After the again successful CAHMV 2018, which impressed with outstanding presentations and attracted more than 100 participants from 17 countries, we are already inviting you to mark the date for this year's new edition. The 5th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology will take place 7 - 8 November 2019 in Hamburg, presented by Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie and the DR. BRILL ACADEMY. The conference venue is once again the AMERON Hamburg Hotel Speicherstadt in the picturesque and historic "Speicherstadt".

Please save the date. We would be very pleased to welcome you to the 5th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology as a participant here in Hamburg.

Highlights of the 5th Conference of Applied Hygiene, Microbiology and Virology:

We will be pleased to present you among others Dr. Simone Scheithauer und Professor Dr. Axel Kramer as Key Note Speakers. Professor Dr. Simone Scheithauer is one of the leading infection control and epidemiology experts in Germany. She is a rising star with already a very strong publication record. It is an honor that she was open to speak as key note speaker on our conference about modern compliance measurement and its clinical impact.

We are proud to present Professor Dr. Axel Kramer, a living legend of Infection prevention and control as a key note speaker for our conference. His strong positions and pragmatic approach is famous in the field. He will speak about his view on the last 50 years of infection prevention and control research and practical application.

A tradition of the CAHMV conference is to inform you about the development of new test methods at CEN and ECHA level including their impact on your products and strategy. Dr. Florian H. H. Brill will expand your knowledge of the current state of the art with his Key Note Lecture "Overview of Efficacy Testing of Disinfectants and Antiseptics 2025".