- 09:55 - 21/09/2023 to 15:00 - 21/09/2023
- Engineers House, Bristol, Engineers House, The Promenade, Clifton Down, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3NB, United Kingdom
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) allows for medically stable patients to be discharged (or avoid admission completely) who require a course of intravenous antimicrobial agents. OPAT is a vital scheme that can prevent hospital admissions, reduce a patient’s length of stay in hospital through early discharge, plus reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections.
TOPICS COVERED TO INCLUDE
- BSAC OPAT initiative overview
- The Elastomeric pump – is it a godsend?
- Devon Teamwork supporting OPAT and virtual ward services
- Patient experience and feedback from OPAT services provided in the Bristol area
- Overcoming the challenges with an integrated OPAT pathway
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Healthcare professionals
SPEAKERS
- Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Alice Liu, Antimicrobial Pharmacist Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Frankie Thompson Swansea Bay UHB clinical support services
- Ali Bazga, Public Health Wales
- Mahableshwar Albur, Consultant Physician Medical Microbiology & Infectious diseases, Southmead Hospital Bristol
- Tri Wangrangsimakul, Consultant in Clinical Infection, ID Lead for Complex Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (COPAT), Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
For more infomation, please contact: [email protected]