Hospital acquired infections, MRSA, C Diff and beyond - what you need to know
Thursday 28 October 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
A joint meeting with the Patient Safety Section A meeting in association with The Patient Safety Section
This event will cover a number of topics ranging from an update on C. Diff, isolation and its usefulness for elderly people, how to achieve success in reducing hospital acquired infections and prospects for prevention of hospital acquired pneumonia and much more. The meeting will show an understanding of how these clinical problems should be prevented and managed, as well as showing current research in the area and being made aware of new ideas in the field.
Web registration for this meeting has now closed. There are still spaces to register on the day.
Registration Details:
Consultant/GP: £60
RSM Retired Fellow: £10
RSM Student: £10
RSM Trainee: £25
RSM Associate: £25
RSM Fellow: £30
Student: £35
Trainee: £40
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £40
Meeting ref: GGB01
CPD: 4 credits
1.00 pm |
Registration, tea and coffee |
1.30 pm |
Welcome and introduction |
1.35 pm |
Clostridium difficile - An update |
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Professor Mark Wilcox, Consultant / Clinical Director of Microbiology/Pathology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Leeds Health Protection Agency Lead on Clostridium difficile |
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2.15 pm |
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase; what it is and why it matters for care of elderly people |
| Neil Woodford BSc PhD FRCPath, Deputy Director, ARMRL, Health Protection Agency - Centre for Infections, London | |
2.50 pm |
Environmental decontamination with particular reference to norovirus |
| Mr Peter Hoffman, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Laboratory of Healthcare-associated Infection, Health Protection Agency | |
3.25 pm |
Tea and coffee |
3.40 pm |
How to achieve success in reducing hospital acquired infections |
| Mr Martin Kiernan, Nurse Consultant, Prevention and Control of Infection, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust | |
4.15 pm |
Prospects for prevention of hospital acquired pneumonia |
| Dr Victoria Ewan, Clinical Research Associate, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University | |
4.45 pm |
Panel discussion |
5.05 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
5.10 pm |
Close of meeting and completion of evaluation forms |
