Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Conference & Workshops

Part of the BSAC OPAT Initiative

Regional Workshop: Glasgow

28th May 2020

Local Facilitator and Chair:

0930
Registration
1000
Welcome and Overview
Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1005
BSAC OPAT Initiative overview – Where are we now?
Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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
1035
Perspective on Paediatric OPAT in Scotland
Katherine Longbottom, Paediatric ID Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1050
Working in a Virtual OPAT ward: a national pilot
Liz Collison, Lead OPAT Specialist Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1105
NOPAT – the value of OPAT vetting
Simon Pybus, ID/Micro Specialist Trainee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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
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
1235
A review of dalbavancin use in NHS Grampian OPAT
Darshini Reyes, OPAT Specialist Antimicrobial Pharmacist & James McSorley, NHS Grampian
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
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Registration

BSAC member – 10% discount across all of the above with the following code BSAC2019

Standard - NHS / Not for profit  £75

Nurse / Pharmacist - NHS/Not for profit  £50

Commercial  £400

Abstracts

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Sponsorship

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

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