About the webinar

Join the Healthcare Infection Society for this lunchtime webinar exploring "MRSA – The enduring foe".

MRSA has been with us for six decades now, and during that time our understanding of MRSA has expanded significantly. But there’s always more to learn!  The Healthcare Infection Society have recently published a new special issue across the Journal of Hospital Infection and  Infection Prevention in Practice called “MRSA: The enduring foe”.

Based on this special issue, this IPC Journal Club in partnership with the Healthcare Infection Society, chaired by Dr Manjula Meda who is the chair of the Healthcare Infection Society, will feature two papers from this special issue. The first paper, led by Dr Jon Otter, will discuss some of the challenges and solutions related to delivering a programme of IPC and AMS in resource-limited settings. The second paper, led by Dr Phil Norville, will discuss the potential use of cold atmospheric plasma as an alternative decontaminant. There will be Q&A from the audience convened by Dr Meda, so please try to read the papers in advance , and come with your questions! We hope that you are able to join us.

This Journal Club is hosted by IPC Partners in partnership with the Healthcare Infection Society. IPC Partners is a collaborative of experts providing independent IPC advice to healthcare providers and corporate partners. The Healthcare Infection Society represents a broad membership of experts in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections, and aims to advance knowledge, foster scientific interest and share information about the field. 

If you have any questions, please contact  IPC Partners. IPC Partners will share the details of those who register with the Healthcare Infection Society.

Chair:

Dr Manjula Meda

Clinical Microbiology Consultant and the Infection Control  Doctor for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of the Healthcare Infection Society 

Panellists: 

Dr Phil Norville

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Manager at Oxford University Hospitals 

Dr Jon Otter

Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

This webinar has been approved by the Royal College of Pathologists for 1 CPD credit. A Certificate of attendance will be provided for delegates who attend the webinar.