Dr. Richard Hobday, author of The Light Revolution and The Healing Sun, will be speaking at EuroSciCon's Infection prevention in hospitals meeting on November 21st at The BioPark Hertfordshire. Dr. Hobday is a leading authority on the history of sunlight therapy and has many years’ experience of solar design in buildings . In his talk 'Lighting and Fighting Infection' he will discuss contemporary medical research which confirms that sunlit environments can be healthier and safer than those that exclude the sun.

 

To book a place at this meeting please visit http://www.regonline.co.uk/infection08 . As the early registration deadline has passed, just use the following code - expert - to get 50% off the registration fee. Please note:ONLY 5 DISCOUNTED REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AND THESE WILL BE GIVEN ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. This discount does not apply if you have already registered or with any other offer.

 

Other talks:

 

The History of Infection Control – Dr Rajinder Pnaiser, (Chair)

 

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, University of Hertfordshire

 

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

 

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

 

Avoiding infection in hospital - Mrs Lizzie Robinson, Infection Control Nurse, UK