BSAC Spring Conference & AGM
Addressing the AMR burden in everyday practice
18-19 May 2023
QEII Conference Centre London & online
Welcome to the BSAC Spring Conference
Welcome to the BSAC Spring Conference & AGM 2023: Addressing the AMR burden in everyday practice
You can still register below to view the recorded content from this hybrid conference.
If you have already registered, please use the login information you were sent on registration to access the recorded content. For any queries, please contact Esme Carruthers.
Abstracts from this conference are now published and available to view open access here.
This conference is RCPath CPD accredited.
Programme
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Registration & coffee
0920
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Welcome and opening remarks
Dr David Jenkins, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust & BSAC President - View Bio
SESSION ONE: Emerging, imported and forgotten infections
Chair: Dr David Jenkins, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust & BSAC President - View Bio
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Management of imported infections - CPE from Ukranian casualties treated in The Netherlands
Dr Daan Notermans, Medical Microbiologist, Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) - View Bio
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Tuberculosis - programmatic testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis in migrants
Professor Ajit Lalvani, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections, Imperial College London - View Bio
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Group A streptococcus pleural empyema in children
Dr Thomas Christie Williams, Wellcome Trust ECAT Clinical Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh & Registrar in Respiratory Paediatrics at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow - View Bio
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Q&A
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BREAK, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING
SESSION TWO: Recording AMR as primary cause or contributory cause of death
Chair: Mr David Aaronovitch, Journalist, The Times
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Balancing the opportunity and risk: the political importance of making this happen
Professor Dame Sally Davies, UK Government Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, UK Department of Health and Social Care - View Bio
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Death certification and AMR
Dr Alan Fletcher, National Medical Examiner for England and Wales - View Bio
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What education, training and advocacy is now needed?
Dr David Jenkins, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust & BSAC President - View Bio
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Panel discussion
SESSION THREE: Invited lectures
Chair: Dr Jacqueline Sneddon, Programmes Manager, BSAC - View Bio
1225
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New models of antimicrobial funding in England
Professor Philip Howard OBE, AMR Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead, NHS England & NHS Improvement - North-East & Yorkshire, UK and immediate Past President, BSAC - View Bio
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UKAR update
Professor Gareth Jones, Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Aberdeen and Co-Chief Investigator of the UK Antimicrobial Registry - View Bio
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Q&A
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LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING
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BSAC AGM
SESSION FOUR
Chair: Dr Luke Moore, Consultant Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, & Virology, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Consultant Microbiology, North West London Pathology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London - View Bio
Supported by: Shionogi
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Delinkage: A Year in Review
Dr Ioannis Baltas, Internal Medicine Trainee, Northwick Park Hospital - View Bio
SESSION FIVE: Fungal infection challenges
Chair: Professor Philip Howard OBE, AMR Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead, NHS England & NHS Improvement - North-East & Yorkshire, UK and immediate Past President, BSAC - View Bio
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Systemic fungal infections - the stewardship challenges
Ms Laura Whitney, Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead London, NHS England and NHS Improvement - View Bio
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Implementation of an antifungal stewardship program and the impact on a stem cell transplant centre
Mr Richard Wilson, Research Pharmacist, Imperial College London - View Bio
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Candida resistance in the ICU
Dr Tihana Bicanic, Reader & Consultant in Infectious Diseases, St George’s University of London & St George’s Hospital - View Bio
1600
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Q&A
SESSION SIX
Chair: Dr Louise Sweeney, Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - View Bio
Supported by: Pfizer
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Why we need a new approach: challenging the way we treat MDR Gram-negative infections
Associate Professor Louis Grandjean, Clinical Associate Professor UCL and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases Great Ormond Street Hospital & Dr James Hatcher, Consultant Microbiologist Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Date of Prep May 2023 PP-ZVA-GBR-1794
SESSION SEVEN: Keynote Lecture
Chair: Dr Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - View Bio
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Rethinking AMS: New ideas for appropriate access from India
Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, President of the One Health Trust, Senior Research Scholar, Princeton University - View Bio
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Q&A
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Day 1 - closing remarks
Dr Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - View Bio
0730
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Registration & coffee
SESSION EIGHT: CLINICAL LESSONS
Chair: Dr Helena Parsons Consultant Microbiologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals - View Bio
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Understanding the role of accessory genes in AMR phenotype using interpretable machine learning models.
Miss Lucy Dillon, PhD Student, Queen's University Belfast - View Bio
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The consumption of human antibiotics in veterinary medicine, in Estonia, 2006–2022
Mrs Marju Sammul, PhD Student, Estonian University of Life Sciences - View Bio
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Patterns of general practitioner and nurse independent prescriber prescriptions for antibiotics dispensed in the community in England: A retrospective analysis
Professor Molly Courtenay, Cardiff University - View Bio
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Penicillin and cephalosporin cross-reactivity; a single centre UK study
Miss Eve Duke, Pharmacist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
SESSION NINE: Penicillin allergy de-labelling
Chair: Dr Sanjay Patel, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Southampton Children’s Hospital - View Bio
0900
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How do we translate policy to practice in the UK
Dr Louise Savic, Leeds Teaching Hospitals - View Bio
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Penfast study - lessons from Australia
Associate Professor Jason Trubiano, Infectious Diseases Physician & NHMRC Early Career Researcher, University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine (Austin Health) - View Bio
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Q&A
SESSION TEN: Invited lecture
Chair: Professor Tim Walsh, University of Oxford - View Bio
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Nothing changes unless it changes: The role of rapid diagnostics in hepatology
Dr Vishal Patel, Consultant Hepatologist, Liver Unit, King's College Hospital London & Principal Investigator, The Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, Foundation for Liver Research - View Bio
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Q&A
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REFRESHMENT BREAK, POSTER VIEWING
SESSION ELEVEN
Chair: Dr Beryl Oppenheim, Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Cepheid - View Bio
Supported by: Cepheid
1100
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PCR – There’s no CPE control without it
Dr David Jenkins, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - View Bio
SESSION TWELVE: Sustainability and innovation: Securing the future of antimicrobials
Chair: Dr Aimee Murray, Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter - View Bio
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The post treatment impact of antimicrobials in the environment – a threat to yet be understood?
Professor Will Gaze, University of Exeter - View Bio
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Achieving sustainable antimicrobial usage: exploring the “how” from a systems perspective
Dr Kelly Thornber, Research Fellow, University of Exeter - View Bio
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Confronting a Permacrisis - the intersection between antimicrobial resistance, climate change and biodiversity loss
Mr Tom Tayler, Aviva Investors - View Bio
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Q&A
SESSION THIRTEEN
Supported by: Pfizer
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Immunity to fungi and therapeutic prospects
Dr Rebecca Drummond, Fungal Immunologist University of Birmingham & Dr Riina Richardson, Senior clinical lecturer in infectious diseases and honorary consultant in medical mycology. Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health University of Manchester. Mycology Reference Centre Manchester and Department of Infectious Diseases Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Wythenshawe Hospital.
Date of Prep May 2023 PP-CRB-GBR-1949
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LUNCH, NETWORKING & POSTER VIEWING
SESSION FOURTEEN
Chair: Mr Neil Powell, Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacist & Associate Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust - View Bio
Supported by: Thermo Fisher
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PCT-aided antibiotic stewardship – new evidence in acute pancreatitis
Professor Ajith Siriwardena, Consultant Hepatobiliary & General Surgeon, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - View Bio
SESSION FIFTEEN: Alternative approaches and preventative measures
Chair: Dr David Jenkins, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - View Bio
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Phage therapy
Professor Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology, University of Leicester - View Bio
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Large scale cohort studies and genomics to understand Staphylococcus aureus colonisation and biology
Dr Ewan Harrison, Wellcome Sanger Institute - View Bio
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Faecal transplants
Professor Mark Wilcox, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
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Do it simple, do it well: reducing infection through low cost preventative measures
Professor Tim Walsh, University of Oxford - View Bio
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Q&A
SESSION SIXTEEN: Why promoting patient and public advocacy matters to the AMR narrative
Chair: Dr David Jenkins, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - View Bio
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The AMR Narrative
Ms Vanessa Carter, AMR Patient Survivor & One Health Advocate and Founder, The AMR Narrative - View Bio
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Q&A
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Closing remarks
Dr David Jenkins, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - View Bio
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