Programme

Birmingham

Programme

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

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Monday 23 September
8:00am - 8:25am
Hall 1
Fundamentals
The Basics on Microbiology (with refreshments)
8:25am - 8:50am
Hall 1
Fundamentals
The Basics on Outbreak Investigations
8:50am - 9:00am
Hall 1
Welcome To Conference
1a
9:00am - 9:45am
Ayliffe Lecture
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
AYLIFFE LECTURE - Precision Microbiome Medicine
2a
9:45am - 10:20am
Hall 1
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
AMS Workshop; IV to oral to switch
3c
11:20am - 11:55am
Hall 10
Estates & Decontamination
The recipe for our success
4a
12:00pm - 12:35pm
Hall 1
Biocide tolerance, mechanisms and issues
4b
12:00pm - 12:35pm
Hall 9
Antimicrobial Resistance
AMS Workshop; IV to oral to switch
4c
12:00pm - 12:35pm
Hall 10
Estates & Decontamination
New Hospital Programme
12:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 3
Lunch, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Hall 3 Mezzanine
Poster Talk 1
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Hall 3 Mezzanine
Poster Talk 2
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 1
Company Symposium
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 9
Company Symposium
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Hall 10
Company Symposium
5a
2:15pm - 2:50pm
Hall 1
Oral Papers
5b
2:15pm - 2:50pm
Hall 9
Oral Papers
5c
2:15pm - 2:50pm
Hall 10
Oral Papers
6a
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 1
Fundamentals
UK Point Prevalence Survey
6b
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 9
Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
6c
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 10
Estates & Decontamination
UV Far Light
3:35pm - 4:15pm
Hall 3
Afternoon Refreshments, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
7a
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 1
Fundamentals
Mouth Care Matters
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
Estates & Decontamination
Fading solutions: can you clean and disinfect in one step?
9a
5:40pm - 6:15pm
Hall 1
Fundamentals
Infection Control Matters - Question Time With Speakers
Tuesday 24 September
7:45am - 8:10am
Hall 1
Fundamentals
Expert Session on Quality & Service Improvement (with refreshments)
8:10am - 8:35am
Hall 1
Fundamentals
Expert Session on Precautions
10a
8:30am - 9:05am
Tina Bradley Lecture
Hall 1
TINA BRADLEY LECTURE -
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
Leadership
Infection Control in Tanzania; A global journey to making a difference
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
To Be Confirmed
12b
10:40am - 11:25am
Hall 9
Leadership
System Change
12c
10:40am - 11:25am
Hall 10
Surgical Site
Reducing surgical site infections after caesarean using Leukomed Sorbact
13a
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 1
Water
New Hospital Programme Water
13b
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 9
Leadership
Civility
13c
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 10
Surgical Site
Surgical Site Infection and Nursing organisational factors: an observational study
14a
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Hall 1
Oral Papers
14b
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Hall 9
Oral Papers
14c
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Hall 10
Oral Papers
12:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall 3
Lunch, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Hall 3 Mezzanine
Poster Talk 3
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Hall 3 Mezzanine
Poster Talk 4
1:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall 1
Company Symposium sponsored by Raclac
1:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall 9
Company Symposium
1:45pm - 2:15pm
Hall 10
Company Symposium
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
Leadership
What is going on over the head of the sleeping patient in the OR?
15c
2:20pm - 2:50pm
Hall 10
Surgical Site
To Be Confirmed
16a
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Hall 1
Water
Sinks In An ITU
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
Model Ward
17b
4:20pm - 4:55pm
Hall 9
Leadership
UHB group model Leadership change
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
Leadership
Learning from Excellence
18c
5:00pm - 5:35pm
Hall 10
Out of hospital care stream – Mental health
Wednesday 25 September
8:15am - 8:45am
Hall 1
Company Symposium
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
Antimicrobial Resistance
CPE
20b
9:20am - 9:55am
Hall 9
Sustainability
Out of sight, out of mind: addressing post-discharge SSI
20c
9:20am - 9:55am
Hall 10
Fundamentals
Sepsis
21a
10:00am - 10:35am
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
AMR genomics
21b
10:00am - 10:35am
Hall 9
Sustainability
SSI – Team Green surgery report
21c
10:00am - 10:35am
Hall 10
Fundamentals
Case Studies in Tuberculosis Infection Control
10:40am - 11:25am
Hall 3
Morning Refreshments, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
22a
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
Bugs in guts: the gut microbiome as a source of antibiotic-resistant infections
22b
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 9
Sustainability
Sustainability
22c
11:30am - 12:05pm
Hall 10
Fundamentals
Fungal
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
Sustainability
Measuring Improvements/Change
23c
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Hall 10
Fundamentals
Ebola
24a
12:50pm - 1:25pm
Hall 1
Antimicrobial Resistance
Point Of Care Testing
24b
12:50pm - 1:25pm
Hall 9
Sustainability
Collaboration of IPC and Sustainability: exemplar sites project
24c
12:50pm - 1:25pm
Hall 10
Fundamentals
C.auris
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Hall 3
Lunch, Poster & Exhibition Viewing
25a
2:35pm - 3:10pm
Hall 1
Leadership
To Be Confirmed
26a
3:10pm - 3:45pm
Hall 1
Leadership
How safe is your world?
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