Programme
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Registration and coffee |
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| 09:45 – 10:15 | Introduction to the healthcare environment |
Peter Hoffman, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Public Health England |
| 10:15 – 11:00 |
Ventilation principles – theatres and isolation |
Peter Hoffman, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Public Health England |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee and tea | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Legionella in hospital water – an inevitable problem |
Dr Sandra Lai, Clinical Scientist in Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health England |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | P. aeruginosa, water and vulnerable patients | Dr Michael Kelsey, The Whittington Health NHS Trust |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | New technology in environmental decontamination | Dr David Enoch, Consultant Medical Microbiologist PHE Cambridge – Addenbrookes Hospital |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Can we rely on pre-wetted wipes to clean/disinfect the healthcare environment? | Professor Jean-Yves Maillard, Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Cardiff University |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee and tea | |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Back to basics - audit and training can make a difference at the ward level |
Martin Kiernan, Visiting Clinical Fellow, Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Discussion and general questions |