CIH 2026: patient safety and hospital epidemiology

CIH 2026 focuses on preventing and controlling infections in healthcare settings. The 20th Congresso Brasileiro de Controle de Infecção e Epidemiologia Hospitalar brings specialists, researchers and healthcare professionals together to discuss patient safety, emerging threats and developments in practice.

What does the congress offer?

The organiser announces scientific discussions, lectures and research presentations. The programme includes oral and poster presentations, providing opportunities to discover other teams’ work and discuss the approaches behind published results.

The congress is relevant to people working in infection control and hospital epidemiology. Plan around your own professional needs: choose sessions, check the research presentation format and leave time to talk with colleagues.

Dates and venue

The dates are 18–21 November 2026 at ExpoRio Cidade Nova, Rua Beatriz Larragoiti Lucas, s/n. Check registration and access to pre-congress courses separately from general attendance, along with the conditions for any particular symposium.

Journeys to CIH

Give Hola Taxi ExpoRio Cidade Nova, CIH 2026, your date, hotel address and passenger count. If you are arriving earlier for a course, add that day to your plans. Discuss an arrival at GIG or SDU separately from daily hotel-to-congress journeys, and plan the return around the final session you want to attend.