Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Conference & Workshops

Part of the BSAC OPAT Initiative

OPAT Regional Workshops 2023

June-September 2023

Our 2023 in-person OPAT Regional Workshops will take place in 5 locations.

Registration open!

Glasgow – 9 June, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons
Birmingham – 23 June, IET Austin Court
Belfast – 7 July, Crowne Plaza
London – 14 July, 20 Cavendish Square, Royal College of Nursing
Bristol – 21 September, Engineers House

This workshop series is RCPath CPD accredited.

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.

Please note that programme content will vary by location, details below.

 

0930
Registration
1000
Welcome and introduction
1005
BSAC OPAT Initiative overview – Where are we now?
Local discussion (Part 1)
1020
Presentation 1
1035
Presentation 2
1050
Presentation 3
1105
Presentation 4
1120
Break
Local discussion (Part 2)
1150
Presentation 5
1205
Presentation 6
1220
Presentation 7
1235
Presentation 8
1250
Lunch
Spotlight on...
1350
Managing Bone and Joint infections in OPAT in the post OVIVA era
1420
Discussion on local issues/lessons learnt
1445
Summary & closing remarks
1500
Close
0930
Registration
1000
Welcome and introduction
Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust & Carolyn Hemsley, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Consultant, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation
1005
BSAC OPAT Initiative overview – Where are we now?
Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - View Bio
Local discussion (Part 1)
Chair: Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust & Carolyn Hemsley, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Consultant, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation
1020
Presentation 1
1035
Presentation 2
1050
Presentation 3
1105
Presentation 4
1120
BREAK
Local discussion (Part 2)
Chair: Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust & Carolyn Hemsley, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Consultant, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation
1150
Presentation 5
1205
Presentation 6
1220
Presentation 7
1235
Presentation 8
1250
LUNCH
Spotlight on...
Chair: Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust & Carolyn Hemsley, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Consultant, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation
1350
Managing Bone and Joint infections in OPAT in the post OVIVA era
1420
Discussion on local issues/lessons learnt
1445
Summary of day / Closing Remarks
1500
Close
0930
Registration
1000
Welcome and introduction
Eileen Dorgan, Consultant Microbiologist, Antrim Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
1005
BSAC OPAT Initiative – where are we now?
Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - View Bio
OPAT in Action: Progress and challenges
Chair: Eileen Dorgan, Consultant Microbiologist, Antrim Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
1020
OPAT and Encompass
Peter Nelson, Consultant Microbiologist South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust - View Bio
1035
Outcomes from OPAT referrals
Sara Hedderwick, Infection Doctor Southern Health and Social Care Trust - View Bio
1050
Experience of Elastomeric Devices and a Patient Perspective of Self-OPAT
Julie Hale, Lead OPAT Nurse and Leeanne Stewart OPAT Pharmacist Belfast HSCT
1110
OPAT and the DAU (Direct Assessment Unit)
Damian Duffy, Specialty Doctor Acute Medicine Northern Trust
1125
BREAK
Evolving OPAT – Evolving Service and Managing Bone and Joint Infections Post-OVIVA
Chair: Eileen Dorgan, Consultant Microbiologist, Antrim Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
1150
Expansion to OPAT – Self-OPAT and complex orals
Louise McCorry ID Consultant Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
1205
The Role of the Podiatrist in OPAT: Experience Across Two Sites
Jane McCoy and Jane Beggs, Podiatrists Northern Health and Social Care Trust - View Bio
1220
Challenging Case of Upper Limb Prosthetic Joint Infection
Aimee McGreal Bellone, Infection Doctor, Beaumont Hospital
1235
Experience Using Dalbavancin
Peter McKee, Lead OPAT Pharmacist Southern Health and Social Care Trust
1250
LUNCH
Spotlight on...
Chair: Eileen Dorgan, Consultant Microbiologist, Antrim Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
1350
Managing Bone and Joint infections in OPAT in the post OVIVA era
1420
Discussion on local issues/lessons learnt
1445
Summary of day / Closing Remarks
Eileen Dorgan, Consultant Microbiologist, Antrim Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
1500
Close
0930
Registration
1000
Welcome and Overview
Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - View Bio
1005
BSAC OPAT Initiative overview – Where are we now?
Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - View Bio
OPAT in Scotland: Progress and processes
Chair: Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1020
Progress with Adult OPAT in Scotland
Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - View Bio
1035
Perspective on Paediatric OPAT in Scotland
Katherine Longbottom, Paediatric ID Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - View Bio
1050
Working in a Virtual OPAT ward: a national pilot
Liz Collison, Lead OPAT Specialist Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - View Bio
1105
NOPAT – the value of OPAT vetting
Simon Pybus, ID/Micro Specialist Trainee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - View Bio
1120
BREAK
OPAT Clinical practice
Chair: Vhairi Bateman, Infection consultant NHS Grampian
1150
HEPMA and Cotrimoxazole in Greater Glasgow and Clyde OPAT/COPAT
Siobhan Carty, Clinical Pharmacist - Antimicrobials and OPAT, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital - View Bio
1205
Challenging skin and soft tissue infections in Lothian OPAT
Katie McIntyre, Senior charge nurse, NHS Lothian & Clare McTear, Clinical nurse specialist, NHS Lothian
1220
Ceftriaxone dosing and infusion time: experience in Forth Valley OPAT
Charlotte Platel, IMT2, Forth Valley Hospital & Hannah Soulsby, Infection Consultant, Forth Valley Hospital - View Bio
1235
A review of dalbavancin use in NHS Grampian OPAT
Darshini Reyes, OPAT Specialist Antimicrobial Pharmacist & James McSorley, NHS Grampian - View Bio
1250
LUNCH
Spotlight on...
Chair: Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde & Vhairi Bateman, Infection consultant NHS Grampian
1350
Managing Bone and Joint infections in OPAT in the post OVIVA era
1420
Discussion on local issues/lessons learnt
1445
Summary of day / Closing Remarks
Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1500
Close
0930
Registration
1000
Welcome and introduction
Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
1005
BSAC OPAT Initiative overview – Where are we now?
Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, OPAT service lead, Imperial College, Healthcare NHS Trust & Co-Lead BSAC OPAT Initiative - View Bio
LOCAL DISCUSSION (PART 1)
Chair: Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1020
Presentation 1 - TDM of daptomycin in OPAT:Nottingham University Hospitals experience
Francesca Heard, Infectious diseases and microbiology ST5, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
1035
Presentation 2 - Case series- High dose ceftriaxone induced neutropenia
Sue Wen Leo, Senior Pharmacist for Antimicrobial and High Cost Drugs Management, Co-lead for OPAT, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
1050
Presentation 3 - OPAT for NTM – the challenge. Case experience from Manchester
Kirsty Dodgson, OPAT consultant , Manchester Foundation Trust
1105
Presentation 4 - A complex case of NOE
Helena White, Infectious diseases consultant, University Hospitals Leicester - View Bio
1120
BREAK
LOCAL DISCUSSION (PART 2)
Chair: Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1150
Presentation 5 - Expanding the OPAT team- experiences of a new F1 doctor
Thekli Gee & Emmanuel Shofoluwe, South Warwickshire - View Bio
1205
Presentation 6 - OPAT and virtual ward
Sarah Toplis, Lead pharmacist- Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT service) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Sarah Bytheway, OPAT nurse specialist, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - View Bio
1220
Presentation 7 - Development of a pharmacist led COpAT service
Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & Mandy Haywood, OPAT nurse specialist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
1235
Presentation 8 - An unusual bone infection case
Emmanuel Shofoluwe, OPAT F1 doctor, South Warwickshire - View Bio
1250
LUNCH
SPOTLIGHT ON...
Chair: Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1350
Managing Bone and Joint infections in OPAT in the post OVIVA era
1420
Discussion on local issues/lessons learnt
1445
Summary of day / Closing Remarks
Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
1500
Close

Registration

Registration is now open for this series of in-person workshops.

Registration fees:
BSAC Members (NHS/not for profit) £50
Non-BSAC Members (NHS/not for profit) £75
Commercial £200
Student £30

Please use the registration links below to register your attendance at your chosen workshop location.

For any queries regarding registration, please contact Esme Carruthers.

Glasgow

9 June
Register

Birmingham

23 June
Register

Belfast

7 July
Register

London

14 July
Register

Bristol

21 September
Register

Abstracts

Please submit your abstract(s) using the online submission form for consideration for POSTER presentation at the OPAT Workshops.

The deadline for abstract submissions to be considered for the Bristol Workshop is 1700hrs UK time on Friday 25 August 2023.

To view the posters presented at the 2022 workshop series please click here.

Please note our Conditions of Submission:
1. The presenting author must register for their chosen workshop.
2. Abstracts must be submitted by the stated deadline for your chosen workshop.
3. The first author should ideally be the presenting author. All correspondence will be sent to the lead author.
4. If selected for poster presentation authors are required to submit their poster in pdf (landscape) format prior to the first workshop for inclusion on the virtual poster platform.
5. All abstracts need to be submitted using the online submission form.

Format of Abstracts:
Abstracts should be no longer than 400 words and contain:
• 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 any queries regarding abstract submissions, please contact Esme Carruthers.

    Lead Author Name

    Lead Author Contact Email

    Role and Organisation

    Presentation Preference (please select)

    Abstract Title

    Author Names and Organisations

    Structured Abstract (maximum word count 400 including graphs)

    Please indicate which 2023 Workshop event you are submitting the abstract for

    Sponsorship

    There are various sponsorship opportunities available to support this workshop series. Please contact Esme Carruthers for further details.

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