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

• Progress with Adult OPAT in Scotland
• Perspective on Paediatric OPAT in Scotland
• Working in a Virtual OPAT ward: a national pilot
• NOPAT – the value of OPAT vetting

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

All Healthcare Professionals

SPEAKERS

• Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Mark Gilchrist, Consultant Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• Katherine Longbottom, Paediatric ID Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Liz Collison, Lead OPAT Specialist Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Simon Pybus, ID/Micro Specialist Trainee, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Siobhan Carty, Antimicrobial Pharmacist NHS GGC
• Katie McIntyre & Clare McTear, Specialist OPAT nurses NHS Lothian
• Hannah Soulsby, Infection consultant NHS Forth Valley
• Vhairi Bateman, Infection consultant NHS Grampian

If you are thinking about setting up, or currently run an OPAT service, BSAC is hosting several Regional Workshops across the UK: Glasgow (9 June), Birmingham (23 June), Belfast (7 July) and London (14 July), with an additional workshop in Bristol on 21 September.

For more information, please contact: [email protected]