Summary Background: Despite recent progress uptake of infection control measures is slow amongst anaesthesia practitioners. With approval of the Scientific Committee we used the Networking World Anesthesia Convention 2015 as a forum to get an overview over infection control practices in different parts of the world. Methods: 60 congress delegates were presented with a questionnaire and were asked to reflect on their own practice. Results: 57 returned questionnaires were included in the analysis, and 5 distinct regions were well represented. Nearly 100% of respondents reported that they routinely used maximal barrier precau-t­ions for central line insertions. Needle free connectors are used increasingly, however only a small number of practi­tioners disinfect them appropriately. Dis­‑ infection of regular taps of stopcocks follows a similar pattern. Simple mea­sures like disinfection of the outer surface of the breathing circuit or dividing the anaesthesia workspace into a clean and a dirty area are still not widely used. Conclusions: Anaesthesia practitioners are mostly aware of infection control bundles and adhere to them when placing central venous access. The majority of anaesthesiologists we interviewed dili­gently disinfected their hands after potential contact with bodily fluids, however only a minority does so before carrying out aseptic tasks. There is little awareness of the anaesthesia delivery unit and attached breathing circuits as a source of contamination. Although progress has been made in past years, more educational efforts are necessary to improve awareness of the anaesthesia workplace as a potential vector for clinically relevant infections.