FéNoMIH
Founded in 2018, the Normandy Interhospital Federation for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Hygiene (FéNoMIH) brings together university hospital teams from the Caen Normandy and Rouen Normandy University Hospitals working in the field of infectious diseases. FéNoMIH is represented by Professor Olivier Join-Lambert, Bacteriologist at the Caen Normandy University Hospital, and Professor François Caron, Infectious Disease Specialist at the Rouen Normandy University Hospital.
The FéNoMIH promotes and develops training, prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious diseases in Normandy by involving healthcare professionals from all types of practice. It works closely with various stakeholders in Normandy in this field and actively participates in teaching and research.
News: Normandy Clinical Microbiology Day 2026
Save the date and download the scientific program!
The next Normandy Clinical Microbiology Day will take place on Friday, May 29, 2029, at the Villa Le Cercle in Deauville. See you soon!
Regional healthcare activities
Support Center for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
The CPias Normandie (Dr. F Borgey) contributes expertise and support to healthcare professionals for the management and prevention of the risk of infection associated with care and resistance to anti-infectives in the 3 sectors of healthcare provision: healthcare facilities, medical and social care establishments and the community healthcare sector.
COREVIH Normandy
The COREVIH Normandie (headed by Professor M. Etienne) has the mission of combating the spread of HIV and STIs. Throughout the region, it coordinates free information, diagnosis and screening centers for sexually transmitted infections, contributes to health policies through high-quality epidemiology, and supports research.
Training
Continuing medical education · Normandy Day of Clinical Microbiology (JNM)
Established in 2019, the Normandy Clinical Microbiology Day is a training day primarily aimed at biologists specializing in infection diagnosis. Organized by a regional committee, this event offers lectures and interactive workshops and promotes the sharing of experience among biologists.
Continuing Medical Education · Updates in Infectious Diseases
Established in 2022, this is a half-day event of presentations and discussions on common topics in hospital antibiotic therapy, bringing together physicians from General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics, pharmacists involved in anti-infective committees, and hygiene specialists
Associate University Training · Inter- University Diploma in Anti-infective Chemotherapy · University of Caen · University of Rouen
This postgraduate courseaims to develop knowledge in all fields of anti-infective therapy, combining theoretical instruction and practical application, and is open to both interns and relevant practitioners: clinicians, biologists, pharmacists.
Associate University Program · Specialized Cross-Disciplinary Training in Hygiene, Infection Prevention, and Resistance · University of Caen · University of Rouen
The FST Hygiene is open to interns from various DES (in particular but not exclusively: public health, infectious diseases, intensive care medicine, anesthesia and resuscitation, biology) wishing to acquire operational skills in hygiene by means of an additional year of training.
Associate University Training · University Diploma in Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections · University of Caen
This training provides the essential biological, epidemiological, clinical and legal technical foundations for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections; it contributes to the dissemination of good practice rules for quality care.
Associate University Training · University Diploma in Prevention of Nosocomial Infections and Quality of Care · University of Rouen
The University Diploma in Nosocomial Infection Prevention and Quality of Care aims to train field hygienists, physicians or nurses. It comprises 9 one-day in-person modules and the defense of a dissertation.
Associated research laboratories and master's programs
UMR 1311 INSERM Dynamicure · Caen University – Rouen University
Director: Prof. JC Plantier;
Deputy Directors: Prof. M. Pestel-Caron (Rouen) and Prof. O. Join-Lambert (Caen)Themes : adaptation of bacterial and viral microbial agents to the host and its microbial environment, including resistance to anti-infectives and persistence; evolutionary and ecological dynamics associated with infection, epidemic circulation and the emergence of pathogens.
UR 7510 ESCAPE · Epidemiological surveillance and circulation of parasites in environments · UniReims · UniRouen
Director: Prof. I. Villena
Deputy Director: Prof. L. FavenecThemes:
- Study of foodborne protozoan diseases (Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Toxoplasma)
- Medical and veterinary etomology, Helminthology
UR 4651 Food Bioprocesses Toxicology Environments (ABTE) · UniCaen + UniRouen + ToxEMAC
Director: Prof. F. Sichel
team ToxEMAC: Prof. D. GaronTheme:
- "Bioaerosols, Fungal Biodiversity and Health": Exposure to bioaerosols, study of pulmonary and estrogenic impacts
Web page Food Bioprocesses Toxicology Environments (UniCaen)
