PROGRAMME
Programme and schedule for the day
Please note: This is a draft programme and is subject to change.
08:30 – 09:30
Delegate Registration & Exhibition Viewing
09:30 – 09:35
Welcome and Opening Address
Chair: Melissa Rochon
09:35 – 10:05 (Session 1)
Topic: Current trends for SSI rates and microbiology
Speaker: Dr Giovanni Satta
10:05 – 10:35 (Session 2)
Did we get it right first time? Has interpretation of evidence and national guidance on SSI led to unintended consequences for elective surgery patients?
Speakers: GIRFT national pathology lead Tom Lewis and GIRFT national POA lead Emma McCone
10:35 – 10:55
To Be Announced
10:55 - 11:25 (Session 3)
Personalised versus universal approaches to SSI prevention and detection of severity
Speaker: Professor Thomas Pinkney (confirmed)
11:25 - 11:50
Refreshments & Exhibition Viewing
11:50 - 12:10
To Be Announced
12:10 - 12:40 (Session 4)
Topic: New models for surveillance
Speaker: Dr David Eyre
12:40 - 13:10 (Session 5)
To Be Announced
13:10 - 14:20
Lunch
14:20 - 14:40
To Be Announced
14:40 - 15:10 (Session 6)
Topic: SSI, a life changing event
Speaker: Mr Nigel Westwood
15:10 - 15:40 (Session 7)
Management of Wound Complications: Practical Tips
Speaker: To Be Announced
15:40 –16:00
Management of Wound Complications: Practical Tips
Speaker: Ria Betteridge
16:00 - 16:30 (Session 8)
Remote wound monitoring
Speaker: Professor Judith Tanner
16:30 - 17:00 (Session 9)
KEYNOTE: Top 5 trends in SSI prevention
Speaker: Dr Jon Otter
17:00 - 17:05
Final Address / Closing Remarks