Didier Pittet

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Didier Pittet (born March 20, 1957 in Geneva ) is a Swiss doctor, infectiologist and epidemiologist . He is a specialist in hand hygiene and infection control.

Life

The son of an electrician and a housewife, Didier grew up in a Catholic family that was active in the Lancy parish . He stood up for the Boy Scouts, did the animation of colonies and considered becoming a priest. He attended the Geneva Collège Calvin and studied at the University of Geneva . He earned a master's degree in epidemiology and public health from the University of Iowa . He then headed the Infection Prevention and Control Department at the University Hospitals in Geneva .

Based on the formula of William Griffith, an English pharmacist at Geneva University Clinics, he made the hydroalcoholic hand disinfectant solution known internationally, which is used by nurses in many hospitals to limit nosocomial infections . He organized the donation of the patent to the World Health Organization (WHO) so that the solution can be manufactured locally and cheaply worldwide.

At the WHO he is responsible for the program “Clean Care is Safer Care”.

Awards and honors (examples)

In 1999 Didier Pittet received the Semmelweis Research Prize and the Hygiene Prize from the Rudolf Schülke Foundation. In 2005 he was awarded an honorary professorship by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University , in 2006 by the 1st Medical School of the Fu, Shanghai , and in 2013 by the University of Chengdu . In 2007 he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 2009 he received the Hsu-Li Distinguished Lectureship in Epidemiology Award from the University of Iowa. In 2017 he received the Robert Koch Prize for his contribution to “Clean Care is Safer Care” .

He supports the experts against the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland .

Individual notes

  1. ↑ Sophie Davaris: Le "Dr. Mains propres »qui veut diriger l'Hôpital. In: Tribune de Genève. May 19, 2012, accessed on March 28, 2020 (French, quoted from the Association des médecins du canton de Genève).
  2. ^ Didier Pittet: Message from Professor Didier Pittet. WHO, accessed March 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Jörg Hacker: Laudation for Prof. Dr. Didier Pittet. (PDF) Robert Koch Foundation, 2017, accessed on March 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Didier Pittet, MD, MS, CBE. Patient Savety Movement, accessed March 28, 2020 .
  5. ^ Hsu-Li Distinguished Lectureship in International Epidemiology. University of Iowa, accessed March 28, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Petra Spielberg: Pittet: Saving lives with hand disinfection. In: aerzteblatt.de. 2017, accessed March 28, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Didier Pittet. In: Robert Koch Foundation. Robert Koch Foundation, accessed on March 28, 2020 .
  8. ^ Christian Lecomte: Didier Pittet insist vraiment: "Ce n'est pas le virus qui circule mais les gens". In: Le Temps. March 19, 2020, accessed on March 29, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Pittet, Didier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss doctor, infectiologist and epidemiologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva