Wednesday 2nd October 2013

Wednesday 2nd October 2013

Time

Platinum 3 & 4

Platinum 1

Platinum 2

Breakout room

08.00 – 08.30

Symposium Session

09.00 - 09.35

Session 35

Keynote Address - infection control the way forward

Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer, NHS England

09.35 - 10.10

Session 36

Commissioning for infection control practitioners

Debbie King, Deputy Chief Nurse, Solihull CCG

The objectives are to:

• understand what commissioning is
• outline what infection prevention means to a commissioner
• explain what a commissioner looks for in infection prevention

Session 42

R&D research award winners

The objectives are to:

• describe the methods used in each project
• present the results of each study
• discuss the practical implications of the research
• identify the limitations of the project and highlight areas of further research

Session 46

Ventilation in theatre

Professor Hilary Humphries, Head of Deparment and Consultant Microbiologist, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

The objectives are to:

• outline what types of ventilation are available
• explain what type of ventilation is required for different categories of surgery and the reasons why

10.15 – 10.50

Session 37

Targets and Penalties

Iain Wallen, Information and Analysis Director, NHS Trust Development Authority

The objectives are to:

• explain why fines have been introduced for breaching C. difficile targets
• discuss the ways in which fines and targets can drive performance
• consider the risks and benefits of a 'penal' performance system

Session 43

Oral Paper Presentation x 2

Visit the ‘Abstract’ page for further information on submitting an abstract. Closing date 24th June.

Session 47

Quality management systems (QMS)

Wayne Spencer, Authorising engineer,Spencer Nickson Ltd,

The objectives are to:

• explain the importance of QMS
• outline how to implement it
• outline what records to keep

10.50 - 11.35

REFRESHMENTS AND EXHIBITION VIEWING

11.35 - 12.10

Session 38

Was Florence Nightingale the first infection control nurse

Gemma Quinn, Infection Prevention & Control Manager,  Mid West PCCC

The objectives are to:

• discuss the leadership role of Infection Prevention and Control Nurses (IPCN)
• discuss the qualities that Florence Nightingale expressed, which suggest that she could have been the first IPCN
• highlight how Florence Nightingales principles are similar to the infection prevention goals used today.

Session 44

An updated on Clostridium difficile epidemiology and diagnosis

Dr. Simon Goldenberg, Consultant Microbiologist and Infection Control Doctor, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

The objectives are to:

• explore how the epidemiology of C. difficile in the UK and elsewhere continues to evolve
• discuss how C. difficile infection diagnosis has improved substantially in recent years
• explore how more accurate diagnosis of C. difficile infection means better opportunities for effective infection control   

Session 48

Green Waste Management

Mary Thomson, Renal Staff Nurse, NHS Fife

The objective is to:

• explain the benefits of green waste management and how this can be achieved without compromising infection prevention and control

12.15 - 12.50

Session 39

Update on developments of a role framework and associated competencies for Link Nurses

Rose Gallagher, Nurse Advisor Infection Prevention and Control, Royal College of Nursing

Pedro Braekenveld, Infection Protection and Product Specialist, Division Sterilization and Hygiene at Hospithera, Belgium

The objectives are to:

• discuss the development of a Link Nurse framework
• describe the collaborative working between UK and Belgium on link nurse programmes
• identify future opportunities and benefits of ongoing work

Session 45

My disinfectant kills C. difficile"... or does it?

Dr Jimmy Walker, Water System Microbiology Expert, Public Health England

The objectives are to:

• explain how effective control of C. difficile in hospitals requires removing or killing its spores from surfaces. 
• explore how there are many claims for activity against C. difficile by disinfectant manufacturers  - what claims are relevant?
• this talk will arm you to interpret these claims and ask pertinent questions. 

Session 49

Endoscopes and probes

Christina Bradley, Laboratory Manager

Hospital Infection Research Laboratory, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham 

The objectives are to:

• give an overview of current problems/issues with the decontamination of flexible endoscopes
• provide an update on current guidance

12.50 – 14.20

LUNCH AND EXHIBITION VIEWING

14.20 - 14-55

Session 40

Ayliffe Lecture

MRSA Past; present and future

Professor Barry Cookson, Professor Medical Microbioloty, University College, London

The session objective is to:

look at the current and past experiences with MRSA and consider what we have learnt relating to prevention and control practices in England and elsewhere in the world.  This session will reflect on what we need to do to avoid history repeating itself.

14.55 – 15.30

Session 41

Recipe for success in health and social care

Dr Phil Hammond

Phil Hammond is a doctor, journalist, broadcaster and comedian. He qualified as a GP in 1991 and currently works in a specialist NHS centre for children and adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/ME. Phil is also a presenter on BBC Radio Bristol and has been Private Eye’s medical correspondent since 1992, campaigning for open data in the NHS and better support for whistleblowers. He is a Vice President of the Patients’ Association and a patron of Meningitis UK, the Doctors’ Support Network, the Herpes Viruses Association, Patients First and Kissing It Better.

Phil presented five series of Trust Me, I’m a Doctor on BBC2 and has appeared regularly on Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, The Now Show, The One Show and Countdown.  Recently, he presented a film on the NHS reforms for Inside Out (BBC1). He has been a Lecturer in Medical Communication at the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham, and still teaches medical students. Phil’s Radio 4 sitcom about GPs struggling with the NHS reforms – Polyoaks – was written with David Spicer and has just been commissioned for a third series.

15.30 – 15.40

Close of Conference