Pall Satellite Symposium
Monday 11 October 14.00 - 15.30
Room 1B
Hospital Water: Source of Infectious Risk
| 14.00 - 14.05 | Welcome & Introduction: Fighting the Waterborne Menace |
| Chair: | Prof. Philippe Hartemann. Professor of Public Health and Chief of Hospital Hygiene Unit, University Hospital Nancy, France |
| 14.05-14.30 | What’s Lurking in Hospital Water Supplies? |
| Speaker: | Prof. Kevin Kerr. Consultant Microbiologist / Honorary Clinical Professor of Microbiology, Harrogate District Hospital, United Kingdom |
| 14.30-14.55 | Management of Water at the Radboud University Medical Centre |
| Speaker: | Mr Leo Ummels. BSc. Co-ordinator Hygiene and Infection Prevention, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 14.55-15.20 | Standards for Water Quality in Healthcare & Implementing Recommendations from the ICU Perspective |
| Speaker: | Prof. Martin Exner. Professor of Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Germany |
| 15.20-Close | Discussion & Question Session, led by Prof. Hartemann |
3M Symposium
Monday 11 October 16.00 - 17.30
Room 1B
Patient Safety Strategy integrating innovative solutions into Bundle of Care and Environmental Surface Control
Chairman – Dr Egil Lingaas, Norway
| The impact of HAIs: Recent Belgian study | Dr Bart Gordts, Belgium |
| Infection Control: Mark it Work | Prof Jan Kluytmans, The Netherlands |
| The use of CHG in the fight against CR-BSI | Prof Tom Elliott, UK |
| APT testing in a hospital environment | Rebecca Molyneux, UK |
BD Diagnostic Systems Symposium
Monday 11 October 17.30 - 18.30
Room 1C
Be decisive about reducing HAI’s
- Building a coalition to defeat HAI’s
- Dr Irene Hannet, Medical Director, BD Diagnostics
- MRSA PCR screening : is it still a cost-effective option during times of financial turbulence in NHS hospitals ?
- Dr A. Guleri, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, UK
- Can we reduce catheter-related bacteremia outside the ICUs?
- Dr M Pujol, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Norit Filtrix Symposium
Monday 11 October 17.30 - 19.00
Room 1B
New insights in removal of water borne pathogens using membrane technology
17:30 Prof. Dr. Paul Verweij (Chairman)
- Chairman and full professor of the Department of Medical Microbiology Radboud University Nijmegen and member of the board of the Nijmegen Center for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity.Introduction program and speakers `
17:40 Dr. R. Cooke
- Consultant Medical Microbiologist and Honary Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology,University of Liverpool
Title: Clinical overview of the microbiological hazards of water
Summary: Many types of waterborne micro-organisms have been implicated in human infections, including outbreaks from both recreational and drinking water sources. The epidemiology and clinical management of such infections will be reviewed.
18:00 Simon in ‘t Veld
- Manager microbiology Vitens laboratories, Leeuwarden.
Title: Microbial chain analysis for potable water
Summary: A unique study has been performed, where the microbial content of potable water was analyzed from well to purification plant to tap. Quantity of fungi presence was compared to quantity of bacteria and pathogenicity of fungi was correlated to sample location.
18:20 Dr. Astrid H. Paulitsch
- Ph-D medical university of Gratz, Austria, Post-doc at top water research institute Wetsus, Leeuwarden.
Title: Analysis of fungal biofilms and microbial retention
Summary: An in depth study will be presented on the structural arrangement and composition of fungal biofilm on indwelling medical devices. Furthermore, retention of fungi and bacteria by membrane technology for up to half a year will be shown by plate count and scanning electron microscopy data.
18:40 Simone Camps
- Doctoral student Department of Medical Microbiology Radboud University Nijmegen
Title: Retention of Legionella and fungi in the clinical situation
Summary: In 2009 Norit Filtrix Medical filters have been applied at a hospital with an increased Legionella count in shower water. Analysis of water from 5 different departments showed presence of fungi, next to Legionella. By application of filters both Legionella and pathogenic fungi were completely eliminated.
19:00 Closure
Advance Sterilization Products Symposium
Tuesday 12 October 14.00 - 15.30
Room 1B
SOLUTIONS FOR PREVENTING INFECTION IN YOUR HOSPITAL
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Presentation Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
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2:00 – 2:05 pm |
Symposium Introduction |
Chairman: |
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2:05 – 2:25 pm |
The use of hydrogen peroxide area decontamination for combating C.difficile |
Dr. Tim Boswell |
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2:25 – 2:45 pm |
Terminal Sterilization: Gold Standard for Critical Surgical Instruments |
William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH |
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2:45 – 3:05 pm |
Washer-disinfector validation tests according to ISO 15883: what kind of test for IQ, OQ and PQ? |
Lionel Pineau, PhD
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3:05 – 3:30 pm |
Panel Session |
Moderators: Philippe Destrez |
Astellas Pharma
Tuesday 12 October 16.00 - 17.30
Room 1B
‘Comparative Safety of Echinocandins’
Meeting Objectives
- Review the place of the different classes of anti-fungal agents
- Review the clinical implications associated with biofilms, in particular C Albicans biofilms
- Discuss and explore the hepatic safety profile of the echinocandins
- Discuss and review individual fungal case studies
Programme
16.00 Chairman’s Introduction - Professor Malcolm Richardson
Director Regional Mycology Laboratory, University Hospital South Manchester, Professor of Medical Mycology, University of Manchester
16.05 Today’s Antifungals
Professor Malcolm Richardson
16.20 Candida Biofilms in the clinical setting
Dr Gordon Ramage. Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Glasgow University
16.40 Comparative safety of the echinocandins
Dr Craig Williams. Consultant Microbiologist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
17.00 Fungal case study presentations & discussions
To be finalised
17.30 Close and depart