Infection Control Day | Tuesday 8 July 2008

 

Infection Control is an important responsibility in healthcare and many healthcare
professionals, including microbiologists, contribute substantially.

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  Tuesday 8 July 2008

Time:  8.30am - 8.00pm  |  Pre-registration required

Venue:  La Trobe Theatre (Level 2), Melbourne Convention Centre

 

  Download conference timetable

 

A full day has been devoted to current information in this important area of clinical practice.

Infection Control sessions will also run concurrently with other programmed scientific sessions &/or workshops.

 

All sessions will be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

 

ADMISSION

Conference registration is required (either a Full Registration or Tuesday Day Registration).

 

Open to the wider community and industry users, anyone who’s interested is welcome to purchase a conference registration to attend the specially scheduled Infection Control Day sessions.

 

Registration Includes:

  • All specially scheduled Infection Control Day plenary and symposia sessions (see program, invited speakers and topics proposed below)

  • All Infection Control scientific poster displays

  • Full admission to the trade exhibition

  • Complimentary morning and afternoon tea

  • Opportunity for lunch in the exhibition hall (lunch ticket required, $25 - can be purchased via the Registration Form or onsite at the conference)

  • Full admission to the Trade Night cocktails 1hr social and networking function held in the exhibition hall (includes complimentary canapés and beverages as served)

  • Full admission to the News from the Hospitals function (held in the La Trobe Theatre, Melbourne Convention Centre) - see proposed program below

  • Opportunity to attend any other ASM 2008 scientific session that's held on that day (Tuesday 8 July) at the Melbourne Convention Centre.  This includes plenary sessions, symposia and proffered paper sessions as well as opportunity to view all ASM 2008 scientific poster displays in the exhibition hall.

  • Also includes opportunity to attend complimentary workshops being held on that day

An excellent networking opportunity!

 

 

Infection Control Day Program (preliminary)

 

Tuesday 8 July 2008 | 9.15am - 10.00am | La Trobe Theatre, Level 2

PLENARY SESSION

Session Chair: Associate Professor Paul Johnson

Infectious Diseases Department, Austin Health, Heidelberg VIC

Staphylococcus aureus: The Bug that Plays Hide 'n Seek

Professor Jacques Schrenzel

Genomic Research Laboratory, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland

 

Tuesday 8 July 2008 | 10.30am - 12.00pm | La Trobe Theatre, Level 2

Challenges in Gram-negative Infections

Session Chair: Associate Professor Denis Spelman

Head of Microbiology and Deputy Director of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC

Gram-negative resistance: ESBLs and beyond

Dr John Turnidge

Division Of Laboratory Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide SA

Resistance Trends in Gram-negative Bacteria in Australia

Jan Bell

Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide SA

Infection Control Management Issues with Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria

Professor Tom Gottlieb

Infectious Diseases Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord NSW

 

Tuesday 8 July 2008 | 1.30pm - 3.00pm | La Trobe Theatre, Level 2

Gut Wrenching &/or Difficult Decisions in Infection Control

Session Chair: Associate Professor Keryn Christiansen

Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Royal Perth Hospital, WA

Multi-Drug Resistant TB-Management Issues

Associate Professor Paul Johnson

Infectious Diseases Department, Austin Health, Heidelberg VIC

Is Australia ready for epidemic Clostridium
difficile?

Professor Tom Riley

Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA

Norovirus: Rapid Diagnosis During Outbreaks

Dr Rob Baird

Melbourne Pathology, Collingwood VIC

 

Tuesday 8 July 2008 | 4.00pm - 5.30pm | La Trobe Theatre, Level 2

Microbial Challenges in Infection Control

Session Chair: Elizabeth Grabsch

Microbiology Department, Austin Health (Austin Campus), Heidelberg VIC

hVISA, is it a Concern?

Dr Ben Howden

Infectious Diseases Department, Austin Health, Heidelberg VIC

Rapid diagnosis of MRSA

Professor Jacques Schrenzel

Genomic Research Laboratory, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland

Future Directions in Infection Control

Associate Professor Keryn Christiansen

Dept Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Royal Perth Hospital, WA

 

Tuesday 8 July 2008 | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Exhibition Hall

 

Poster Discussion Session - All poster displays available for viewing

(includes complimentary afternoon tea)

 

 

Tuesday 8 July 2008 | 5.30pm - 6.30pm | Exhibition Hall

 

Trade Night Cocktails - social & networking function

(includes complimentary canapés & beverages)

 

 

Tuesday 8 July 2008 | 6.30pm - 8.00pm | La Trobe Theatre, Level 2

News from the Hospitals

Session Chair: Associate Professor Denis Spelman

Head of Microbiology and Deputy Director of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC

 

A case of Polio in Melbourne, and the Public Health Issues

Speakers: Andrew Stewardson (Austin Health) & another speaker tba (DHS)

 

Culture negative endocarditis

Speakers: Samar Ojaimi & Richard Sreitberg (Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health)

 

Gastrointestinal Leishmaniasis in a Patient with Advanced HIV

Speaker: Samuel C Hume (Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital)

 

 

 

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