- 12:30 - 08/10/2025 to 13:00 - 08/10/2025
- Virtual event, United Kingdom
In this session, Dr. Michael Perry (Consultant Clinical Scientist, Public Health Wales), and chaired by Dr Christophe Martinaud (Senior Director Medical Affairs, Cepheid), will explore current C. difficile infection (CDI) diagnostic strategies, including PCR utility, hypervirulent strain detection, genomic surveillance insights from Wales, and more.
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
- Brief clinical and surveillance CDI overview
- Importance of PCR in CDI diagnosis – UK SMI update & Welsh PCR vs GDH data
- Benefit of tcdC deletion PCR for hypervirulent strain detection – inc. recent RT955 issues
- Use, benefits, experience, and insights from WGS SNP typing in Wales
- Open Q&A.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Biomedical Scientists, Microbiologists, Clinicians, Infection Control, Point of Care, Nurses and Stewardship.
SPEAKER
Dr. Michael Perry, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Public Health Wales.
For more information, please contact: [email protected].
