British Society for Microbial Technology

Annual Scientific Meeting 2007
"Do the Sick no Harm"

09.30 - 10.30	Registration, Coffee & Tradeshow
10.30 - 10.35	Welcome & Introduction Dr Trevor Winstanley, Chair BSMT
Morning Chair: Professor Alan Percival
10.35 - 11.05	History and Clinical Review of Hospital Aquired Infections Dr Georgia Duckworth, CDSC, HPA, London
11.05 - 11.35	The Department of Health Strategy (2MB) Professor Brian Duerden, Department of Health
11.35 - 12.05	New technology for MRSA Screening (15MB) Dr Richard Cunningham, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
12.05 - 12.35	Control of Streptococcus pyogenes in the hospital environment (6.2MB) Dr Lisa Ridgway, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

12.45 - 3.30	Trade Show and Lunch
13:30 - 14.15	Lunch (NB lunch will not be served before 13.30)

Afternoon Chair: Professor Steven Green
14.15 - 14.45	ESBLs in the community and in hospital (0.48MB) Dr Graham Harvey, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
14.45 - 15.15	Problems with Multi-resistant Acinetobacter spp. (3MB) Dr Kevin Towner, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
15.15 - 15.45	Clostridium difficile O27 - superbug (6MB) Dr Michael Cooper, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
15.45 - 16.00	Discussion Tea and Close