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Upcoming BSAC webinars on antimicrobial susceptibility testing

By April 22, 2025No Comments

Members may be interested in signing up for the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy’s 2025 series of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) – Hot Topic Webinars between May and July.

Live webinars will run 1230-1400hrs UK time and will be recorded and available to view on demand to those who register.

These webinars will cover all aspects of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and delegates will hear about the latest developments within susceptibility testing and resistance detection. There will also be the opportunity to share and discuss common and rare issues faced in everyday laboratory practice.

You can register for the webinars here.

Information about the webinars can be found below:

6 May 2025, 1230-1400hrs BST
Chair: Nick Brown, Addenbrookes Hospital
Welcome & introduction
Issues related to dosing in treatment of P. aeruginosa infections
Robin Howe, Public Heath Wales
Susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas & laboratory experience of implementing the redefinition of the “I” category
Mandy Wootton, Public Health Wales
Q&A

5 June 2025, 1230-1400hrs BST
Chair: Alasdair MacGowan, North Bristol NHS Trust
Welcome & introduction
Use of new antimicrobial agents
David Livermore, Retired Prof of Medical Microbiology, University of East Anglia
Dosing of new antimicrobial agents
Stephen Hughes, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Q&A

20 June 2025, 1230-1400hrs BST
Chair: Mairi Macleod, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Welcome & introduction
Treatment options for meningococcal disease
Xilian Bai, Manchester Royal Infirmary
Susceptibility testing of N. meningitidis
Speaker to be confirmed
Q&A

7 July 2025, 1230-1400hrs BST
Chair: Mandy Wootton, Public Health Wales
Welcome & introduction
Prophylaxis and therapeutic guidance for intra-abdominal infections
Andrew Kirby, University of Leeds
AST/resistance testing of MDR; Enterococci, Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species
Katie Hopkins, UKHSA
Q&A

For any questions regarding this series of webinars, please contact Esme Carruthers

This webinar series is RCPath CPD accredited (8 credits).

Ben Kemp