6th International Congress of Infection Control Association (Singapore) Infection Prevention Without Borders REGISTER NOW 1-3 Feb 2018 CALL FOR ABSTRACT The 6th International Congress of Infection Control Association (Singapore) (6th ICICAS) invites abstracts for poster or oral presentations. Closing Date: 1 December 2017 CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT c/o Wizlink Consulting Pte Ltd 12 West Coast Walk, #02-06 West Coast Recreation Centre, Singapore 127157 T: (65) 6774 5201 F: (65) 6774 5203 W: www.icas.org.sg E: secretariat@icas.org.sg
Confirmed Speakers LOCAL Prof Dale Fisher National University of Singapore Prof May Oo Lwin Nanyang Technological University Prof Paul Anantharajah Tambyah National University Hospital A/Prof Brenda Ang Sze Peng A/Prof Cynthia Chee A/Prof Angela Chow Li Ping A/Prof Tan Thuan Tong Dr Marimuthu Kalisvar Dr Dr Surinder Kaur Pada Ng Teng Fong General Hospital Dr James Sim Heng Chiak Dr Thoon Koh Cheng KK Women s and Children s Hospital Ms Cai Yi Ying Ms Christine Eu Chiow Khuan The National Kidney Foundation Ms Lee Lai Chee Ms Christina Loh Ministry of Health Holdings Ms Honeylette Morales Man Fut Tong Nursing Home Ms Tan Kwee Yuen Dr Ng Oon Tek OVERSEAS Prof Seto Wing Hong University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Prof Andreas Voss Radboud University Medical Centre Netherlands Ms Patricia Ching Hong Kong Baptist Hospital Hong Kong Mr Martin Kiernan University of West London United Kingdom
Programme Overview PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOP Workshop 1: Old Wine in New Bottle - Role of New Media in Infection Prevention Control Workshop 2: Hand Hygiene MAIN CONGRESS PLENARY Applying Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines to Real Life Infection Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Disease Hand Hygiene and Control of Gram Negative Bacterial Infections The Changing Role of the Infection Prevention Control Nurse SYMPOSIUM TOPICS Outbreak Lessons Learned from Heater Cooler Outbreak in Cardiovascular Surgery Realtime Usage of Next Generation Sequencing in IPC MDR TB Outbreak in Singapore - Lessons Learned Environment IPC Requirements in Singapore for Design of Acute Care Hospital Operating Theatres - Death Knell of Laminar Airflow? Can We Do Better in Keeping Our Hospital Clean? Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) Symposium Is a National Strategy Necessary for Control of Healthcare Associated MDROs? Is VRE still a MDRO of Concern? Is MRSA Bacteraemia Monitoring Meaningful? Disinfection and Sterilization IPC Issues in the Design of Endoscopy Units IPC Issues in the Design of Endoscopy Units Microbiological Surveillance and Monitoring for Endoscopy Practices Result of the National Point Surveillance Survey Dealing with IPC Audit Fatigue WHO Guidelines on Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Staff Healthcare Workers with Blood Borne Diseases Mask Fitting - What is the Evidence? Challenges in Keeping Staff Immune Special Population Infection Prevention and Control in Mental Health Facilities New Updates in IPC in Immunocompromised Host Challenges in Neonatal ICU Infection Prevention Immediate and Long-Term Care (ILTC) MDRO in ILTC IPC in Nursing Home - What Works Infection Control Challenges in Dialysis Unit
6 th International Congress of Infection Control Association (Singapore) Infection Prevention Without Borders 1-3 February 2018 Pre-Congress Workshop: 1 February 2018 TIME PROGRAMME SPEAKER 0830-0900 Registration 0900-1230 Pre-Conference Workshop 1: Old Wine in New Bottles - Role of New Media in Infection Prevention Control 0900-0920 Use of Social Media in IPC Program Martin Kiernan 0920-0930 Introduction to Social Media May Lwin 0930-1130 Hands-on Workshop on Social Media Marimuthu Kalisavar May Lwin 1130-1230 Presentation 1230-1330 Lunch 1330-1700 Pre-Conference Workshop 2: Hand Hygiene 1330-1430 Innovation in Promoting Hand Hygiene Honeylette Morales Dale Fisher Tan Kwee Yuen 1430-1500 Selection of Hand Hygiene Products Patricia Ching 1500-1530 Tea Break 1530-1700 Using the WHO Hand Hygiene Assessment Framework to Improve the Program 1700 End of Pre-Congress Workshop
Main Conference, Day 1: 2 February 2018 TIME PROGRAMME SPEAKER PROGRAMME SPEAKER 0815-0845 Registration 0845-0900 Opening Ceremony 0845-0850 Welcome Address by Organising Chair 0850-0900 Opening Address by President of ICAS 0900-1000 Plenary 1: Applying Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines to Real Life Andreas Voss 1000-1030 Tea Break 1030-1200 Symposium 1: Outbreak Symposium 2: Environment 1030-1055 1055-1120 1120-1145 MDR TB Outbreak in Singapore - Lessons Learned Realtime Usage of Next Generation Sequencing in IPC Lessons Learnt from the Heater Cooler Outbreak in Cardiovascular Surgery Cynthia Chee Ng Oon Teck Andreas Voss Infection Prevention Control Requirements in Singapore for Design of Acute Care Hospital Operating Threatres - Death Knell of Laminar Airflow? Can We Do Better in Keeping Our Hospital Clean? 1145-1200 Question-&-Answer Session Question-&-Answer Session Surinder Pada Martin Kiernan 1200-1300 Lunch 1215-1245 Lunch Symposium 1300-1430 Symposium 3: MDRO Symposium 4: Sterilization and Disinfection 1300-1325 Is a National Strategy Necessary for Control of Healthcare Associated MDROs? Dale Fisher 1325-1350 Is VRE still a MDRO of Concern? Andreas Voss 1350-1415 Is MRSA Bacteraemia Monitoring Meaningful? Marimuthu Kalisvar Reprocessing Issues for Endoscopes IPC Issues in the Design of Endoscopy Units Microbiological Surveillance & Monitoring for Endoscopy 1415-1430 Question-&-Answer Session Question-&-Answer Session Patricia Ching James Sim 1430-1500 Tea Break 1500-1600 Literature Review 1500-1530 Literature Review 1 1530-1600 Literature Review 2 Martin Kiernan 1600-1700 Plenary 2: Hand Hygiene & Control of Gram Negative Bacterial Infections Seto Wing Hong 1700 End of Day 1
Main Conference, Day 2: 3 February 2018 TIME PROGRAMME SPEAKER PROGRAMME SPEAKER 0830-0900 Registration 0900-1000 Plenary 3: Infection Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases Paul Anantharajah Tambyah 1000-1030 Tea Break 1030-1200 Symposium 5: Practices Symposium 6: Special Population 1030-1055 Result of the National Point Surveillance Survey Cai Yi Ying 1055-1120 Dealing with IPC Audit Fatigue Lee Lai Chee 1120-1145 WHO Guidelines on SSI Seto Wing Hong Infection Prevention & Control in Mental Health facilities New Updates in Infection Prevention Control in Immunocompromised Host Challenges in Neonatal ICU Infection Prevention Marimuthu Kalisvar Tan Thuan Thong Thoon Koh Cheng 1145-1200 Question-&-Answer Session Question-&-Answer Session 1200-1300 Lunch 1300-1430 Symposium 7: Staff Symposium 8: ILTC 1300-1325 1325-1350 1350-1415 Healthcare Workers with Blood Borne Diseases Mask Fitting - What is the Evidence? Challenges in Keeping Staff Immune Martin Kiernan MDRO in ILTC Angela Chow Patricia Ching Brenda Ang IPC in Nursing Homes - What Works Infection Control Challenges in Dialysis Units Christina Loh Christine Eu 1415-1430 Question-&-Answer Session Question-&-Answer Session 1430-1500 Tea Break 1500-1600 Free Oral Paper Presentations (including Research Funding Awardees) 1600-1700 Plenary 4: The Changing Role of the Infection Prevention Control Nurse Martin Kiernan 1700-1715 Closing Ceremony 1700-1705 Awards Presentation 1705-1715 Closing Remarks 1715 End of Conference
6th International Congress of The Infection Control Association (Singapore) 1 st 3 rd February 2018 For Official Use Receipt No : Processed by : Date : REGISTRATION FORM DELEGATE S INFORMATION (Information will be used for Name Badge and Certificate Printing) Salutation : Prof A/Prof Dr Mr Mrs Mdm Ms Name : (Please print in CAPITALS and underline your Family/Last Name) Designation : MCR/SNB No : Profession : Doctor Nurse Pharmacist Allied Health Institution/Dept : Mailing Address : Country Contact Number : Email : REGISTRATION FEES (Please tick Category accordingly) *Please note that to register for the Workshop, you are required to register for the Congress as well. Early Bird Rate (Till 31 December 2017) Normal Rate (From 1 January 2018) Member Non-Member Member Non-Member Congress ONLY (2 3 Feb 18) S$400 S$540 S$480 S$640 *1 Workshop ONLY (1 Feb 18) S$200 S$275 S$240 S$325 *2 Workshops ONLY (1 Feb 18) S$350 S$450 S$420 S$540 Selection of Workshop (Please tick accordingly) Workshop 1: Old Wine in New Bottles - Role of New Media in Infection Prevention Control (1 Feb 18, Morning) Workshop 2: Hand Hygiene (1 Feb 18, Afternoon) Registration fee is inclusive of prevailing government Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 7%. Registration fees for Congress covers 1 Lunch and 2 tea breaks for both days. Registration fees for 1 Workshop covers Lunch and 1 tea break. Registration fees for 2 Workshops covers 1 Lunch and 2 tea breaks. *Seats are limited. MODE OF PAYMENT (Please tick accordingly) CHEQUE / BANK DRAFT + Cheque / Bank Draft, in Singapore Dollars, should be crossed and made payable to Infection Control Association (Singapore). Kindly write the delegate s name on the reverse side of the Cheque / Bank Draft and mail it to our conference secretariat, together with this completed form. INVOICE Co./Institution : Department : Contact Person : Contact No : Email : REGISTRATION NOTES 1. Your registration will only be confirmed upon receiving your payment. An official receipt will be sent to you within 10 working days after receiving your payment. 2. The organizing committee regrets that registration received after 1 st January 2018 might not receive their congress collaterals. CANCELLATION POLICY 1. Request for cancellation / replacement must be made in writing to the Conference Secretariat, latest by 31 st December 2017. The organising committee regrets that requests received after this date will not be entertained. 2. Please take note that refunds (less 20% for administrative charges) will be issued after the event. 6th International Congress of Infection Control Association Secretariat c/o Wizlink Consulting Pte Ltd 12 West Coast Walk, #02-06 West Coast Recreation Centre, Singapore 127157 T: (65) 6774 5201 F: (65) 6774 5203 W: www.icas.org.sg E: secretariat@icas.org.sg