Reducing harm to patients and improving quality of care: Surgical site infection
7 July 2021
| 10:00 - 10:05 |
Introduction |
Chair |
| 10:05 - 10:30 |
Surgical site infection: why it's important and how to prevent |
Peter Wilson, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10:30 – 10:50 |
The role of the theatre in infection – how to investigate |
Peter Hoffman, Public Health England |
| 10:50 – 11:05 | Question and answer session |
Peter Hoffman, Public Health England |
| 11:05 – 11:20 |
Comfort break |
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| 11:20– 11:40 |
Behaviours and rituals in the operating theatre. Do they really matter? |
Hilary Humphreys, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
| 11:40 – 11:55 | Question and answer session | Hilary Humphreys, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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11:55 - 12:15 |
Making the case for a successful surgical site infection surveillance |
Lillian Chiwera, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |
| 12:15 – 12:30 |
Question and answer session |
Lillian Chiwera, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch with optional networking at 13.00 |
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| 13:30 - 13:50 |
How to investigate theatre related outbreak (case study) |
Tim Boswell, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 13:50 - 14:05 |
Question and answer session |
Tim Boswell, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 14:05 - 14:25 |
Antimicrobial stewardship in the context of prophylaxis |
Abid Hussain, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust |
| 14:25 - 14:40 |
Question and answer session |
Abid Hussain, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Peter Wilson, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust |