FEDERATION OF
infection societies
CONFERENCE 2018
13th – 15th November 2018 | Sage Gateshead – Newcastle
FEDERATION OF
infection societies
CONFERENCE 2018
13th – 15th November 2018 | Sage Gateshead – Newcastle
FEDERATION OF
infection societies
CONFERENCE 2018
13th – 15th November 2018 | Sage Gateshead – Newcastle
Faculty
We are delighted to welcome our International and European speakers:
Professor Richard Proctor
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Immunology
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
Dr Alex Soriano
Infectious Diseases Physician
Hospital Clínic of Barcelona

Antimicrobial management after resection or debridement-and-retention surgery. What is the evidence for agent, route and duration?
Professor Per Ljungman
Professor of Haematology
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Modern management of CMV
with new agents
Professor Amy J. Mathers
Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases and International Health
University of Virginia, USA

Control of CPE
Not forgetting our UK colleagues:
Dr Shadia Ahmed
Microbiology Clinical Research Fellow, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Diane Ashiru-Oredope
Lead Pharmacist, HCAI & AMR Division, Public Health England
Dr Bridget Atkins
Consultant in Microbiology, Virology & Infectious Diseases, Oxford University Hospitals
Dr Matthijs Backx
Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University Hospital of Wales
Dame Professor Sue Bailey
Chair of Choosing Wisely, UK
Dr Gavin Barlow
Consultant in Infection, Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals & Hull York Medical School
Professor Daniel G. Bausch
Director of Public Health, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team
Dr Mike Beadsworth
Clinical Director in Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Dr Nick Beeching
Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Royal Liverpool University Hospital & Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Ian Blyth
Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University Hospital of Wales
Dr Rachel Bousfield
Specialist Registrar, Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Cambridge University Hospitals & Public Health England
Dr David Chadwick
Consultant & Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases, James Cook University Hospitals
Professor Kay Currie
Professor of Nursing & Applied Healthcare Research, Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Farnaz Dave
ST5 Infectious Diseases, North West ID Unit, Manchester
Professor David Dockrell
Professor of Infection Medicine, The University of Edinburgh
Professor Francis Drobniewski
Professor of Global Health, Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London
Professor Ross Fitzgerald
Professor of Molecular Bacteriology, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
Dr Ray Fox
Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
Professor Gary French
President, Healthcare Infection Society
Dr Vanya Gant
Divisional Clinical Director for Infection, UCLH
Dr Anna Goodman
Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Rebecca Gorton
Senior Clinical Scientist, Mycology, Health Services Laboratories, London
Dr Christopher Green
Consultant in Infectious Diseases, University of Oxford
Professor Steve Green
Honorary Professor, Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield
Dr Kieran Hand
Consultant Pharmacist Anti-Infectives, University Hospital Southampton
Dr Irasha Hettiarachchi
Consultant in Medical Microbiology, University Hospitals Bristol
Dr Darryl Hill
Senior Lecturer, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol
Dr John Hood
Consultant in Clinical Microbiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Golden Jubilee Hospital
Dr Susan Hopkins
Deputy Director, National Infection Service, Public Health England / Royal Free London
Dr Carolyne Horner
Senior Clinical Affairs Officer, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Dr Harriet Hughes
Consultant Microbiologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Dr Erin Hurst
Consultant Haematologist, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Newcastle
Sir Michael Jacobs
Clinical Director in Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Katie Jeffery
Consultant in Clinical Infection, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Michael Kelsey
Consultant Microbiologist, Whittington Health, London
Dr Shamez Ladhani
Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Public Health England
Dr Ian Laurenson
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Dr Rajeka Lazarus
Consultant in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Bristol / Public Health England
Dr Tessa Lewis
GP & Medical Advisor, NICE Management of Common Infections Committee Chair, Blaenavon Medical Practice, Wales
Dr Penny Lewthwaite
Consultant in Infection and Travel Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Professor David Livermore
Professor in Medical Microbiology, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
Professor Martin Llewelyn
Consultant in Infection Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Professor Alasdair MacGowan
Consultant Microbiologist, North Bristol NHS Trust
Dr Fiona McGill
Academic Clinical Lecturer, Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool
Mr Martin McNally
Lead Surgeon, Limb Reconstruction Surgery, Bone Infection Unit, Oxford University Hospitals
Professor Dominic Mellor
Professor of Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health, Health Protection Scotland & University of Glasgow
Dr Mark Melzer
Consultant in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr Albert Mifsud
President, British Infection Association & Consultant Microbiologist, Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr Angela Minassian
Clinical Investigator/Honorary Consultant, Clinical Vaccine Trials/Infectious Diseases, University of Oxford
Dr Peter Moss
Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals
Professor Mark Nelson
Consultant in HIV & Sexual Health, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Professor Edmund Ong
Consultant Physician & Honorary Professor, Infection & Tropical Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Dr Stephen Owens
Consultant Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Great North Children’s Hospital
Dr David Partridge
Consultant Microbiologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Dr Mitul Patel
Consultant Microbiologist, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Sanjay Patel
Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Southampton Children’s Hospital
Professor Sheila Patrick
Professor Emeritus, Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Stéphane Paulus
Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Dr Brendan Payne
Honorary Consultant & Wellcome Fellow, Infectious Diseases & Virology, Newcastle University
Professor John Perry
Clinical Scientist, Microbiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
Mr Michael Perry
Deputy Lead Scientist, UK Anaerobe Reference Unit, Public Health Wales Microbiology, Cardiff
Dr Ashley Price
Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals
Dr Isobel Ramsay
Specialist Registrar, Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Mr Alex Ramsden
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, Oxford
Dr Natasha Ratnaraja
Consultant, Microbiology & Infection, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Professor Mike Reed
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Lisa Ridgway
Chair, Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
Professor Tom Rogers
Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin & St James’s Hospital
Miss Alicia Russell
PhD Student in Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich
Dr Julie Samuel
Consultant in Microbiology & Infection Control, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals
Dr Matthias Schmid
Consultant Physician, Infection & Tropical Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Dr Chris Settle
Medical Director, Microbiology, City Hospitals, Sunderland
Mr Adel Sheikh
Lead Antibiotic/Respiratory Pharmacist, Portsmouth Hospital
Dr Mary Slatter
Consultant and Clinical Programme Director, Paediatric HSCT, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle
Mrs Hilary Simons
Senior Specialist Nurse, Travel Health, National Travel Health Network and Centre
Professor John Simpson
Emergency Response Team, Medical Director, UK-MED
Dr Jonathan Sutton
Consultant Physician & Clinical Lead for AMR, Gastroenterology, BCUHB Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor
Dr Hiten Thaker
Chairman of FIS 2018 Organising Committee and
Consultant in Infection, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Anne Tunbridge
Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Mrs Tejal Vaghela
Antimicrobials and Acute Admissions Pharmacy Team Leader, West Hertfordshire Hospitals
Dr Emmanuel Wey
Consultant in Infection, Royal Free Hospital, London
Professor Martin Wiselka
Professor of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Leicester
Dr Bernadette Young
Academic Clinical Lecturer, Infectious Disease & Microbiology, University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals
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