Programme
Programme
SATURDAY, 28 JUNE 2025 | ||||||
08h00 | 17h00 | ICAN Board Meeting | The Boardroom | |||
SUNDAY, 29 JUNE 2025 | ||||||
08h00 | 13h00 | ICAN Board Meeting | The Boardroom | |||
PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS | ||||||
10h00 | 13h00 | Workshop 1 – ICARS | Workshop 2 – WHO | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | |||||
Chair: Annick Lenglet & Alma Tostmann | Chair: TBC | |||||
How to use intervention and implementation research to improve AMS and IPC in healthcare facilities? A hands-on practical workshop | IPC Education and Training: WHO curriculum | |||||
14h00 | 17h00 | Workshop 3 – Resolve to Save Lives | Workshop 4 – bioMerieux | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | |||||
Chair: Stacey Mearns | Chair: Ann Vorsporten / Prof Shaheen Mehtar | |||||
Epidemic-ready Primary Health Care: the front line for IPC | Transforming Antimicrobial Use: Stewardship, Data-Driven Insights, and Behavioural Changes | |||||
DAY 1 – MONDAY, 30 JUNE 2025 | ||||||
07h00 | 19h30 | REGISTRATION & ARRIVAL REFRESHMENTS | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
09h00 – 10h30 | OPENING CEREMONY | |||||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | ||||||
11h00 – 13h00 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: The Interdependence of the Built Environment and IPC | Theme: Applying Basic IPC Principles to Practice | Theme: bioMerieux: Data-Driven Antimicrobial Stewardship | ||||
Facilitator: Briette du Toit Ludick / Kalivasar Murthi | Facilitator: Arifa Parker | Facilitator: Ann Vorsporten | ||||
11h00 | 11h30 | Microbiome Interactions in Healthcare Settings | Breath of fresh air in 2025: Respiratory protections for pathogens that transmit through the air | TBC | ||
11h30 | 12h00 | The role of Architects in reducing infection risk | Cutting infections, not corners: optimising peri-operative IPC for SSI reduction | TBC | ||
12h00 | 12h30 | Water as a source of infection | Applying Evidence to Hierarchy of Controls | TBC | ||
12h30 | 13h00 | Ventilation: What changes and what stays the same | Adapting IPC: Tailoring core practices to unique environments | TBC | ||
13h00 | 14h00 | LUNCH | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
14h00 – 16h00 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: Effective surveillance in low resource settings | Theme: Strengthening IPC and AMS on the African Continent | Theme: Implementation strategies for Patient Safety | ||||
Facilitator: Prof Sade Ogunsola/ Dr Dami Adeniyi | Facilitator: Chedly Azzouz / Dr Jun Manda | Facilitator: Molebogeng /Eveline | ||||
14h00 | 14h30 | Surveillance Systems in Africa- Identifying the Best Approach | CDC | Embedding IPC into Everyday Clinical Practice: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Implementation | ||
14h30 | 15h00 | Applying molecular methods to surveillance in low resource settings | Building Capacity in the Global South: Sustainable Strategies for AMR Containment | Multidisciplinary Collaboration: The Key to Effective Patient Safety Implementation | ||
15h00 | 15h30 | Using HAI data effectively – Effective Use of HAI Data in Decision-Making | Implementation of sustainable IPC in Africa – the evidence | Behaviour Change and Culture Shifts: Strategies for Sustaining IPC Practices for Patient Safety | ||
15h30 | 16h00 | The Role of Waste Water Surveillance in Outbreak Detection | Passing on the message – communication and commitment | HCW Management | ||
16h00 | 16h30 | AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
16h30 – 18h30 | Session 7 | Session 8 | Session 9 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: Bringing about System Change in IPC for Africa – How To Do It | Theme: Standardization of IPC Education and Training in Africa | Theme: Trials and tribulations of leadership for IPC | ||||
Facilitator: Prof Sade Ogunsola/ Dr Dami Adeniyi | Facilitator: Elizabeth Schoeman/ Prof Chedly Azzouz | Facilitator: Prof Shaheen Mehtar/ Stacey Mearns (RSTL) | ||||
16h30 | 17h00 | CDC | Does one size fit all? Overview and background on current IPC educational disparities and the need for standardized IPC education across Africa | Counting the cost of the IPC gap. What makes a good leader? | ||
17h00 | 17h30 | Financing IPC initiatives | Contribution of bots in education towards supporting IPC – who do we reach? | RSTL “Building Capacity: Developing Future IPC Leaders in African Healthcare Settings” | ||
17h30 | 18h00 | Legal framework of IPC for Africa | To describe the current education and training of Ips in a targeted number of countries across three regions | The Role of Leadership in Strengthening IPC Programs: Strategies for Sustainable Impact | ||
18h00 | 18h30 | IPC Research in Africa for Africa: Time for action | Panel Discussion: Harmonizing Infection Prevention Education in Africa: Challenges, Successes and the Way Forward | Influences of healthcare restrictions in the name of IPC | ||
18h30 | 20h30 | NETWORKING RECEPTION (with Exhibitors) | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
DAY 2 – TUESDAY, 1 JULY 2025 | ||||||
07h00 | 18h00 | REGISTRATION & ARRIVAL REFRESHMENTS | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
08h00 | 09h00 | Meet The Expert: Sponsored session by Safmed on disinfection of endoscopes | Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | |||
09h00 – 09h45 | Keynote Speaker: Climate Change and its Impact on Infectious Diseases Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman |
Meeting Room 1.40 | ||||
10h00 | 10h30 | MID-MORNING REFRESHMENTS | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
10h30 – 12h30 | Session 10 | Session 11 | Session 12 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: Navigating the Ripple Effect of Displaced persons on AMR and IPC | Theme: How clean should a hospital environment be? | Theme: Decontamination of Medical Devices | ||||
Facilitator: Alethea & Lizzie | Facilitator: Briette du Toit Ludick / Molebogeng | Facilitator: Shaheen Mehtar / SAFHE | ||||
10h30 | 11h00 | Humans as transporters of AMR | Missing reservoirs in the healthcare settings | Safe recycling of single-use medical devices – Is this possible? | ||
11h00 | 11h30 | Challenges in implementing IPC practices in displaced person and war torn areas | Cost-effectiveness of an Environmental Cleaning programme | How do you know your medical devices are sterile? Validation – SAFHE | ||
11h30 | 12h00 | Managing IPC with minimal resources | Using a multimodal implementation strategy to improve environmental cleaning | Appropriate sterilization systems for low resource settings – SAFHE | ||
12h00 | 12h30 | IPC in pandemic preparedness | Cleaners: Unrecognised gatekeepers in Healthcare | Challenges in providing sterile medical devices with limited resources | ||
12h30 | 13h30 | LUNCH | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
13h30 – 12h30 | Session 13 | Session 14 | Session 15 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: Old pathogens new places | Theme: ICARS: IPC AND AMS | Theme: Postcards from the ICAN Hubs and Societies – Success stories (CDC funded) | ||||
Facilitator: Arifa Parker / Kalisvar Murthi | Facilitator: Annick Lenglet & Alma Totsman | Facilitator: Nkwan Jacob Gobte / Adebola Olyinka | ||||
13h30 | 14h00 | Impact of antimicrobial agents on the environment | TBC | Northern and Southern Hubs success stories | ||
14h00 | 14h30 | Vector and Zoonosis Transmission | TBC | Eastern and Western Hubs success stories | ||
14h30 | 15h00 | One Health: ACDC | TBC | Central Hub success story | ||
15h00 | 15h30 | Bioinformatics and tracking outbreaks | TBC | Panel discussion: Moving IPC forward, what works for Africa? How can we implement IPC successfully with minimal resources – the vision from the hubs | ||
15h30 | 16h00 | AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
16h00 – 18h00 | Session 16 | Session 17 | Session 18 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: Wateraid: Water, sanitation and hygiene behaviour changes for IPC – Integrated programming for safe and quality care | Theme: Quality Improvement and IPC | Theme: Pandemic Preparedness | ||||
Facilitator: Jun Manda / Kyla (Wateraid) | Facilitator: Alethea Mashamba / Briette du Toit Ludick | Facilitator: Nkwan Jacob Gobte | ||||
16h00 | 16h30 | Safe Water Systems in Healthcare: Preventing Waterborne Infections and Outbreaks | Audit as a QI tool: advantages and disadvantages | Pandemic Preparedness Plans and Scenario Simulations | ||
16h30 | 17h00 | Water Management in Low-Resource Settings: Challenges and Solutions for Effective Infection Control | Using audit and epidemiology data towards QA | Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Management | ||
17h00 | 17h30 | Water Quality in Sterilization and Reprocessing: Impact on Instrument Decontamination and Patient Safety | TBC | Post-Pandemic IPC Strategies and Future Preparedness | ||
DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY, 2 JULY 2025 | ||||||
07h00 | 17h00 | REGISTRATION & ARRIVAL REFRESHMENTS | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
08h00 | 08h45 | Breakfast Meeting: Meet The Expert Speaker: TBC |
Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | |||
09h00 | 10h00 | Keynote Speaker: Acute disaster response then long-term intervention in selected cases Speaker: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, Gift of the Givers |
Meeting Room 1.40 | |||
10h00 | 10h30 | MID-MORNING REFRESHMENTS | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
10h30 – 12h30 | Session 19 | Session 20 | Session 21 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: French Session | Theme: When you go out in the woods today | Theme: Implementation of WASHFIT – Trials and Tribulations | ||||
Facilitator: Jun Manda / Babacar Ndoye | Facilitator: Shaheen Mehtar | Facilitator: Damilola Adeniyi | ||||
10h30 | 11h00 | Best of en PCI 2025 | Protecting yourself in mass gatherings | Making WASH services adaptative, safe and resilient: The intersection of WASH, IPC and Climate Change | ||
11h00 | 11h30 | Intelligence artificielle et PCI : Expérience Africaine | What lurks in the wilderness on your holiday | The Role of WASH in improving the built environment in African health facilities | ||
11h30 | 12h00 | Surveillance of HAI in African Countries | A potpourri of travel medicine cases | Assessing the Impact of WASH interventions on Antimicrobial resistance | ||
12h00 | 12h30 | Mpox from ACDC | Sharing experiences | Integrating different tools: Wateraid | ||
12h30 | 13h30 | LUNCH | Clivia Conservatory & Jasminum Restaurant | |||
13h30 – 15h30 | Session 22 | Session 23 | Session 24 | |||
Venue: Meeting Room 1.40 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.61 – 1.62 | Venue: Meeting Room 1.63 – 1.64 | ||||
Theme: Vaccine preventable Infectious diseases of IPC concern | Theme: Outpatient and Community Institutions | Theme: Building facilities for future pandemics | ||||
Facilitator: Mamy/Arifa Parker | Facilitator: TBC | Facilitator: Chipo | ||||
13h30 | 14h00 | Mpox: Emerging Challenges | Adapting IPC Strategies for Primary Care Settings | Sustainable infrastructure for future pandemics in low and middle income countries | ||
14h00 | 14h30 | Cholera: Ongoing Threats and Responses | TB transmission: What is the risk in community setting? | Making IPC environmentally friendly | ||
14h30 | 15h00 | EVD and Marburg (include 7-1-7 approach to outbreak response) | Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community healthcare settings and outpatients | Green World initiatives in waste management | ||
15h00 | 15h30 | TBC | The role of caregivers in the community | How to improve primary healthcare facilities for future pandemics | ||
15h40 | 16h40 | CLOSING CEREMONY & AWARDS | Meeting Room 1.40 |