Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dilip Nathwani OBE, BSAC President

How can OPAT help deliver the NHS Five Year Forward View?

Philip Howard, Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds

Endocarditis

Jonathan Sandoe, University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds

Spinal Infections

Neil Ritchie, Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Paediatrics – a special population?

Sanjay Patel, Consultant Paediatrician, Southampton Children’s Hospital, Southampton

Clinical efficacy, cost-analysis and patient acceptability of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a decade of Sheffield OPAT service

Chris Durojaiye, Locum Consultant Physician, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

A re-audit evaluating the management of OPAT bronchiectasis patients against current BTS guidelines

Heather Boniface, F2-Paediatrics, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford

Success of an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programme in a large UK paediatric hospital

David Porter, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool

Self-administration of intravenous antibiotics for OPAT

Emma Nickerson, Associate Specialist in Infectious Disease, Addenbrookes, Cambridge

Learning outcome: Examining how to choose the right agent in the ambulatory care setting, including a review of licensed agents and drivers for prescribing – cost versus convenience versus stewardship versus stability

Susan Snape, Consultant Microbiologist, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham
Sarah Williams, Deputy Lead Specialist Nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham
Tim Hills, OPAT Pharmacist, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham
Elizabeth Hart, Infectious Disease and Acute Medicine Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham

Learning outcomes: Examining key factors in establishing admission avoidance services through safe, competency led services and appropriate patient selection

Sharon Bamber, OPAT Service Lead, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS, Merseyside
John Cunniffe, Consultant Microbiologist, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS, Merseyside

IVOST: principles and practice in OPAT

Andrew Seaton, Consultant Physician, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Oral Versus Intra-venous Antibiotic Treatment for Bone and Joint Infections

Matthew Scarborough, Infectious Diseases Consultant, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford

Resurgence of older oral therapies in OPAT

Carolyn Hemsley, Consultant ID and Microbiology, Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital, London

Panel discussion

Introduction: Tip location, CLABSI, Midlines and Passports

Andrew Jackson, IV Nurse Consultant, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham

Infection Prevention and Vascular Access

Martin Kiernan, Visiting Clinical Fellow, University of West London – GAMA Healthcare, London

Vessel Health and Preservation Framework

Tim Jackson, Consultant Anaesthetist & Intensivist at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Huddersfield

ECG PICC Tip Location

Gemma Oliver, Nurse Consultant Integrated IV Care at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent

Panel Discussion