Agenda

07:45

Registration, Coffee and Networking

09:15

Chairs Introduction

John Prendergast

Senior Decontamination Engineer – NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

09:25

Flexible Endoscope Decontamination testing and the Risk of Biofilm accumulation.

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Robert Warburton

Group Decontamination Lead – Manchester University, NHS FT

09:50

Quality means doing it right, when no one is looking.

John Prendergast

Senior Decontamination Engineer – NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

10:15

Leadership, Visibility and Retention – How do we increase the profile of the Decontamination Unit?

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Michael Dawson

Greater Manchester Spoke Centre Manager, North West Endoscopy Academy

10:40

Questions and Answers

11:00

Morning Coffee and Networking

11:30

Removal of prion residuals.

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Mark Campbell

Head of Decontamination at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

12:00

Innovation in Decontamination

12:40

Questions and Answers

12:50

Afternoon Lunch, Coffee and Networking

13:50

Innovation in Endoscopes

14:30

Catheter Associated Infection Reduction

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Mary Garthwaite

Chair of The Urology Foundation & former Consultant Urological Surgeon

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Helen Lake

The Urology Foundation UTI Information Nurse

14:50

Medical Device Management, Ensuring Safe and Efficient Delivery to Reduce Impact on Patient Care

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Richard Merch Sabino

Medical Device Co-Ordinator, Central London Community Healthcare Trust (Invited)

15:10

Questions and Answers

15:20

Afternoon Coffee and Networking

16:00

Panel Debate:- Loan Sets – Track & Trace and Procurement

Sharon Fox

Head of Decontamination, University Hospital Birmingham NHS

16:30

Questions and Answers

17:00

Close of Conference