- 09:00 - 09/11/2026 to 17:10 - 09/11/2026
- Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AB, United Kingdom
The inaugural Building Safer Hospitals Conference curated by BEIPI (Built Environment Infection Prevention Initiative) will bring together multidisciplinary professionals involved in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of healthcare buildings.
The College is delighted to have approved this external event for CPD credits.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please see host's information at the bottom of this page or via the Book Now button.
TOPICS COVERED
Talks, panel discussions, presentations, exhibition and abstract posters from IPC professionals with the shared ambition of:
- Embedding infection prevention principles into every stage of hospital buildings
- Improving occupant safety within the built environment to save lives and reduce the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- Saving money for the NHS and construction firms through reducing costly remediation works.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Professionals in IPC, NHS capital and estates, procurement, manufacturing and the healthcare design and construction industry.
SPEAKERS
- Ron Finlay, Chair of BEIPI (Built Environment Infection Prevention Initiative)
- Dr Manjula Meda, Consultant Clin Microbiologist and IPC Dr, Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust, Chair of HIS
- Dr Michael Weinbren, Consultant Clin Microbiologist and IPC Dr, Advisor New Hospitals Programme
- George McCracken, Head of Estates Risk and Environment, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- Dr Joost Hopman, Consultant Clin Microbiologist and IPC Dr, University Medical Center Groningen
- Professor John Cuddihy
- Rachelle McDade, Director of Healthcare Planning, Currie & Brown
- James Gordon, Associate Director, Healthcare Lead at P+HS Architects (Architects for Health committee member)
- Graham Day, Associate Principal, Introba
- Dr Wolfgang Sunder, Professor TU Braunschweig
- Dr Susanne Surman-Lee, Director, Leegionella Ltd
- Nigel Keery, IHEEM President & Head of Estates Operations, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- John Bodley-Scott, Senior Design Manager, Sisk
- Mike Dunne, Technical Director, Stantec UK Limited
- Sean Kearney - World Plumbing Council
- Dr Chris Settle, Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Tim Ho, Chief Medical Officer & Consultant Chest Physician
- Dr Colin Brown, Deputy Director, Clinical and Emerging Infections, UKHSA, UK
- Dr Manjula Meda, Consultant Clin Microbiologist and IPC Dr, Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust, Chair of HIS
For more information, please contact: [email protected].
