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Annual Scientific Meeting 2024

15th April, 2024 16th April, 2024

We are delighted to let our members and non members know that we will be hosting the 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) at the Crowne Plaza at Gerrard’s Cross on Monday the 15th and 16th of April 2024.

Gerrard’s Cross is situated just outside London and is approximately 30 mins from London Marylebone train station.

The hotel is absolutely superb and we are confident that they will give all our delegates a very nice welcome.

Ticket bookings are now available. If you are a member you will need to sign in to your account and if you are a non member you will need to register which will then allow you to add tickets to your shopping cart and check out using an online payment.

Please contact us via the website contact form if you have any queries.

An overview of the programme is below.

We look forward to seeing you in 2024.

Tickets

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ASM 2024 Members Gold ticket
Gold Package includes: Two nights (Sunday and Monday) B&B, Two day Conference (Monday and Tuesday) including refreshments and lunch, Conference Dinner
£ 535.00
88 available
ASM 2024 Members Silver ticket
Silver Package includes: One night (Monday) B&B, Two day Conference (Monday and Tuesday) including refreshments and lunch, Conference Dinner
£ 435.00
9 available
ASM 2024 Members Bronze ticket
Bronze package includes Monday and Tuesday Conference (including refreshments and lunch)
£ 210.00
10 available
ASM 2024 Members Day 1 delegate ticket
Day 1 delegate: Monday conference (including refreshments and lunch)
£ 125.00
30 available
ASM 2024 Members Day 2 delegate ticket
Day 2 delegate: Tuesday conference (including refreshments and lunch)
£ 125.00
30 available
ASM 2024 Non Members Gold ticket
Gold Package includes: Two nights (Sunday and Monday) B&B, Two day Conference (Monday and Tuesday) including refreshments and lunch, Conference Dinner
£ 635.00
30 available
ASM 2024 Non Members Silver ticket
Silver Package includes: One night (Monday) B&B, Two day Conference (Monday and Tuesday) including refreshments and lunch, Conference Dinner
£ 535.00
15 available
ASM 2024 Non Members Bronze ticket
Bronze package includes Monday and Tuesday Conference (including refreshments and lunch)
£ 310.00
10 available
ASM 2024 Non Members Day 1 delegate ticket
Day 1 delegate: Monday conference (including refreshments and lunch)
£ 175.00
15 available
ASM 2024 Non Members Day 2 delegate ticket
Day 2 delegate: Tuesday conference (including refreshments and lunch)
£ 175.00
15 available
ASM 2024 Conference Dinner
Monday evening, for day delegates or accompanying guests
£ 80.00
20 available

Provisional Agenda

DAY 1: Monday 15th April 2024

09:00Registration and refreshments
10:25Welcome and introduction
Jimmy Walker, CSC Chair
10:30Kelsey Lecture: 
Disinfection and Decontamination in Healthcare settings – critical aspects of microbial control
Martin Exner
11:30Tea and coffee
Chair:Graham Stanton
12:00Corporate presentation 1
TBC
12:30Corporate presentation 2
TBC
13:00Lunch
14:00Debate: “This house believes that “Passionate idealism for sustainable decontamination threatens patient safety”
Moderator: Pat Cattini
For: Mike Simmons
Against: Mahmood Bhutta
15:15Tea and coffee
Chair:Andrea Wadey – Risks associated with decontamination and the built environment
15:45Dry surface biofilms – Decontamination issues to assess.
Isabella Centeleghe
16:15Water supplies in the built environment – what are the risks?
TBC
16:45Final questions and close
17:00Annual general meeting
19:30Mike Emmerson drinks reception followed by the ASM Conference dinner and quiz hosted by Mike Bowden

Day 2: Tuesday 16th April 2024

08:30Registration and refreshments
Chair:Graham Stanton
09:15Corporate presentation 3
TBC
09:45Corporate presentation 4
TBC
10:15Tea and coffee
Chair:Jonathan Lintott
10:45Revolutionising robotic assisted surgery
Stuart White
11:15Surgeon’s perspective and patient benefits
Fraser Sutherland
11:45Challenges of reprocessing robotic instruments
TBC
12:15Lunch
Chair:Becky Hill – Education, Training, Competency
13:20The evolving world of education and what to look out for next
Patrick Dunn
13:50Understanding each other – why using the correct terminology matters
Lena Cordy
14:20The all new compendium of Principles of Decontamination
Val O’Brien
14:50Tea and coffee
15:05Probe decontamination: the importance of training and education
Jincy Jerry
15:35How the Hurrell-Simpson Award has supported my career
Samantha Murray
16:00How digitisation can improve endoscopy audits
Paul Kay
16.15Panel Q&A
16:30Close of meeting
Jimmy Walker, CSC Chair

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