The Technical Hygiene and Occupational Safety 2027 course is an advanced international educational programme designed for healthcare professionals involved in infection prevention and control. Organized by the European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) under ESCMID, the course provides comprehensive training on hospital technical hygiene, occupational safety, and infection control practices. Participants will gain practical knowledge on ventilation and water systems, medical device reprocessing, sterilization and disinfection, healthcare facility design, laboratory safety, biohazard and waste management, and strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections. The programme combines expert lectures, practical demonstrations, case-based discussions, and a visit to the central reprocessing unit of a 2,000-bed university hospital, enabling attendees to strengthen patient safety and healthcare worker protection while applying international best practices in clinical environments. Objectives: To get insight on the relevance of technical equipment of a hospital, e.g. ventilation and water systems, and medical devices for the spread of infection and how to avoid it To get information about the technical equipment and medical devices with regard to infection control and reprocessing To learn about reprocessing (decontamination, disinfection, sterilization), and the validation of reprocessing including examples from the daily practice and a visit to the central reprocessing unit of a 2000-bed University hospital To understand the importance and implications of the design and construction of a healthcare institution and measures to avoid it To get an overview on occupational health and laboratory safety To learn about biohazard and waste management in a hospital and other medical environments To be able to assess the risk of infection and the subsequent measures of infection control in the medical environment