*This Programme is Subject to Change*
- 08:00 - 09:00Registration, Coffee & Networking.
- 09:00 - 09:10Chair’s Opening Address.
- 09:10 - 09:30A Net Zero NHS Scotland, How can it be achieved ?
- 09:30 - 09:50’Engineering solutions to infection control’
- 09:50 - 10:10Food Waste
- 10:10 - 10:30Ventilation Matters – “You don’t have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”
- 10:30 - 10:50Covid is airborne – amongst our mistakes
- 10:50 - 11:00Questions and Answers.
- 11:00 - 11:30Morning Coffee & Networking.
- 11:30 - 11:50HFM Stream 01 - Managing healthcare-acquired clusters of COVID-19 across multiple wards in a Scottish health board.
- 11:30 - 12:00IPC Stream 01 - ‘Prevention or Control? – 5 steps to managing the risk of water borne infections; A whole team approach’
- 11:50 - 12:10HFM Stream 02 - NHS Clinical Waste
- 12:00 - 12:30IPC Stream 02 - Are we ill equipped to tackle the next pandemic?
- 12:10 - 12:30HFM Stream 03 - The Green Theatre Programme.
- 12:30 - 12:40Questions and Answers.
- 12:40 - 13:40Afternoon Lunch and Networking.
- 13:40 - 14:15Workshop 01 - The Unknown Risk of Ultrasound probes and how to mitigate
Introducing the Ultrasound Infection Prevention Toolkit
Presented By:
Helen Campbell - Decontamination Consultant - 13:40 - 14:15Workshop 02 - The future of PPE: Protecting staff, patients, and the environment.
Presented By:
Will Frost - Head of Public Affairs - Globus Group
Mark Websper - Divisional Manager - Healthcare - Globus Group - 14:15 - 14:25Transition.
- 14:25 - 15:00Workshop 03 - Learning from the experience of using innovative technology to maximise IPC clinical workflows during the COVID pandemic, and how this is driving best practice for future IPC strategies.
Theme:
Discover how the IPC team at Dorset County Hospital utilised ICNET to support best practice for the management and control of COVID-19 cases and how its automated workflow meant that the team did not lose focus on other priority pathogens.Benefits of Attending
Learn how identification of patients with SARS-CoV-2 was optimised allowing for timely isolation, reducing likelihood of hospital-acquired COVID-19; how the use of mobile devices supported remote working and collaboration enabling colleagues to carry on with their activities; and how reporting capabilities empowered timely analysis of data, ensuring senior leaders had accurate, up-to-date information enabling them to make informed decisions quickly. Learn how the system has been expanded for us in nearby Trusts and in the community.Brief Summary of Content:
Using digital health technology to drive best practice in infection prevention and control.Presented By:
Emma Hoyle, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer & Associate Director Infection Prevention & Control, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. - 14:25 - 15:00Workshop 04 - Finally a viable alternative to HPV & UV disinfection.
Learn how one of the largest health boards in the UK are continuing to keep patients, staff and visitors safe by utilising the latest whole room disinfection solution which has been rigorously tested independently and within multiple healthcare settings to keep up hygiene standards.
This will be the first time NHS professionals will be introduced to 'Solvic' which has helped BCUHB improve room turnaround times, save money and offer a safer solution for staff to handle.Presented By
Husain Kara - Global Operations Director - Metis Health
Paul Clarke - Head of Facilities Management - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - 14:25 - 15:00Workshop 05 - Rethinking Water Management
Theme
This workshop will discuss waterborne pathogens and considerations for continuous improvement of water management plans based on research and case studies.Benefits of Attending
This workshop will feature a discussion on what can be done when updating water management plans. It will include new research and new pathogens and get attendees to consider the hidden risks and transmission pathways to consider.Brief Summary of Content
-Why we continue to see waterborne outbreaks
-Transmission pathways and risk factors
-UK pathogens: existing and emerging
-What can go wrong?
-Research: Things to ConsiderPresented By:
Marissa Khoukaz - Business Development Manager - Pall Medical - 15:00 - 15:30Afternoon Coffee & Networking
- 15:30 - 15:50IPC Stream 03 - The Public Health Implications of Environmental AMR
- 15:30 - 15:50HFM Stream 04 - The WHO Global Analysis of Waste in the context of COVID-19
- 15:50 - 16:10IPC Stream 04 - Commissioning Air Filtration Units for hospital wards: The Addenbrooke’s Air Disinfection Study.
- 15:50 - 16:10HFM Stream 05 - Procurement – The Circular Economy
- 16:10 - 16:30IPC Stream 05 - ‘Reducing COVID-19 transmission by identifying barriers and avenues to safe behaviours in hospitals’
- 16:10 - 16:30HFM Stream 06 - A week with a Validation Engineer
- 16:30 - 16:50HFM Stream 07 - ‘Stan has developed a nasty cough…’
- 16:50 - 17:00Questions and Answers
- 17:00Close of Conference
*This Programme is Subject to Change*