the Dedicated Surveillance Network (DSN) in Europe for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) from 2005 to 2008. History IPSE (Improving Patient Safety in Europe) In addition, HAI-Net provides support to Member States to respond to the Council Recommendation of 9 June 2009 on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (2009/C 151/01). The coordination of IPSE was transferred to ECDC in July 2008. The activities of HAI-Net are largely based on the activities of the former IPSE (Improving Patient Safety in Europe) network. The main priorities of HAI-Net are the coordination of the European point prevalence survey of HAI and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals, the European surveillance of surgical site infections, the European surveillance of HAI in intensive care units and the repeated prevalence surveys of HAI and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities.įor a list of the National Focal Points for the Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance Network, click here.
The network is coordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net) is a European network for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAI).
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