Intravenous (IV) conference 2009

March 1, 2009

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The IPS have announced the details of the IV Conference that is running in conjunction with the Infection Prevention 09 Conference.

The new IV Forum will be presenting their first full day’s programme in conjunction with the main IPS conference programme on Tuesday 22nd September. This session is aimed primarily at people working in IV therapy but it will also be of interest to anyone working in infection prevention and control. Delegates can either register for the IV track on its own or register as a delegate to the whole IPS conference. Any delegate can select which sessions they attend on each day from the three main tracks in the programme.

The programme includes:

Dr Thomas Latta Lecture – The father of infusion therapy. Presented by Neil MacGillivray, Honorary Post Doctoral Fellow in Scottish History University of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Blood, bones and bacteria: The diversity of community IV services. Presented by Alison Smith, Liverpool PCT
ANTT: Standardised approach to aseptic technique. Presented by Stephen Roley, Clinical Lead for Haematology & Lead Cancer Nurse, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Building a business case for vascular access teams. Presented by Deborah Bolton, Clinical Nurse Specialsit, IV Therapy, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
Microbial biofilms: getting to the source of vascular access in infections. Presented by Marcia Ryder, Research and Consulting, Healthcare Acquired Biofilm Related Infections, San Mateo, California

Click here to view the full programme.

Click here to submit a free paper or poster presentation.

Click here to view the registration page.

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