Programme
Programme
The programme has been awarded 23 CPD credits by the Royal College of Physicians.
Dive into our cutting-edge scientific programme featuring a myriad of sessions led by international experts in infection prevention. Discover insightful topics, workshops, and discussions designed to advance knowledge and strategies in combating healthcare-related infections,
* The programme is in progress and is subject to change
Monday 23 September
8:00am - 8:25am
Hall 1
8:25am - 8:50am
Hall 1
8:50am - 9:00am
Hall 1
Welcome To Conference
1a
9:00am - 9:45am
Ayliffe Lecture
Hall 1
2a
9:45am - 10:20am
Hall 1
Advances in FMT treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection and beyond: the importance of microbial-derived metabolites
10:25am - 11:15am
Hall 3
Morning Refreshments, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
3a
11:20am - 11:55am
Hall 1
Probiotic cleaning: can we consider it an IPC tool?
3b
11:20am - 11:55am
Hall 9
Antimicrobial Resistance
Exploring the nursing contribution to Antimicrobial Stewardship
3c
11:20am - 11:55am
Hall 10
Estates & Decontamination
The recipe for success- the important relationship between Estate Engineers, clinicians and the IPC
4a
12:00pm - 12:35pm
Hall 1
Biocide tolerance, mechanisms and issues
4b
12:00pm - 12:35pm
Hall 9
4c
12:00pm - 12:35pm
Hall 10
Estates & Decontamination
New Hospital Programme – a once in a generation opportunity
12:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 3
Lunch, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Hall 3
Poster Talk 1: Theme: Fundamentals of IPC: Part 1 (ID 0-54)
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Hall 3
Poster Talk 2: Theme: AMR/AMS, Decontamination & Healthcare Estates and Engineering
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 1
Company Symposium 1 sponsored by Cephid - Away with the CRO’s
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 9
Company Symposium 2 sponsored by Soventum - Vascular access and infection prevention: Making peripheral lines a central focus
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 10
Company Symposium 3 sponsored by Akara - Using AI to overcome the Hawthorne effect in IPC environmental surveillance
5a
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Hall 1
Oral Paper - The role and needs of teachers/schools in infection prevention and control post covid-19
5b
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Hall 9
Oral Paper - ‘One Health’ in IPC: Integrating environmental sustainability to enhance environmental AMR stewardship within the WHO’s Core Components of Infection, prevention and control
5c
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Hall 10
Oral Paper - End User Acceptability Study of a Non-Alcohol Based Hand Rub: Is the Future Hypochlorous Acid?
5a
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Hall 1
Oral Paper - What is the point of IP&C guidance? Developing guidance for the introduction of the special procedures mandatory licensing scheme
5b
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Hall 9
Oral Paper - Development of a Harms based Interactive Training Session for Infection Prevention and Control
5c
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Hall 10
Oral Paper - Wipe away the CROs
6a
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 1
Fundamentals
Point-Prevalence Survey on HCAI and Antimicrobial Use in England, 2023
6b
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 9
The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) - Applications of Safety Science and Human Factors in the NHS
6c
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 10
Estates & Decontamination
Far-UVC for pathogen inactivation in occupied spaces: does it work and is it safe?
3:35pm - 4:15pm
Hall 3
Afternoon Refreshments, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
7a
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 1
7b
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 9
Antimicrobial Resistance
Holistic Risk Assessments of Antimicrobial Resistance in Environmental Decontamination Products
7c
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 10
Estates & Decontamination
The biofilms you don't see; problems with drains and dry surfaces in healthcare
8a
5:00pm - 5:35pm
Hall 1
Fundamentals of Care: Preventing urinary tract infection
8b
5:00pm - 5:35pm
Hall 9
Evaluating the environmental microbiota across four National Health Service Hospitals within England
8c
5:00pm - 5:35pm
Hall 10
9a
5:40pm - 6:15pm
Hall 1
Fundamentals
Infection Control Matters - Question Time With Speakers
Tuesday 24 September
7:45am - 8:35am
Hall 1
Fundamentals
Applying Quality Improvement Methods to IPC Problems (Workshop) (with refreshments)
10a
8:30am - 9:05am
Tina Bradley Lecture
Hall 1
TINA BRADLEY LECTURE - Scoping out the IPC landscape
11a
9:10am - 9:45am
Hall 1
Results from The CLEaning and Enhanced disinfection study (The CLEEN study): A randomised control trial
11b
9:10am - 9:45am
Hall 9
11c
9:10am - 9:45am
Hall 10
Adherence to guidance: Prewarming elective surgical patients - interventions and challenges
9:50am - 10:35am
Hall 3
Morning Refreshments, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
12a
10:40am - 11:25am
Hall 1
Water
Microbiology commissioning of new hospitals in the past and lessons learned: considerations for new hospital buildings
12b
10:40am - 11:25am
Hall 9
12c
10:40am - 11:25am
Hall 10
13a
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 1
13b
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 9
13c
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 10
14a
12:10pm - 12:25pm
Hall 1
Oral Paper - Innovative and sustainable decontamination process for reusable anaesthetic masks - to remove 900 Tonnes CO2(e) and 162 Tonnes of plastic waste
14b
12:10pm - 12:25pm
Hall 9
Oral Paper- Implementing an Infection Prevention Nurse-led Faecal Microbiota Transplant Service: A year in review
14c
12:10pm - 12:25pm
Hall 10
Oral Paper - Sustainable PPE Practices in Oral Surgery: A Case Study from Guy’s Dental Hospital
14a
12:25pm - 12:40pm
Hall 1
Oral Paper - Reduction of water outlets in the design of a new cancer centre, challenging the status quo
14b
12:25pm - 12:40pm
Hall 9
Oral Paper - Do Antimicrobial Nurse led IV to Oral Switch Rounds Promote a Culture of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Ward Setting?
14c
12:25pm - 12:40pm
Hall 10
Oral Paper - Sustainability and IPC: A collaborative leadership approach to achieving the best for our patients, healthcare and the environment
12:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall 3
Lunch, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Hall 3
Poster Talk 3: Theme: Fundamentals of IPC: Part 2 (ID 55-143)
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Hall 3
Poster Talk 4: Theme: Low & Middle Income Countries, Psychological Safety, Surgical Site Infections & Workforce Planning & Development
1:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall 1
Company Symposium 4 sponsored by Raclac - Do you trust your gloves when it comes to Safety and Sustainability?
1:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall 10
Company Symposium 6 sponsored by Essity - Tork: Leading the Way in Sustainable Hygiene
15a
2:20pm - 2:50pm
Hall 1
Water
Healthcare-associated infections caused by Gram-negative organisms: Mitigation through water control? State of play and potential solutions in ICU settings
15b
2:20pm - 2:50pm
Hall 9
15c
2:20pm - 2:50pm
Hall 10
Surgical Site
Surgical Site Infection and Nursing organisational factors: an observational study
16a
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 1
16b
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 9
Leadership
Advancing Outbreak Simulation Training to Support Workforce Development: A Collaborative Pilot
16c
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 10
What is the difference between hospital hygiene and hospital cleanliness?
3:35pm - 4:15pm
Hall 3
Afternoon Refreshments, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
17a
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 1
Water
Research to better understand how the indoor built environment contributes to the spread of infection
17b
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 9
Leadership
A systems response to a measles outbreak in Birmingham and Solihull
17c
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 10
Making best practice happen: Findings of the 'StOP UTI' study
18a
5:00pm - 5:35pm
Hall 1
Water
Avoid “splash out”: Assessing risk and mitigation strategies for hospital colonized drains
18b
5:00pm - 5:35pm
Hall 9
18c
5:00pm - 5:35pm
Hall 10
Air Clean Study
Wednesday 25 September
8:00am - 8:30am
Hall 1
The antibiotic apocalypse now
8:30am - 8:45am
Hall 1
Welcome to Day 3 with Oral, Poster & Exhibitor Awards
19a
8:45am - 9:15am
Cottrell Lecture
Hall 1
COTTRELL LECTURE - Bouncing back - resilience in infection prevention and control
20a
9:20am - 9:55am
Hall 1
20b
9:20am - 9:55am
Hall 9
20c
9:20am - 9:55am
Hall 10
Fundamentals
The Modern Sepsis Challenge: Integrating Technology and Collaborative Practice
21a
10:00am - 10:35am
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
Pathogen genomics to improve infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship
21b
10:00am - 10:35am
Hall 9
Sustainability
Surface disinfectants in healthcare: when to use them and how to choose them and their contribution to AMR
21c
10:00am - 10:35am
Hall 10
10:40am - 11:25am
Hall 3
Morning Refreshments, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
22a
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
Hippocrates’ curse: the gut microbiome as a source of antibiotic-resistant infections
22b
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 9
22c
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 10
23a
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
Planetary Health - the next frontier for IPC and AMS?
23b
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Hall 9
23c
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Hall 10
Fundamentals
Update on High Consequence Infectious Diseases IPC planning - answering the 'What ifs...?'
24a
12:50pm - 1:25pm
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
Point-of-care testing for infectious disease prevention and control: an exceptionally effective intervention.
24b
12:50pm - 1:25pm
Hall 9
24c
12:50pm - 1:25pm
Hall 10
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Hall 3
Lunch, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
25a
2:35pm - 3:10pm
Hall 1
26a
3:10pm - 3:45pm
Hall 1
27a
3:45pm - 4:20pm
Hall 1
Leadership
Psychological Safety in IPC - it's possible to embrace imperfection and still be a great team!
4:20pm - 4:25pm
Conference Close