Programme

10.00

Welcome  
Roger Finch , Chair, ARHAI

10.05

Conference Opening  
Ann Keen, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health

10.15

Department of Health Antibiotic Resistance Challenge:  
School’s poster competition winner’s presentation

Session 1 - CURRENT PROBLEMS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

10.20

Surveillance - the why and the how  
Alan Johnson , Health Protection Agency

10.35

Update on surveillance of MRSA and Clostridium difficile: knowledge gaps and the IT challenge  
Andrew Pearson, Health Protection Agency

10.50

Q&A

11.00

REFRESHMENTS & Demonstrations of Best Practice

Session 2 - OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

11.30

New antibiotics – what we will get and what we need  
David Livermore, Health Protection Agency

11.45

Infection Control – prevention is better than cure?  
Martin Kiernan, Infection Control Nurse & Member of ARHAI

12.00

Q&A

12.15 LUNCH & Demonstrations of Best Practice
Session 3 - VETERINARY USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN FARM AND COMPANION ANIMALS
13.15

Veterinary use of antibiotics - the risks and how to avoid them  
Susan Dawson, Veterinary Medicine & Member of ARHAI

13.30

Q&A

Session 4 - IMPACT IN PRIMARY CARE
13.35

Antibiotic use and respiratory infections in primary care   
Chris Butler
- General Practitioner

13.50

Antibiotic use in dentistry   
Michael Lewis, Dental Practitioner & Member of ARHAI

14.05

Role of the pharmacist in the community   
Jonathan Cooke, Pharmacist & Member of ARHAI

14.20 Q&A
14.35

REFRESHMENTS

Session 5 - THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC
14.50

What the public should know and be doing   
Roger Finch, Chair ARHAI

15.05

Maintaining prudent antibiotic use in the future: e-Bug EU initiative for schools   
Cliodna McNulty, Microbiologist & Member of ARHAI

15.20

DH campaigns ‘Andybiotic’ and beyond   
Brian Duerden, Inspector of Microbiology, Department of Health

15.35 Q&A
15.45

The challenge ahead   
Roger Finch, Chair ARHAI

16.00 CLOSE