8th Annual MarketsandMarkets Infection Control, Sterilization & Decontamination Conference

WHAT TO EXPECT

Multi-drug resistant organisms and antimicrobial stewardship
Hospital environment and infection prevention and control
Education and training – a key pillar of infection prevention and control
Decontamination, disinfection and sterilization of diagnostic and other clinical device and equipment.
Maintaining facilities for robust disinfection of endoscopes
The environmental impact of medical devices-how can we be more sustainable in our practices
The pro's and con's of reusable versus disposable items in healthcare
What healthcare strategies can be employed to combat the impacts of climate change
How can we make Decontamination more sustainable without harming the patient
The pro’s and con’s using containers as sterile barriers
The importance of audit within Decontamination
Decontamination of ENT scopes – are manual wipes acceptable

Surgeons, Doctors, Professors, Researchers, and Faculty from Hospitals and Academic institutions related to:
Infection Control Department
- Director Infection Prevention and Control
- Assistant Director Infection Prevention and Control
- Microbiologist
- Risk/Governance Manager
- Junior Doctor
- Lead Nurse Infection Prevention and Control
- Senior Lecturer/Lecturer
- Matron / Nurse
- Infection Prevention and Control Nurse/Practitioner
- Consultant Nurses / Specialists
Sterile Services Department (SSD) and Decontamination Department
- Director/Asst. Director
- Head
- Manager/ Lead
- Deputy Manager/Quality Management Representative
- Coordinator
- Supervisors
- Team Leaders
- Technicians / Engineers
Endoscopy Unit
- Director
- Head/ Manager
- Nurse
Quality department
- Quality officer
Patient Safety
- Patient safety officer
- Patient safety practitioner

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Registration	08:15 - 08:50
Welcome note from MarketsandMarkets	08:50 - 08:55
Opening Remarks from the Chairman	08:50 - 09:00
Occupational health and safety in healthcare settings	09:00 - 09:30
Antimicrobial stewardship & managing multidrug- resistant organisms.	09:30 - 10:00
Infection control in nursing homes/critical (ICU) and outpatient care.	10:00 - 10:30
Morning Refreshments and Poster Presentation \| One-to-One Networking Meetings	10:30 - 11:20
Sterilization and decontamination of endoscopes	11:20 - 11:50
Solution Provider Presentation	11:50 - 12:20
Effective Disinfection Practices for Hemodialysis	12:20 - 12:50
Surgical site infections – What are they? Prevention of biofilm formation on surgical instruments.	12:50 - 13:20
Lunch and Poster Presentation \| One-to-One Networking Meetings	13:20 - 14:20
Patient Safety Incident Response Framework: Sharing Learning to Improve Patient Safety by Thinking in Systems Lesley McKay, Associate Chief Nurse/ Associate DIPC, Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,	14:20 - 14:50
How to restrain the risk of infections during Imaging Procedures.	14:50 - 15:20
Educating and Training of healthcare workers: foremost step in Infection Control	15:20 - 15:50
Afternoon Refreshments and Poster Presentation \| One-to-One Networking Meetings	15:50 - 16:40
Antimicrobial surfaces and their role in infection prevention.	16:40 - 17:10
Factors affecting the efficacy of disinfection & sterilization.	17:10 - 17:40
Panel Discussion: Reusable versus Disposable	17:40 - 18:10
Closing Remarks from the Chairman	18:10 - 18:30
Drinks Reception & Networking	18:30 - 18:30
End of Day 1	18:30 - 18:30

Registration	08:15 - 08:55
Welcome note from MarketsandMarkets	08:50 - 08:55
Opening remarks from the Chairman	08:55 - 09:00
Keynote Presentation - Importance of surveillance & green initiatives in infection control	09:00 - 09:30
Identification of critical control aspects of decontamination	09:30 - 10:00
Solution Provider Presentation	10:00 - 10:30
Morning Refreshments and Poster Presentation \| One-to-One Networking Meetings	10:30 - 11:20
Strategies to combat Healthcare associated Infections – Ventilator-associated & Blood stream infections.	11:20 - 11:50
Hand hygiene protocols and best practices	11:50 - 12:20
Epidemiological methods and their application to infection control	12:20 - 12:50
Lunch and Poster Presentation \| One-to-One Networking Meetings	12:50 - 13:50
Automated Cleaning – Role of technology in IC Obaro Abadioru, Environmental Lead & Decontamination, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust	13:50 - 14:20
Challenges and Failure in Sterilization of medical devices	14:20 - 14:50
Afternoon Refreshments and Poster Presentation \| One-to-One Networking Meetings	14:50 - 15:40
Optimizing Environmental Cleaning and Air Quality for high-risk areas.	15:40 - 16:10
CSSD guidelines and standards of practice	16:10 - 16:40
Challenges and Failure in Sterilization of medical devices	16:20 - 16:50
Closing Remarks from the Chairperson	16:40 - 16:40
End of Conference	16:40 - 16:40