Public health aspects of IPC, including implications of travel
20 October 2021
10:00 - 10:05 | Welcome and introduction | Chair |
10:05 - 10:25 | The role of IPC in a national outbreak investigation of Burkholderia Cepacia species | Lesley Smith, UK Health Security Agency |
10:25 - 10:40 | Q&A | |
10:40 - 11:00 | Enteric Fever and IPC |
Dr James Meiring, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
11:00 - 11:15 | Q&A | |
11:15 - 11:30 | Comfort break | |
11:30 - 11:55 | The impact of COVID-19 - what do international travellers need to know | Dr Dipti Patel, National Travel Health Network and Centre |
11:55 - 12:10 | Q&A | |
12:10 - 12:30 | Preparing for a cholera outbreak in a conflict zone |
Dr Victoria Parris, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust |
12:30 - 12:45 | Q&A | |
12:45 - 13:40 | Lunch | |
13:40 - 14:00 | Tackling COVID19 outbreaks in the community | Dr Andrew Lee, Public Health, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield
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14:00 - 14:15 | Q&A | |
14:15 - 14:35 | The need for improving IPC measures to reduce HCAI in LMIC settings | Dr Bill Newsholme, Guys's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |
14:35 - 14:50 | Q&A | |
14:50 - 15:05 | Comfort break | |
15:05 - 15:20 | Infection control and challenges in MDR TB | Dr Dominik Zenner, University College London |
15:20 - 15:35 | Q&A | |
15:35 - 15:50 |
Communicable disease transmission in aircraft |
Dr Mark Cairns, Civil Aviation Authority |
15:50 - 16:05 | Q&A | |
16:05 | Close |