Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) allows for medically stable patients to be discharged (or avoid admission completely) who require a course of intravenous antimicrobial agents. OPAT is a vital scheme that can prevent hospital admissions, reduce a patient’s length of stay in hospital through early discharge, plus reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections.

TOPICS COVERED TO INCLUDE

• BSAC OPAT initiative overview
• The Elastomeric pump – is it a godsend?
• Devon Teamwork supporting OPAT and virtual ward services
• Patient experience and feedback from OPAT services provided in the Bristol area
• Overcoming the challenges with an integrated OPAT pathway

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Healthcare professionals

SPEAKERS

• Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Alice Liu, Antimicrobial Pharmacist Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Frankie Thompson Swansea Bay UHB clinical support services
• Ali Bazga, Public Health Wales
• Mahableshwar Albur, Consultant Physician Medical Microbiology & Infectious diseases, Southmead Hospital Bristol
• Tri Wangrangsimakul, Consultant in Clinical Infection, ID Lead for Complex Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (COPAT), Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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