IPC Training Day - Aspects of decontamination

9 September 2026

This course has been approved by the Royal College of Pathologists for 5 CPD credits. A Certificate of attendance will be provided for delegates who attend the webinar. 

10:00 - 10:05 Welcome and introduction Chair (Morning): Hermaleigh Townsley, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
10:05 - 10:35 Introduction to Decontamination Becky Hill, specialist in water quality assurance, IPC and environmental hygiene
10:35 - 11:10 Decontamination of reusable medical devices Ellie Wishart, Senior Medical Affairs Manager, Nanosonics
11:10 - 11:30 Break  
11:30 - 12:00

Hospital-wide management of effective decontamination 

Pat Turner, General Manager. Turner Decontamination Advisory Services
12:00 - 12:30

Healthcare laundry Bacillus case study: it's all very well establishing surveillance, but what do you do with the results?

Gayti Morris, Consultant Microbiologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
12:30 - 13:15

Lunch

 
13:15 - 13:45 The Healthcare Environment, HAI Transmission and Effective Use of Disinfectant Wipes

Dr Phil Norville, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, IPC Partners

13:45 - 14:15 Environmental decontamination and the Role of Whole Room Disinfection Tom Pottage, Senior Project Team Leader, UKHSA
14:15 - 14:30

Break

 

14:30 - 15:00

An update on healthcare acquired CJD

Dr Katy Sinka, Consultant Scientist, UKHSA
15:00 - 15:10 Summary and close  Chair (Afternoon): Jincy Jerry