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14 May 2009

Free Infection Control Seminar in the UK

Secure your place at this valuable event today

We are pleased to announce that the next Oxoid Infection Control Seminar will take place on 02 June 2009 at The Belfry, West Midlands, UK.  This all-day event is completely free of charge and is provided as an educational service to consultant microbiologists, laboratory managers/personnel and infection control professionals.

This year’s topics and speakers include:

• An outbreak of the new superbug - MSSA (Dr Tim Boswell Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust)
• The implications of PVL for infection control (Angela Kearns, Health Protection Agency)
• Implications and benefits of implementation of MRSA screening policy (Steve Farley  and Yashpal Delele, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust)
• European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) Update, (Gunnar Kahlmeter, Växjö Hospital, Sweden)
• New technology, friend or foe - how infection control needs are impacting hospital design (Martin Kiernan, President of the Infection Prevention Society)
• Standards and Performance Indicators for Healthcare Associate Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe (Professor Barry Cookson, Health Protection Agency).

This study day is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Scientists (7 credits) and the Royal College of Pathologists (5 credits) and accreditation from the Royal College of Nursing has been sought.

The seminar is also a great opportunity to mix with colleagues and share current thinking on healthcare associated infection and infection control matters during the coffee and lunch breaks. So make sure you reserve the date and your FREE place by contacting Fiona Macrae, seminar manager, email: oxoid.awards@thermofisher.com  tel: 01256 841144.  Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.  Lunch is provided, but travel and accommodation are not included in this offer.