Aired on 03 April 2025

This webinar explores the HIS Guideline: Microbiological factors in the design, validation and verification of operating theatres. Members of the Working Party discuss their rationale for the proposed recommendations and discuss audience questions about the guideline.

Chair

• Andrew Thomas, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham

Panel members: 

• Peter Hoffman, Retired Clinical Microbiologist, Healthcare Infection Society
• Kate Woodhead, Retired Registered Nurse
• Hilary Humphreys, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland