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Monday 7 November. 09:00-10:00 - PLENARY SESSION Therapeutic and technological advances in infection management (BSAC Plenary) What’s new in drugs for infection – is help around the corner, Robin Howe Can new diagnostic technologies help infection prevention and management? Estee Torok Monday 7 November, 10:45-11:15 - PARALLEL SESSION BSAC Antibacterial resistance in the British Isles Update for 2016 Resistance Epidemiology Update: new and old friends, David Livermore Resistance Data on newly approved anti-bacteria’s, Alasdair MacGowan Stewardship issues related to rising resistance and new agents, Hayley Wickens Tuesday 8 November, 13:30-15:00 - PARALLEL SESSION Driving better prescribing: challenging the norms National sentinel surveillance programmes: too much of a luxury or essential? Alasdair MacGowan Is behavioural science the real driver for improving effective antimicrobial prescribing? Peter Davey Novel educational solutions to drive better prescribing- evidence of effectiveness? Dilip Nathwani 2016 ARM Conference, 24-25 November 2016, Holiday Inn Birmingham, UK 07 December 2016, Locally Administered Antimicrobials, Royal College of Physicians London, UK 8 – 9 December 2016, OPAT Meeting, International Convention Centre Birmingham, UK 14 March 2017, BSAC Spring Conference: The Global Challenge of MDR GNB Infections, QEII Centre, London The 2017 Spring Conference will be held in collaboration with the Healthcare Infection Society and will promote, amongst other topics and presentations, the joint BSAC-HIS guideline on MDR Infections. It is proposed that the meeting is used as a platform for the launch of a PHE target initiative to reduce MDR infections, possibly introduced by the Secretary of State for Health. Final confirmation of arrangements is awaited from ARHAI. BSAC is keen that the meeting retains its global perspective in addition to providing a platform for what will be a national initiative. 8-9 June 2017, European Vaccines and Diagnostics Summit, ICC, Birmingham UK 2 day conference: Prevention and rapid detection of infection: the essential role of vaccines and diagnostics in improving public health and/or reducing resistance. Outputs from this conference will include 2 virtual learning modules – vaccines and the role of the laboratory in stewardship and surveillance. 30 November – 01 December 2017, Federation of Infection Societies, International Convention Centre, Birmingham Venue secured, faculty to be called together for first discussions June 2016. Brendan Healy Meetings Secretary July 2016 22
ANTIBIOTIC ACTION and other PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES A document for <strong>Council</strong> to consider Since 7 th April until 23 rd June 2016, Antibiotic Action has been involved in numerous activities including publications, responding to media enquiries presenting and/or attending meetings and conferences. Full details can be found in appendices 1-2. Appendix 1: summary of Antibiotic Action activities from 7 th April to 23 rd June 2016. It reports on progress and is for information only. Appendix 2: Questions raised in Parliament on Antibiotics April - June 2016 Action requested: Questions for APPG members to ask in Parliament. Hayleah Pickford (intern 1 st April – 1 July 2016) has collated information on how to measure the impact of grant funding. With Laura Piddock, she has written a report for The BSAC Executive Committee including recommendations as to how to implement measuring the impact of BSAC grant funding. Hayleah has also collated information on how to measure the impact of other charitable activities such as public engagement. With LJVP, she has measured the impact of Antibiotic Action and a report for the BSAC Executive Committee is in preparation. It is hoped to submit this by 31 July 2016. 23
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