War on infection - how to win with a guide, a steward and a map

DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Huw Ellis (Manchester), Dr Tessa Lewis (Powys)

2.30pm - NICE guidance on HAP, evidence gaps and research recommendations
Daniel Wootton (Liverpool)

3.00pm - How bacterial resistance dictates antimicrobial stewardship
Professor Philip Howard OBE (Leeds)

3.30pm - Redefining treatment for influenza – lessons from the REMAP-CAP study
TBC

2:30 PM

90 MINUTE SESSION

Learning outcomes

Dissemination of the new NICE guidelines on pneumonia.
An understanding of the microbiology of pneumonia, resistant organisms and antimicrobial stewardship.
An understanding of the current and future treatments of influenza.

Curriculum mapping

Respiratory Specialty CiPs; Managing complex and unusual respiratory infection including contact tracing and public health (in particular atypical pneumonia).