Materials Innovations for Infection Prevention London, UK

Organization Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

Preventing the spread of infection through the innovative use of materials and design. The spread of swine flu, MRSA, C. difficile and other infections in the healthcare environment is something that must be tackled on all fronts if we wish to contain the threat to patients, staff and employees working with infected people. In addition to the antiviral treatments available, the innovative use of materials and related technologies has an extremely important secondary role to play within hospitals, health centres, nursing homes, and even the home and office environments. This one day conference will explain the threat, and look at a number of ways of reducing the spread of infection including: the use of innovative design solutions to minimise the spread of infection and prevent the build up of bacteria on furnishings as well as medical equipment, and the use of patient isolation the use and application of functional materials for applications such as hard surfaces, textiles (bedding, clothing and soft furnishings), paints and medical devices the future alternatives to today's solutions and the use of nanotechnology detection systems to sense and monitor superbugs smart solutions and new equipment to kill harmful bacteria and deep clean infected areas. The conference will outline the work being done by the NHS, through the National Innovation Centre and the NHS Healthcare Acquired Infection (HCAI) Technology Innovation Programme, and it will identify the methods of getting new products and solutions into the NHS through the Design Bugs Out project and the Smart Solutions programme. Chair: Sue Dunkerton , HealthTech and Medicines Knowledge Transfer Network · Keynote 1: The Threat Explained, Professor Clive Beggs, Professor of Medical Technology at the University of Bradford · Keynote 2: The Healthcare Acquired Infection (HCAI) Technology Programme. Paul Cryer, Programme Manager, Department of Health, HCAI Technology Innovation Programme · Infection Prevention: the Journey to Market. Chris Dyke, Medilink West Midlands · Biofilm Models for the Testing of Antimicrobial-Releasing Materials . Dr Jonathan Pratten, UCL Eastman Dental Institute · Recent Developments in Copper Protection. Mark Tur, Copper Development Agency · Antimicrobial Fabrics – An Overview. Brian McCarthy, Technical Textiles, Materials KTN · Application and Evaluation of Durable, High Activity, Antimicrobial Coatings Based on Nano Ag by Chemical Vapour Deposition. Howard Foster, Parasitology and Disease Research Centre, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford · Inorganic Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Protection. Selvaraj Subbiah, Intrinsiq Materials · Ultra Thin, Prophylactic Liquid Glass (SiO2) Coatings for Use in Healthcare and Associated Environments. Neil McClelland, Project Manager, Nanopool GmbH · Lenticular Posters as a Visual Stimulus for Infection Control. Robbie Rohan, P4YT · Nanosensors for Superbugs and Superdrugs, Dr Rachel McKendry, London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London · Open Air Factor- A Cascade Reaction of Hydroxyl Radicals , Alan Mole, Tri-Air Developments Ltd. · The Use of UV Light in Infection Control. John Burrows, Pathogen Solutions Ltd · NHS Smart Ideas: Temporary Isolation Unit, Mike Phillips, Renfrew Group · Design Bugs Out Part 1: Hospital Equipment. Grace Davey, Helen Hamlyn Centre, RCA · Design Bugs Out Part 2: Design Principles of Hospital Furniture. Geoff Hollington, Design Consultant Who Should Attend The conference will appeal to researchers, producers, specifiers and manufacturers of healthcare related products and devices, and those responsible for infection control in the broadest sense, both within healthcare, but also within the home and office environments. Cost: £260+VAT . Concessions available for event partner and IOM3 members, students and unemployed. Event Partners: HealthTech and Medicines KTN , the Infection Prevention Society , the S ociety for Applied Microbiology , the Engineering in Medicine and Health Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers , Medilink West Midlands , the IET and biomat.net . Further information from www.iom3.org/events/infection or contact dawn.bonfield@iom3.org .