The EAHP Board, elected for three-year terms, oversees the association’s activities. Comprising directors responsible for core functions, it meets regularly to implement strategic goals. Supported by EAHP staff, the Board controls finances, coordinates congress organization, and ensures compliance with statutes and codes of conduct.
Prof Dr Annette Schuermans
Affiliation:University Hospitals Leuven Country:Belgium |
1. Current Status, Position
Prof Dr Annette Schuermans is Head of the department of infection control and prevention of the University Hospitals Leuven and professor at the Faculty of Medicine.
2. Education
Prof Dr Annette Schuermans graduated at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 1990. She specialized in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases in 1998 and Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene in 1999. She obtained her PhD degree on MRSA nasal carriage in 1998.
3. Research Area
Dr Schuermans’ research focuses on MRSA infection control in hospitals, outbreaks, long-term care facilities and disinfection.
Conflict of interest: None