Please note change of date from what was originally published. The September week of the course will now take place on 25-29 September (rather than 11-15 September).

To register for this course on these specific dates, you need to have been invited following a selection process and work with an NHS or research associated setting.
The ACB and GLA invite delegates based on the Clinical Interpretation and Implementation of Microbiological Sequencing Techniques course expression of interest form. We are still accepting new expressions of interest.
 

This free course has been launched on behalf of Health Education England (HEE). This course will provide you with an opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues from across the NHS to address the question: 

How can results generated by molecular diagnostic workflows support clinical decision making, both for individual patient management and for wider infection control risk assessment. 
This course focuses on how to use these molecular outputs to improve patient care.
 

This week will be hosted online lecture delivery will take place as below:

Monday 25^th September 2023 -  09:00-14:15

Tuesday 26^th September 2023 -  09:00-12:30

Wednesday 27^th September 2023 -  09:00-12:30

Thursday 28^th September 2023 -  09:00-12:30

Friday 29^th September 2023 -  09:00-12:30

Optional afternoon sessions will provide opportunity to practically apply the content of morning lectures.
 

This course has been accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists for up to 30 CPD credits.
 

Topics covered on the course include:

• How to select your molecular workflow to answer your clinical management question
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of different molecular flows, and how do you modify individual stages in order to better match your clinical query
• What factors to consider when implementing new molecular techniques within your setting
• Where is the technology surrounding molecular testing going & what does the future of molecular testing look like?

Keynotes will include:

• Clinical applications of genomics to microbiology
• Genotypic methods in vaccine preventable diseases
• Genomics, Clinical Microbiology and Surveillance in relation to infections

Technical lectures will include:

• Molecular workflows and their role in supporting clinicians to address their clinical questions.
• The role of molecular techniques in outbreak scenarios.

Workshops will include:

• The role molecular techniques play in decision making in outbreak investigations.
• Implementing molecular techniques in practice to influence decisions surrounding patient management.
• Determining the readiness of research for implementation into practice.

Find out more information about course contents by clicking on the document below.

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