The History of Infection Control
Dr Rajinder Pnaiser, UK

Hospital Accquired Infections A surgeon’s Point of view
Mr Debashis Ghosh, Leicester Royal Infirmary

Monitoring eradication of MRSA by silver-based fabrics.
Dr Fatih Awad-El-Kariem, Consultant Microbiologist; Senior Clinical Fellow,  East & North Hertfordshire Trust, Stevenage; Postgraduate Medical School, University of Hertfordshire

Is there an association between antimicrobial resistance genes with qacA/B genes in Staphylococcus aureus?
Azra Khan, Hospital Infection Research Laboratory, City Hospital Birmingham, UK

Infection in the Intensive Care Unit
Dr Dipankar Bose, Critical Care Consultant, UK

Lighting and Fighting Infection
Dr. Richard Hobday, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Baclite rapid MRSA test for the detection of low level MRSA colonisation in an Elderly Care Medicine Unit
Raja Noman Manzoor, School of Biomedical Sciences & Postgraduate Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Bacteriophages and their role in prevention and therapy of hospital acquired infections
Dr Alastair Monk, BioControl Ltd. UK

The day will be followed by a Soiree at The Best Western Homestead Court Hotel for all the participants