Time

Main Auditorium

Breakout 1

Breakout 2

IV Day

08.00 - 08.35

Breakfast Symposium

Sponsored scientific session Proventec Healthcare

HCAI Showcase hospital, Dry steam vapour and Microfibre cleaning technology

Michael Rollins

The objectives are to:

TBC

08.30

Exhibition Viewing & Poster Viewing

08.45 - 09.20

Exploring new developments in hand hygiene (preliminary title)

John Boyce, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Chief Infectious Diseases Section, Director of Hand Hygiene Resource Centre, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Have, Conneticut, USA

The objectives are to:

- TBC

Supported by an educational grant from GoJo 

09.25 - 10.00

The future of anti-infectives and the threat of a post-antibiotic era

Professor Roger Finch, Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Nottingham

The objectives are to:
- Briefly discuss the global challenge faced with the over use of anti-infectives
- Explore the future role of antibiotics
- Discuss the post antibiotic era and potential for other therapies  

  Poster walk

  Poster walk

IV Programme

11.10 - 11.45

Tales from abroad – IPS: A European perspective (preliminary title)

Tracey Cooper, Director of Ifnection Prevention and Control, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Kent 

The objectives are to:

- Inform delegates of current infection prevention initiatives in Europe

- Identify IPS leadership and contribution to European perspective

- Discuss the challenges and opportunities in addressing issues on a European scale

Leadership skills to inspire change

Dave Thornton, Executive Coach, ‘stand apart not alone’ Dave Thornton Ltd

The objectives are to:

- Empower your ability to influence

- Gain greater understand of influencers

- Impart tools that you can use immediately

11.50 - 12.25

XDRTB – Epidemiology and management

Dr Martin Dedicoat, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Heart of England Foundation Trust

The objectives are to:

- Describe the epidemiology of XDRTB

- Outline the management of XDRTB

- Discuss possible ways to prevent XDRTB

Use of story telling in education – The power of the spoken word

Jonathan Parry, Chief Executive

Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

The objectives are to:
· Examine the use and effectiveness of narrative in the delivery of messages
- Explore its use in education
- Present examples of use  

12.30 - 13.05

Infection prevention and control in the military setting 2010

Wing Commander Andy Green, Consultant Microbiologist / Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Defence Medical Services

The objectives are to:
· Describe how IP&C is delivered in clinical settings outside conventional UK practice.
· Illustrate that even in the most challenging circumstance the basic principles of IP&C can be applied
· Demonstrate that operational settings often require thinking "out of the box" and that UK best practice may require adapting to meet physical and operational constraints
· Emphasise that patient safety is paramount, and that prioritisation of the competing demands in field conditions may lead to novel approaches to IP&C

Ethical framework for infection prevention

Michael Miller, Consultant Microbiologist, Barts and The London NHS Trust

The objectives are to:
· Explain what an ethical framework is for infection prevention
· Explore the implications for practice in the field of infection prevention
- Present case examples  

13.05

14.20 -

14.55

The use of positive deviance in infection prevention (preliminary title)

Dr Jon Lloyd, Senior Clinical Advisor at Plexus Institute, Positive Deviance Initiative, Pittsburgh, USA

The objectives are to:

· TBC

Free Papers x 2

See the Free paper Section of the website for details on how to submit an abstract

Biofilms and their significance in modern healthcare

Dr. Andrew J McBain, Lecturer in Microbiology, The University of Manchester

The objectives are to:
· Explain why biofilms are a challenge in modern healthcare
· Question we have strategies for combating them

Free Papers x 2

See the Free paper Section of the website for details on how to submit an abstract

Investigating unusual outbreaks

Dr Tim Boswell, Consultant Microbiologist, Nottingham University Hospital

The objectives are to:
· Provide information on how to identify outbreaks
· Give information on how to handle unusual outbreaks
· Present case study examples  

Real problems, real research, real people

Professor Judith Tanner, Professor of Clinical Nursing Research, De Montfort University and University Hospitals Leicester

The objectives are to:

- Demonstrate how research questions can be generated from practice

- Show that anyone can undertake good research

- Show how the results of clinical research can be implemented into practice quickly and easily

Always Something New - What can we learn from Africa about infection prevention?

Julie Storr, WHO Project Manager; African Partnerships for Patient Safety in England

The objectives are to: 

- Introduce delegates to the WHO African Partnerships for Patient Safety Programme, with its strong focus on advocating action on the prevention of health care-associated infection.

- Raise awareness of the mutual benefits of establishing bidirectional partnerships around patient safety and infection prevention and provide real-life examples.

- Stimulate delegates to consider how the resourcefulness, innovation and energy being generated through the programme can be harnessed to the benefit of the infection prevention community locally, nationally and internationally.