Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Conference & Workshops
Part of the BSAC OPAT Initiative
OPAT Regional Workshops 2026
June-September 2026
Our 2026 in-person OPAT Regional Workshops will be held in the following locations
19 June, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow
24 June, IET, Birmingham
4 September, Paediatric OPAT, 20 Cavendish Square, London
11 September, 20 Cavendish Square, London
Registration and abstract submissions now open.
The core programme details are below. Individual programmes by location will be announced soon!
Presentation slide sets and recordings from our previous workshops are available in the workshop archives.
OPAT Service Directory
Is your Trust / Board listed in the OPAT Service Directory? Click here to check, and if not please enter your service https://e-opat.com/service-directory-list/
For any questions regarding this workshop series, please contact Esme Carruthers.
Registration
Registration is now open for this series of in person workshops. Please register for your chosen location.
Registration fees
BSAC Members (NHS/not for profit) £50
Non-BSAC Members (NHS/not for profit) £75
Commercial £200
LMIC concession / Student £30
We are offering free registration to nurses, please contact Esme Carruthers to register.
Please contact Esme Carruthers for any queries regarding this workshop series.
Abstracts
Please submit your abstract(s) using the online submission form for consideration for POSTER presentation at the OPAT Workshops.
The deadline for abstract submission for the Birmingham and Glasgow workshops is 1700hrs BST on Friday 22 May 2026. The closing date for the London and London Paediatric workshops is 1700hrs BST on Friday 7 August 2026.
Please note our Conditions of Submission:
- Abstracts must be submitted by the deadlines stated above. Submissions received after this time may not be considered.
- The first author should ideally be the presenting author. The presenting author must register for the workshop and attend in-person.
- PLEASE NOTE: It is the responsibility of the author(s) to provide printed poster(s) in A0 portrait for abstracts accepted for presentation.
- All abstracts are to be submitted using the online submission form. Please use the Supporting documents button to upload your full abstract in a Word file that includes the complete abstract formatted as specified below.
- Please do not include figures, tables or references in your abstract (these can be presented in your poster, but the abstract should be text only).
Format of Abstracts:
Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and contain:
- a title;
- the full list of authors (in the order they should appear on the published abstract);
- all author affiliations (including institution, city and country for each);
- an initial statement of specific objectives of the study, unless this is given in the title;
- a brief statement of methods;
- a summary of the results obtained;
- specific conclusions.
For example, standard headings are Background (optional), Objectives, Patients and methods (or Methods), Results, and Conclusions.
For any queries regarding abstract submissions, please contact Esme Carruthers.