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Course description
Topics include the culture and susceptibility testing of relevant organisms, including mycobacteria, as well as overviews of the CF challenge.
We are currently finalising the programme and details will be provided when complete.
Programme overview
9.30 - 10.20 Refreshments & trade show
Session 1 -
10.20 Cystic Fibrosis, an overview
Mark Fielder, Professor of Medical Microbiology, Kingston University
10.30 Microbiology in Paediatric CF patients
James Cargill, Consultant Microbiologist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
11.00 Typing and tracking infections
Dervla Kenna, Senior Scientist ARMHAI, Public Health England
11.30 Culture & Sensitivity – when & why?
Mandy Wootton, Lead Scientist SACU, Public Health Wales
12.00 - 1.30 Lunch & trade show
Session 2 -
1.30 Anaerobes & Cystic Fibrosis
Michael Perry, Deputy Lead Scientist UKARU, Public Health Wales
2.00 Culturing TB & non-TB Mycobacteria
Katie Burns & Karen Weekes, Royal Brompton Hospital
2.30 Biofilms, chronic infections & novel antibiotics
Aled Roberts, School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University
3.00 Protecting the CF patient, preventing infections
Elaine Cloutman-Green, Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner, Great Ormond Street Hospital
CPD points available for attendees:
IBMS - CPD Recognised
Royal College of Pathologists - applied
Date & location
To be held on 6th April, 2017 at:
Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger Street, London, WC1N 2JU
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Price quoted is inclusive of VAT, discount available for IBMS and SfAM members
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