Landspitali - University Hospital
Antibiotic Day - Chief Epidemiologist's Education Day
18th November 2025
13:00 to 15:00
Hrafnista Sléttuvegur 25, 103 Reykjavík
n celebration of the Awareness Campaign on Antimicrobial Resistance, the Chief Epidemiologist will hold a symposium at Hrafnista via remote meeting (Teams).
This time, the theme of the symposium is related to nursing homes. The day of November 18th is specifically dedicated to antibiotic awareness by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
On the same day, the World Health Organization (WHO). begins its awareness week on the rational use of antibiotics. The purpose of this awareness campaign is to remind the public, authorities, healthcare professionals, and other parties about the threat posed by the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria globally. See more details here.
Chairperson: Guðrún Aspelund, Chief Epidemiologist
Program
Time | Event | Speaker |
13:00 - 13:20 | Antibiotic use, antimicrobial resistance, and action plan | Anna Margrét Halldórsdóttir, Chief Physician, Infectious Disease Control, Directorate of Health |
13:20 - 13:40 | Results of the ECDC HALT-4 study and lessons learned | Steinunn Þórðardóttir, Medical Director at Hrafnista |
13:40 - 14:00 | Clinical guidelines for urinary tract infections in frail elderly people | Ólafur Helgi Samúelsson, Medical Director at Eir |
14:00 - 14:20 | Coffee Break | |
14:20 - 14:40 | Infection control and resistant bacteria in nursing homes | Bjarney Sigurðardóttir, Infection Control Manager at Hrafnista Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Director of Quality and Education at Grund |
14:40 - 15:00 | Antimicrobial stewardship in nursing homes | Jón Steinar Jónsson, Chief Physician of Quality Development, Development Centre for Icelandic Primary Health Care |
The maximum number of attendees in the hall will be 100 people.
No participation fee.
Please announce your participation by 14.11.2025 via email to juliana.hedinsdottir@landlaeknir.is. Please state whether you intend to attend in person or connect to the meeting via streaming (link sent by email). The intention is to have a recording accessible on the Directorate of Health's website and social media after the meeting.