Outbreaks and the DIPC: managing the fallout
Our DIPC network and development programme offers RCPath CPD accredited one-day events that provide information, guidance and training around HCAIs and a chance to network with key IPC professionals. We welcome current or aspiring DIPCs and Deputy DIPCs, or those in a similar role irrespective of professional background.
| 09:55 – 10:00 | Welcome and introduction | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Regulatory perspective and expectations for management of outbreaks |
Kirsty Morgan |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Do current CDI definitions give false reassurance, and do we need to change them? | Mairéad Skally |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15 - 12:15 |
Panel discussion: Effective communication in a crisis |
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| 12:15- 12:45 | How do we tell patients about outbreaks and infection control breaches in healthcare settings? |
Teresa Inkster |
| 12:45 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | How do we protect healthcare workers who identify failures in patient care? |
Bethany Carter, National Lead Guardian Support and Policy, National Guardian’s Office |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | How do we look after staff during outbreaks? | Anne de Bono, Consultant in Occupational Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Outbreaks in long-term care: What did we learn from covid? | Laura Shallcross, Professor of Public Health & Director, UCL Institute of Health Informatics |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Break | |
| 15:15 - 15:55 | Overview of data collection and analysis for outbreaks |
James Elston and Nastassya Chandra |
| 15:55 | Closing comments |