Beyond Antibiotics: A Preventative Approach to Infectious Diseases

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Overview

This event is the rescheduled symposium which was originally due to be held on 15 September. Those who had previously registered for the 15 September event have already been contacted and their registration will stand for this ONLINE only event.

The many facets of infectious disease management have never been more in the spotlight than in the last 2 years. The public as well as health professionals have learned a huge amount. But beyond the advances in the clinical care of COVID itself, what broader areas of medicine have blossomed?

In this symposium we will focus on the broad subject of prevention of diseases caused by infectious pathogens, considering our experience of, but looking beyond SARS CoV 2.

The program will be led by local and internationally renowned experts covering the following themes

A practical look at the “other pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance with examples of real world antibiotic prescribing pitfalls, focusing on individual patient care as well as stewardship.
Vaccination science, what do practitioners need to know and how can we apply this knowledge to our daily practice
Ventilation as a prevention for airborne infection-is this practical?
Public and individual health approaches including global and local, adult and paediatric care.

This symposium is aimed at a broad range of healthcare fields including adult and paediatric infectious diseases, microbiology and virology specialists as well as those from primary care, secondary care, public health and trainees.

Dr Erica Peters
Chair, Organising Committee

Event Delivery

This event will now be held online. Delegates will have the opportunity to watch the presentations live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place. Please note that access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

Programme

Monday 21 November 2022

09:00	Registration and Coffee
09:25	Welcome and introductory remarks by Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Pathogen genomics and its impact on treatment and vaccine strategies

Chair: Dr Erica Peters, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

09:30	Bacterial genomics in clinical practice Professor Matthew Holden, Professor of Pathgen Genomics, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews * what is genomics? * relevance to clinical practice and individual management decisions in infection?
10.15	What can virus genomics tell us about vaccine responses and schedules? Professor Emma Thomson, Clinical Professor of Infectious Diseases, MRC - University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde ;what determines poor immunological response to vaccines? how can we employ data linkage and new technologies to improve vaccine surveillance?
11.00	Break/coffee / tea

Session 2 - Prevention in key populations

Chair: Dr Conor Doherty, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow

11.20	Monkeypox - A new sexually transmitted infection? Dr Michael Marks, Associate Professor London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital (pre-recorded) *
11.50	Universal paediatric immunology - how do the vaccines work and what impacts should we be aiming for? Professor Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics, Bristol Medical School, Bristol * different global strategies in COVID vaccination in children * what are the crucial vaccines in children? * considerations for vaccinating children of different ages? * ndividual benefit versus the interests of public health
12.20	DR JAMES LIND LECTURE Chair: Professor Sunil Bhandari, Vice-President (England & Wales), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh In the belly of the beast? How can an infection specialist support high quality policy making? Professor Nicola Steedman, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government and Honorary Professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
13.00	Break/Lunch

Session 3 - Other prevention strategies-adjuncts or fundamentals

Chair: Dr Alex Cochrane, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

13.45	Is adequate ventilation a realistic approach to infection prevention? Professor Hilary Humphreys, Senior Clinical Educator, RCSI, University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dublin * public and professional awareness post Covid * airborne infection and the built environment * CO2 monitors, droplets vs airborne and ventilation * the role of realistic medicine
14:15	What evidence-based changes have informed current infection control policy? Emma Hooker, Lead Healthcare Scientist, (Health Protection), Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland * COVID has brought a wealth of data to inform IPC policy * how can it inform evidence based practice
14.45	Panel discussion
14.55	Break

Session 4 - Preventing resistance and other adverse consequences: lessons in antibiotic prescribing

Chairs: Dr Claire Mackintosh, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

15.05	When to use IV antibiotics, and when to stop - clinical cases Dr Neil Ritchie, Consultant Physician, Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow Dr Eleanor Singer, Medical Microbiology Registrar, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde *case presentations to highlight the current data on shorter duration of antibiotics for common infections and when oral antibiotics are equivalent or even superior to intravenous delivery
15.35	Antibiotics and common prescribing pitfalls - clinical cases with interaction Mrs Alison MacDonald, Area Antimicrobial Pharmacist, NHS Highland Dr Catherine Wilson, Registrar, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde *case presentations to highlight common issues around antibiotic toxicities and drug interactions of clinical significance. Useful resources to assist the prescriber
16.05	Close Dr Erica Peters, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Fees

Please note this is the postponed 15 September symposium and will now take place online only.

Online booking for this event closes on Monday 12 December 2022, which will still allow 7 days to watch the talks on-demand, before the feedback survey closes and the talks are no longer generally available. Some talks will still be available after this date to Fellows and Members - please contact the Symposium Coordinator for further information.

Registration fees
	Early Bird fee (until 17 August) for online full day	Fee (from 18 August) for online full day
Standard fee	£160	£170
RCPE Fellow & Member in UK or other high income country	£100	£110
Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist / Postgraduate student/ RCPE Fellow in upper-middle income country	£80	£90
Retired RCPE Fellow	£10	£20
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	£0	£0
Medical/Physician Associate student	£10	£20

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Collegiate and Associate Members of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

Trainees – Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within seven days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. We will only reimburse the in-person fee under exceptional circumstances. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

In the event that the College is unable to host the in-person element of this event, all those registered to attend the College in-person will be reimbursed the additional in-person fee.

Further Information

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees page).

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

On-demand Access

All presentations will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event for 28 days, allowing you to catch-up in your own time. All delegates, including those attending in-person, will have access to view the talks on-demand again during this period.

Commercial Sponsorship

Many events are supported by commercial companies taking stand space. Health professionals and NHS managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on the Calendar, should contact the event Co-ordinator.

Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairs in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.

Venue:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Online, EH2 1 JQ

Credits

Activity Code

140711

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Event Coordinator

Margaret Farquhar

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3636

Email

m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

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