FULL PROGRAMME
Current version: 14 November 2018
The Programme has been awarded 18 CPD Credits by the Royal College of Pathologists and 16 European CME credits by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).
Just some of the speakers who will be presenting at HIS 2018
Lowbury Lecture - Decolonisation to reduce multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in healthcare: who, what, where, when, and why?
Dr Susan Huang, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, USA
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Infection prevention and the healthcare environment |
Operating theatre ventilation essentials for the harassed microbiologist |
Decontamination and the healthcare environment |
Carbapenem resistant organisms (CRO) screening |
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| Professor Nicholas Graves Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Australia | Peter Hoffman Consultant Clinical Scientist, Public Health England, UK | Dr Alan Beswick Health & Safety Executives Laboratory, UK |
Janet Hindler UCLA Medical Centre, USA |
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Debate: Better quality guidelines are the key for improved infection control outcomes |
The 3 top papers that have influenced infection prevention practice: USA v Europe v Rest of World - The audience decide |
Debate: decontamination and environment: high vs low technology |
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| For the motion: Professor Gary French, President, Healthcare Infection Society, UK |
Against the motion: Professor Michael Borg, |
Professor Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing, Avondale College of Higher Education, Australia |
Professor Stephanie Dancer, Consultant Microbiologist, NHS Lanarkshire, UK |
