The Intersection of Readiness and Rigor: Applying Coincidence Analysis to European Hospital Infection Control.

The fourth International Conference on Current Issues in Coincidence Analysis (CNA) took place from 23 to 24 May 2025 at the Nationale Forskningcenter for Arbejdsmiljø (NFA) in Copenhagen, Denmark.

This conference serves as a premier platform for the exchange of ideas and collaboration and featured discussions on the latest methodological developments in CNA and addressed open questions and challenges in the field. Serving as a platform for knowledge exchange, the newest methodological advancements were presented alongside exemplary applications and new developments on training activities. 

The REVERSE Project was represented by Laura Caci, PhD candidate from the University of Zurich's Implementation Team. 

Other international speakers included:

• Reiping Huang (American College of Surgeons, United States)
• Tim Haesebrouck (Ghent University, Belgium)
• Clara Johnson (University of Washington, United States)
• Katharina Sterr (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
• Alithia Zamantakis (Northwestern University, United States)
• Natalie Crimp (University of Virginia, United States)
• Ole Henning Sørensen (NFA, Denmark)
• Deborah Cragun (University of Southern Florida, United States)
• Julio Melo (Techni Methods, Brazil)

Insights from REVERSE

Laura's presentation focused on organisational readiness for implementing infection control in European hospitals, showcasing insights from CNA.

In her forty-minute presentation, Laura presented the results of a systematic review on organisational readiness for change in healthcare, and how the team at the University of Zurich used these findings to inform an empirical study about difference-makers of infection prevention and control implementation in REVERSE.

In the empirical study, which was the core of Laura's talk, the team used CNA on REVERSE implementation data to understand the role of organisational readiness for change in the implementation of infection prevention and control across the twenty four hospitals participating in REVERSE. The presentation concluded with an interactive twenty-minute Q&A section.

PhD Defense

Laura is a PhD candidate in Implementation Science at the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care at the University of Zurich. She is a trained psychologist and applies mixed methods in her phD research to investigate the role of organisational readiness for change in infection control implementation.

She will be defending her thesis in the late summer - a huge milestone and we are looking forward to celebrating in her success and seeing her career flourish!