Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Conference & Workshops

Part of the BSAC OPAT Initiative

OPAT Regional Workshops 2025

June-September 2025

Our 2025 in-person OPAT Regional Workshops will be held in the following locations

6 June, Austin Court, Birmingham
27 June, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow
4 September, *new for 2025* Paediatric OPAT, 20 Cavendish Square, London
5 September, 20 Cavendish Square, London
12 September, Hilton Hotel, Belfast
24 September, Aerospace Bristol, Bristol

The core programme and registration details can be found below. Please note that programmes will be different for each location to reflect local priorities.

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.

 

 

0930
Registration
1000
Welcome and introduction
1005
BSAC OPAT Initiative overview – Where are we now?

Local discussion (Part 1)
1020
Presentation 1
1040
Presentation 2
1100
Presentation 3
1120
Q&A

1130
Break

Local discussion (Part 2)
1200
Presentation 4
1220
Presentation 5
1240
Presentation 6
1300
Q&A

1310
Lunch

Spotlight on....
1400
Endocarditis in OPAT

1545
Summary & closing remarks
1600
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?

Local discussion (Part 1): OPAT cases and experiences- lessons learnt
Chair: Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1020
Lessons Learned from an MRSA Line Infection on OPAT
Dr Alison Ellwood, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - View Bio
1035
Complexities of treating a non-adherent neurosurgical patient
Suzanne Carr, Clinical Nurse Specialist OPAT, University Hospitals Birmingham - View Bio
Deborah Johnston, Clinical Nurse Specialist OPAT, University Hospitals Birmingham
1050
Presentation to be confirmed
1105
OPAT shared care across boundaries
Dr Helena White, University Hospitals Leicester - View Bio

1120
BREAK

Local discussion (Part 2): Drug delivery in OPAT- reflections
Chair: Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1150
Dalbavancin - 5 year review
Julie Statham, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust - View Bio
1205
Presentation to be confirmed

1230
LUNCH

SPOTLIGHT ON...Endocarditis
Chair: Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
1315
Endocarditis
Dr Bethan Walsh, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
1400
Discussion on local issues/lessons learnt

1530
Summary of day & closing remarks
Annette Clarkson, Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials, OPAT and Infection control Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
1545
Close

Registration

Registration is 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 note, registration is free for nurses, please contact Esme Carruthers to register.

Please use the registration links below to register.

For any queries regarding registration, please contact Esme Carruthers.

Birmingham - 6 June

Glasgow - 27 June

London (paediatric event) - 4 September

London - 5 September

Belfast - 12 September

Bristol - 24 September

Abstracts

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

All accepted abstracts will be published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

The deadline for abstract submission for the Birmingham and Glasgow workshops is 1700hrs BST on Friday 9 May 2025
The deadline for abstract submission for the London, Belfast, London (paediatric) and Bristol workshops is 1700hrs BST on Friday 8 August 2025.

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 conference and can attend either in-person or virtually.
  • 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, or slides for an oral presentation, but the abstract should be text only).

By submitting the abstract you confirm, and on behalf of any co-contributors, the following:

  • You have secured the necessary permissions (and paid any associated fees) to reuse any third-party material included in the abstract.
  • You grant to JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance/BSAC, and by extension its publisher, Oxford University Press (OUP), the license:
  • a) to publish the final version of the conference abstract in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, and to distribute it and/or to communicate it to the public, either within the Journal, on its own, or with other related material throughout the world, in printed, electronic or any other format or medium whether now known or hereafter devised;
    b) to make translations of the abstract and to distribute them to the public; to authorise or grant licenses to third parties to do any of the above;
    c) to deposit copies of the abstract in online archives maintained by OUP or by third parties authorised by OUP; and
    d) to administer subsidiary rights agreements with third parties for the full period of copyright and all renewals, extensions, revisions and revivals.

    Format of Abstracts:
    Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and contain:

    1. a title;
    2. the full list of authors (in the order they should appear on the published abstract);
    3. all author affiliations (including institution, city and country for each);
    4. an initial statement of specific objectives of the study, unless this is given in the title;
    5. a brief statement of methods;
    6. a summary of the results obtained;
    7. 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.

      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 500 including graphs)

      Please indicate which 2025 Workshop event you are submitting the abstract for

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