Mandy Slatter MSc, MRPharmS, GPhC IP. Mandy is a Care Homes Pharmacist for BANES CCG and has contributed to development and implementation of the original To Dip or Not To Dip project in Nursing Homes across BANES which promotes evidence-based practice in diagnosis and treatment of UTI in the elderly. She is an Independent Prescriber and has worked as a Clinical Pharmacist for over two decades, currently at the Royal United Hospital,...
Anna Sallis CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS is a Health Psychologist and Deputy Head of Behavioural Insights at Public Health England. Anna is the expert advisor on behavioural insights in the team leading randomised controlled trials to reduce antibiotic prescribing, delivering strategic behavioural analysis work on antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control. Anna delivers masterclasses on...
Improved management of patients with urinary catheters through the implementation of high standards in infection prevention and control remains central to minimising the risk of infection. Recent excellent work has been done in the NHS on reducing unnecessary use of catheters, reducing the need for antibiotics and limiting the emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant...
A discussion on the latest research evaluating the impact of the environment on infection risk. Benefits of Attending This talk discusses several topics related to how pathogenic organisms are disseminated by reviewing recent studies that provide important evidence to further our understanding of important issues such as the role of floors in contaminating high...
To foam or not to foam? Ideal detergents for reprocessing medical devices. To understand the chemical inferences that are associated with the cleaning of medical devices when using a variety of detergents. Benefits of attending Since there is an increase in automatic cleaning being implemented in the industry, it is vital to have assurance...
This course will highlight the complex legal obligations surrounding the wearing of RPE and the issues faced in providing the correct protection against the wide range of respiratory hazards. Benefits of Attending To appreciate the importance of Fit Testing, respirator mask selection and record keeping this workshop will showcase Vigilant Safety Solutions®; a Field...
Multiple Emitter UV-C Disinfection System Measuring and Monitoring for Success Benefits of attending –Data and evidence of a NHS Hospital, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital -Learn how the multiple emitter UV-C disinfection system reports its progress to the cloud based reporting system -Understand how to use the powerful reports to measure success – Review utilization resources...
Challenge the status quo for reducing infections. Benefits of Attending Experience a new innovation proven to reduce infections in high acuity settings and share your expertise with colleagues. Summary Until now, topical infection prevention has been focused on eradication of ALL microorganisms on the skin. Avadim Technologies’ new paradigm in reducing hospital-acquired infections...
Potential Risks and Compliance Issues with Domestic Laundering of Healthcare Uniforms Summary The domestic laundering of nurses uniforms may pose some important infection control risks, studies have been conducted on how information on domestic laundering protocols (Department of Health (DoH) Uniform and Workware guidance (2010)) are disseminated to nurse through their NHS Trusts and...
Elizabeth currently works as one of three national project leads for Healthcare Acquired Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance within the Patient Safety Domain at NHS Improvement – supporting the implementation of the UK Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy. Elizabeth studied pharmacy at Aston University in Birmingham and moved to work within hospitals in the London region, including teaching...