Summary

The Spring Meeting is a one day meeting focusing on clinical microbiology topics. This year, the format of the meeting is different. 

The morning session starts with the Procter and Gamble Applied Healthcare Microbiology award lecture, and is followed by a joint session with the IBMS:

A centenary of microbiology

In the afternoon delegates can choose between two parallel sessions:

Session A: Sepsis and implants

Session B: Virology

  Spring Meeting 2012 booking form

 

Programme

Spring Meeting
18 April 2012
The Stratford Q Hotel, Stratford upon Avon
6th broadening microbiology horizons in biomedical science meeting 

09:15 - 10:15	Tea, coffee, trade exhibition and registration
10:15 - 10:20	Chairman's welcome
Chair:	Phil Wheat, CEO of SfAM
10:20 - 11:00	Procter & Gamble Applied Healthcare Microbiology Award Lecture: From microbial stress to medical application Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser to the European Commission
	Morning session: A centenary of microbiology
Chair:	Ron Dixon
11:05 - 11:35	Influenza - future and past Jonathan Nguyen van Tam, Nottingham City Hospital
11:35 - 12:05	The Mediterranean Fever Commission - what, why, where? (Brucella) Kevin Brown, St Mary's NHS London
12:05 - 12:35	The birth of the Group A streptococcus: a case of retarded development? David Petts, retired biomedical scientist
12:35 - 14:00	Lunch and trade exhibition
	Afternoon parallel sessions
	Session A: Sepsis and implants
Chair:	Steve Davies, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
14:00 - 14:30	Proteus mirabilis catheter associated UTI Brian Jones, University of Brighton
14:30 - 15:00	Infections and shunts John Hartley, Great Ormond Street Hospital
15:00 - 15:30	Artificial devices and the intensive care patient Paul Dark, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
15:30 - 16:00	Orthopaedic implants David Partridge, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
	Session B: Virology
Chair:	Laura Ryall, HPA East of England, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
14:00 - 14:30	Molecular typing methodologies Saheer Gharbia, HPA, Colindale
14:30 - 15:00	Clinical applications of HIV genotyping Pat Cane, HPA
15:00 - 15:30	Cutting edge technology: applications in respiratory virology Paul Kellam, Sanger Institute
15:30 - 16:00	Bioinformatics: value to virology Steven Riley, Imperial College, London
16:00	Finish, tea and coffee

 

Venue location

  

The Stratford
Arden Street
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6QQ

Tel: 01789 271000

Directions

From the M40

Take Junction 15 off the M40 and join the A46 towards Stratford. At the second roundabout take the A3400 towards Stratford City Centre. Go across a mini roundabout and, at the major traffic lights, turn right into Arden Street (signposted Hospital).The Stratford is 150 yards on the right.

From the river and south of the city

Follow the A3400 signposted Birmingham. At the major traffic lights, turn left into Arden Street,The hotel is 150 yards on the right.

For door-to-door public transport information, please visit the Transport Direct website.

Nearest train station

Stratford-upon-Avon – 800m

Nearest airport

Birmingham International Airport – 28 miles