Events Diary

New for 2024, The AfPP Roadshow consists of SEVEN one-day events across the UK: Birmingham, Exeter, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Belfast and Leeds. The 60th Anniversary events are focusing on the ‘Fundamentals of Practice’ and you will find a different agenda and speakers in each city. The events are suitable for practitioners at all stages of their career and are designed to equip delegates with ‘actionable change’ that can be put into practice immediately or included in longer term plans for improvement. 

The events are designed to make perioperative education accessible (wherever you are in the country) and to encourage more people to give the AfPP events a try. With the special 60^th Anniversary low ticket price, these events are offering superb education at great value for money - delegates gain 5 CPD hours.

Tickets £15 members/£25 Non-Members

Join us for a day of learning, networking, new ideas and inspiration at the NPAG Clinical Engineering Conference. The day provides new insights into the rapidly evolving technologies that are transforming the profession, patient care and the buildings from which we deliver our services. Under the theme ‘The Connected Future - Integrated by Design’ we will hear from speakers on a range of topics, from buildings, standards and infrastructure design to AV and device integration. We will explore how connectivity can improve patient care as well as the security risk that it can present. Finally, we will consider how this can make the Clinical Engineering environment more productive.

Don’t miss this world-leading Infection Prevention & Control Event!

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Infection Prevention Society’s 16^th Annual Conference, IP2024, which is taking place in Birmingham 23 - 25 September 2024.

Highlights:

• Inspiring scientific programme covering infection prevention in all aspects of care
• National & international expert speakers
• Largest UK infection prevention exhibition
• Call for abstracts:  Posters and oral presentations
• Networking opportunities
• Flexible registration packages
• Engaging social programme

Future Surgery on 1-2 October at ExCeL London brings together the entire perioperative team to explore practical steps we can take today to build the future of surgery

Across two informative days, join peers from across the UK to dive into upcoming innovations, disruptive technologies, and the latest techniques. Explore how these advances can help redefine excellence in patient care and safety, all while reshaping the surgical workforce and the profession itself. Future Surgery is not about far-off speculation – this is about implementing tangible innovation now.

With two days of outcome-oriented educational content, cutting-edge case studies, and inspiring insight from the leaders at the frontline of surgery, you will gain practical skills to drive forward the field and develop a stronger voice for all surgical professionals and multidisciplinary teams in perioperative care.

Don't just imagine the future of surgery – be a part of creating it.

Register today: https://rfg.circdata.com/publish/FSS24/?source=PartnerCSJ

Join us on Thursday 3 October at the Showroom Workstation in Sheffield. The day is aimed at trainees within infection, including microbiology, virology, clinical infectious diseases, public health, antimicrobial pharmacists, biomedical scientists and infection prevention and control practitioners. 

The day will provide trainees with the opportunity to hear lectures on topical issues given by a range of experts, as well as providing a chance to network and contribute to debate. 

To register, visit https://fitwise.eventsair.com/biaautumn2024/registration-and-fees  
 
A range of topics will be covered at the Autumn Trainee meeting including: 

• Ventilation and IPC 

• Outbreak management – Measles and Pertussis 

• Bone and joint infections 

• Future of molecular testing 16S PCR 

View the full programme at: https://fitwise.eventsair.com/biaautumn2024/programme

If you have any questions, please call the events team on 01506 292 042 or email events@fitwise.co.uk  

Our 60^th anniversary celebratory Roadshow will be visiting seven locations across the UK, delivered by experts who are passionate about sharing their knowledge. With a combination of superb suppliers, this is a fantastic networking opportunity and you'll have the chance to connect with colleagues, exchange ideas, and build relationships with a room full of like-minded individuals. We are welcoming both our current members and non-members to all of our events, with attendance gaining you 5 CPD hours. 

Each Roadshow event will provide invaluable information and has unique content covering 5 key topics: 

Risk Management 

Infection Control 

Clinical Effectiveness 

Patient Care and Dignity 

Mental Health and Wellbeing 

“The Generation Game”

With new pressures on all healthcare providers, the 2024 CSC Autumn Study Day investigates issues that are currently at the forefront managing healthcare associated infections, in a world full of competing priorities. Are there lessons to be learnt from the past? Are we still fighting the same old battles? Where are the risks and are we going over the top with our processes? Do we need to change our focus and behaviour?

Autumn Study Day 2024 sees the introduction of an exciting new feature, a fully interactive debate in the afternoon. This year’s debate will discuss implementation of new training and education requirements, using technology to ensure full audience participation in the debate.

We conclude the event, wetting the appetite for the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting debate, posing questions on current validation protocols, are we putting too much emphasis on validation tests, should we be carrying out more relevant tests and does any reduction in standards leave us exposed as an organisation?

We look forward with excitement to the new format and welcome your participation in what promises to be a thought provoking event.

Registration is now open for the BAUN 2024 Annual Conference.

This year's main conference takes place on the 4 th and 5 th of November 2024. In addition, our popular pre-conference workshops take place on Sunday 3 rd November. Across both days of the main conference there will be approximately 15 hours of formal education, for the purposes of CPD.

Important Deadline Dates

• Abstract submission closes: Monday 12th August
• Early bird registration closes: Saturday 24th August

Workshops – Sunday 3 November 2024

Join us for Pre-conference workshops for additional hands-on experience and updates which will be essential for your CPD portfolio and for revalidation. This year's workshops are:

• Flexible Cystoscopy
• LATP Biopsy
• Essential Skills Workshop

The full programme for 4-5 November will be available shortly, keep an eye on the website for updates. Awards We will also shortly be launching our awards for 2024, you can Nominate yourself or a colleague for an award this year so keep an eye out for details coming soon.

Register to attend BAUN Annual Conference 2024 at https://fitwise.eventsair.com/baun-2024/registration--pricing

New for 2024, The AfPP Roadshow consists of SEVEN one-day events across the UK: Birmingham, Exeter, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Belfast and Leeds. The 60th Anniversary events are focusing on the ‘Fundamentals of Practice’ and you will find a different agenda and speakers in each city. The events are suitable for practitioners at all stages of their career and are designed to equip delegates with ‘actionable change’ that can be put into practice immediately or included in longer term plans for improvement. 

The events are designed to make perioperative education accessible (wherever you are in the country) and to encourage more people to give the AfPP events a try. With the special 60^th Anniversary low ticket price, these events are offering superb education at great value for money - delegates gain 5 CPD hours.

Tickets £15 members/£25 Non-Members

IDSc is delighted to welcome delegates to its 18th IDSc Annual Conference 2024. It will be holding the 18th Institute of Decontamination Science (IDSc) Annual conference on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th of November 2024 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel. The IDSc conference committee together with Education and Research has been working hard on this year’s programme to ensure that we give you the best possible conference. 

An outline of this programme is available on the link below, so you can view the range of subjects that will be covered. 

The bookings for delegates are now open.

Members can register by logging onto their portal using this link.  .

Non-members, please follow this link.  

Exhibitors, please follow this link.  

Programme overview, please follow this link. 

Should you need to contact IDSC, email: Adminofficer@idsc.co.uk or natasha@successful-events.co.uk 

Alternatively call +44 (0)7882 595 790.

IV Access: Strategies for Success

The Infection Prevention Society (IPS) is hosting its 12th annual one-day IV Forum conference - "IV Access: Strategies for Success". The 2024 conference will take place at Birmingham Conference & Events Centre (BCEC) on Wednesday 4th December.

Vascular Access Devices are an acknowledged, therapeutic part of modern healthcare provision, however they are not without an extensive range of risk. This conference is an opportunity to share current strategies and guidelines to reduce these risks. It also aims to provide an update on the various projects in which the Infection Prevention Society are involved.

Places are limited and we would recommend booking early to avoid disappointment: https://fitwise.eventsair.com/ipsivforum2024/

Programme Highlights

• What’s new in vascular access
• Extravasation & Infiltration
• IV to oral switch: meeting the CQUIN
• Vascular Access Device Complications
• Injectable medicines
• Ultrasound guided cannulation

Call for Abstracts

The organising committee would like to invite you to submit an abstract of a project you or your team have undertaken. The two successful abstracts chosen will be asked to present a 15-minute oral presentation.

Deadline, Midnight 9^th October 2024

Who should attend?

This day is aimed at infection prevention & control practitioners, IV nurse specialists, vascular access teams, OPAT teams, critical care nurses, microbiologists, anaesthetists & anyone with an interest in vascular access & current infection prevention practices related to vascular access.

New for 2024, The AfPP Roadshow consists of SEVEN one-day events across the UK: Birmingham, Exeter, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Belfast and Leeds. The 60th Anniversary events are focusing on the ‘Fundamentals of Practice’ and you will find a different agenda and speakers in each city. The events are suitable for practitioners at all stages of their career and are designed to equip delegates with ‘actionable change’ that can be put into practice immediately or included in longer term plans for improvement. 

The events are designed to make perioperative education accessible (wherever you are in the country) and to encourage more people to give the AfPP events a try. With the special 60^th Anniversary low ticket price, these events are offering superb education at great value for money - delegates gain 5 CPD hours.

Tickets £15 members/£25 Non-Members