09:50 – 10:00

Welcome and introduction

 Nabeela Mughal

10:00 – 10:30

Regulatory perspective and expectations for management of outbreaks

Kirsty Morgan, NHS England

10:30 - 11:00

Do current CDI definitions give false reassurance, and do we need to change them?

Mairead Skally, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

11:00 - 11:15

Break

11:15 – 12:15

Effective communication in a crisis:

Panel discussion

Emma Hoyle, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Leila Hail, University College Hospital London (TBC)

Katie Jeffery, Oxford University Hospitals

12:15 – 12:45  

How do we tell patients about outbreaks and infection control breaches in healthcare settings?

Teresa Inkster, Consultant Microbiologist and Infection Control Doctor with ARHAI Scotland

12:45 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:00

How do we protect healthcare workers who identify failures in patient care?

Bethany Carter, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

14:00 – 14:30

How do we look after staff during outbreaks?

Anne De Bono, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust 

14:30 – 15:00

AI talk: Title to be confirmed

Speaker TBC

15:00 - 15:15

Break

15:15 - 16:00

Overview of data collection and analysis for outbreaks

James Elston, The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Lara Utsi, UKHSA Field Service scientist lead for HCAI and field  epidemiologist