{"id":214,"date":"2023-10-11T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inducoat.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=214"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:22:24","slug":"infection-prevention-in-practice-leo-ummels-contribution","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/inducoat.com\/en\/portfolio\/infectiepreventie-in-de-praktijk-de-bijdrage-van-leo-ummels\/","title":{"rendered":"Infection Prevention in Practice: The Contribution of Leo Ummels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leo Ummels was an infection-prevention specialist who worked at UMC St Radboud (now known as Radboud university medical center) in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. As an infection-prevention specialist, Leo Ummels was responsible for helping to develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures to prevent the spread of infections within the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leo played a crucial role in safeguarding the safety of patients, staff and visitors by coordinating and applying infection-prevention measures. He worked with other healthcare professionals to draw up infection-prevention guidelines, develop educational programmes and monitor compliance with hygiene regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an infection-prevention specialist, Leo had extensive knowledge of infectious diseases, microbiology, sterilisation processes, cleaning and disinfection methods, epidemiology and other related fields. He worked closely with various departments within the hospital, such as microbiology, nursing, operating theatres and facilities management, to ensure a safe and hygienic environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an infection-prevention specialist at UMC St Radboud, Leo contributed to the hospital\u2019s overall mission to provide high-quality care and minimise the spread of infections. He understood the requirements and challenges of infection prevention in different environments. According to the original project description, the fact that he chose Inducoat at the time shows that he had confidence in the product\u2019s applicability. It listed four reasons for the choice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mould resistance:<\/strong> within the context of infection prevention, limiting mould risks was considered relevant. Inducoat Fungi was chosen as a mould-resistant finish that protects the dry paint film against fungal attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resistance to bacteria:<\/strong> the project description linked the material choice to the need for a bacteria-resistant finish. Blue coatings protect the dry paint film against bacterial attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sustainability and ease of maintenance:<\/strong> according to the original project description, these were important considerations in the product choice, with a view to long-term use and practical maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Standards and guidelines:<\/strong> the original project description states that Inducoat complied with the relevant standards and guidelines for the environment concerned. The available project source does not specify exactly which standards were meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mould- and bacteria-resistant properties relate exclusively to protecting the dry paint film and are additional to the applicable cleaning, disinfection and infection-prevention procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/en\/inducoat\/inducoat-sectors\/hospitals-and-care-homes\/\">Read more about our approach for care facilities<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leo Ummels was een infectiepreventiespecialist die werkzaam was bij het UMC St Radboud (tegenwoordig bekend als het Radboudumc) in Nijmegen, Nederland. Als infectiepreventiespecialist was Leo Ummels verantwoordelijk voor het mede-ontwikkelen, implementeren en handhaven van beleid en procedures om de verspreiding van infecties binnen het ziekenhuis te voorkomen. Leo speelde een cruciale rol bij het waarborgen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":202,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","portfolio_category":[13],"portfolio_tag":[],"class_list":["post-214","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-bacterien"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Leo Ummels en Inducoat bij UMC St Radboud | Inducoat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lees over de historische keuze van infectiepreventiespecialist Leo Ummels voor Inducoat bij UMC St Radboud in Nijmegen.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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