The Society for Applied Bacteriology is hosting a one day meeting on
MRSA.
Date: Wednesday 16 October 1996
Venue: Central Public health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9
HT, UK.
Programme:
Morning Session - Chairman: Dr EGM Power, UMDS, London
10:00 A short history of MRSA
Prof GL French, UMDS, London
10:30 Mechanisms and Genetics of Methicillin Resistance
Dr B Berger-Bachi, University of Zurich, Switzerland
11:30 Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance
Prof WC Noble, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, London
12:00 Virulence Factors
Prof TJ Foster, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
12:30 Epidemiology and typing of MRSA
Dr B Cookson, CPHL, London
Lunch & Poster Session
Afternoon Session - Chairman: Dr SWB Newsom, Emeritus Consultant
14:15 MRSA - a Croatian perspective
Dr A Tambic, Sveti Duh General Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
14:45 Treatment of MRSA
Dr G Rao, Lewisham Hospital, London
15:45 Control of MRSA Infection
Prof MW Casewell, King's College, London
16:15 General Discussion
CALL FOR POSTERS
If you have any work related to MRSA suitable for poster presentation,
please contact the address below.
BOOKING DETAILS
Closing date: Monday September 30 1996
Charges for attendance (inc. coffee, sandwich lunch, tea):
SAB members: Non-members:
Ordinary members £20.00 Non-student £40.00
Student/Retired £10.00 Student £20.00
Cheques payable to the 'Society for Applied Bacteriology'
Contact: Dr Ann Baillie
Executive Secretary
Spciety for Applied Bacteriology
PO Box 510
Harrold
Bedford MK43 7YU
UK
Tel. +44 1234 720047
Fax. +44 1234 720048
