Day One: Microbiology
09.30 Registration and refreshments
09.55 Introduction – Dr Stephen Winchester, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
10.00 Clinical Microbiology update – Dr Bridget Atkins, Oxford University Hospitals
10.45 Faecal Microbiota transplantation – Professor Peter Hawkey, Institute of Microbiology & Infection
11.30 Refreshments
11.45 Antimicrobial resistance in the UK – Professor Neil Woodford, Public Health England
12.30 A revolution in the treatment and epidemiological investigation of M tuberculosis – Dr Tim Walker, John Radcliffe Hospital – Oxford University Hospitals
13.15 Microbiology Trainee Representative – Dr Nikunj Mahida, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
13.20 Lunch
Sessions 1 & 2 will run in parallel with each other 2 times throughout the day so each session will take place at 2.00pm-3.00pm and 3.20pm-4.20pm
14.00 Interactive session 1 (group rotation)
Clinical cases discussion – Dr Tim Brooks, Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory
Bacteriology Molecular Diagnostics – Dr Andrew Sails, Public Health England
15.00 Refreshments
15.20 Interactive session 2 (group rotation)
Bacteriology Molecular Diagnostics – Dr Andrew Sails Public Health England
Clinical cases discussion – Dr Tim Brooks, Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratoary
16.20 Feedback
16.30 Close
Day Two: Virology
09.30 Refreshments
09.55 Introduction – Dr Stephen Winchester, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
10.00 Clinical Virology update – Dr Mark Zuckerman, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
11.00 Viral Rash in Pregnancy – Dr Kevin Brown, Public Health England, Colindale
12.00 Refreshments
12.15 Antivirals for Hepatitis – Professor Graham Foster, Queen Mary University of London
13.15 Virology Trainee Representative – Dr Sophie Gillett, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
13.20 Lunch
Sessions 1 & 2 will run in parallel with each other 2 times throughout the day so each session will take place at 2.00pm-3.00pm and 3.20pm-4.20pm
14.00 Interactive session 1 (group rotation)
Clinical cases discussion – Dr Erasmus Smit, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Virology Serology Diagnostics – Dr Alison Watt, Regional Virus Laboratory, Belfast
15.00 Refreshments
15.20 Interactive session 2 (group rotation)
Virology Serology Diagnostics – Dr Alison Watt, Regional Virus Laboratory, Belfast
Clinical cases discussion – Dr Erasmus Smit, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
16.20 Feedback
16.30 Close
