SAM December 2008 Scientific Meeting
Clostridium difficile: an update on biology, infection
and control
10.30 am - 5 pm Friday Dec 12th 2008
Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency,
61 Colindale Avenue,
London NW9 5HT
PROGRAMME
‘Can C difficile disease be controlled?’ - David Jenkins Microbiologist & DIPC, Leicester.‘Are infections with C difficile ribotype
027 more virulent?’ -
Oliver Morgan Formerly HPA
‘Advances in the genomics and proteomics
of C difficile’ -
Raju Misr, Caroline Chilton and Nicola Thorne, Cfi, HPA.
‘Laboratory diagnosis and typing’ -
Val Hall (ARU, Cardiff ) Meeta Desai (Cfi, HPA).
‘Antibiotic-driven evolution of C. difficile’ -
Surabhi Taori (Edinburgh).
‘Bacteriophage therapy for C. difficile’ -
Mike Gasson and Melinda Mayer (IFR, Norwich).
'Probiotics for the prevention of CDAD in the
elderly’ -
Willy Weir, West Herts NHS Trust.
"Results of a Phase III Trial
Comparing Tolevamer, Vancomycin and Metronidazole in Patients with Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea (CDAD)" -
Ged Short, Genzyme.
'Improving Isolation facilities and practice'? -
Dr Sheldon Stone, Department of Health.
'C. difficile, an early history, and
my involvement in it’ - Peter Borriello (VLA, Weybridge)
The programme order may change. Any changes will be
listed on the web site.
CPD IBMS and RCPATH applied for.
MEETING FEES
Fee: £75, IBMS members £65, Trainees and Students (confirmation
of status required) £55.
Payment by BACS or cheque payable to Society for
Anaerobic Microbiology and post to:
Dr M.Wilks
Medical Microbiology
Pathology and Pharmacy Building
80 Newark St
London E1 2ES
DOWNLOAD Registration Form HERE
DOWNLOAD BACS Details HERE
Closing date for registration is December 5th.
MULTIRESISTANT BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS: SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?
To comment on this question in advance of the meeting please download the details HERE
If you still wish to attend the meeting but have not yet been able to register, for example because you because you are awaiting a cheque from your institution, please send an email to Mark Wilks (m.wilks@qmul.ac.uk) to confirm places are available.
HOTELS
A list of hotels has been provided by Cfi, Colindale.
DOWNLOAD HOTEL LIST
Please phone directly to check the prices and make your reservation.
We suggest delegates might like to stay at the Jurys Inn Hotel http://londonhotels.jurysinns.com/jurysinn_islington at the Angel Islington. This is a much more interesting area of London.
Angel Tube is five minutes walk away and is convenient for Colindale via the Northern Line Tube.
Some delegates will be going for a meal on the evening of the 11th before the meeting, please email Mark Wilks (m.wilks@qmul.ac.uk), if you would like to come.
