Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Method User Day

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1 The British Society for Chemotherapy Susceptibility Testing Method User Day CHARLES DARWIN HOUSE, LONDON UK 22 JUNE 2016 PROGRAMME Dr Mandy Wootton Specialist Chemotherapy Unit Public Health England University of Wales Cardiff, CF14 4XW Tel: BSAC-UserDay-Programme.indd 1 15/06/ :50

2 02 Agenda REGISTRATION & COFFEE Welcome SESSION ONE: EUCAST disc diffusion method Why Perform AS Dr Robin Howe, Consultant Microbiologist, Public Health Wales Moving from BSAC to EUCAST Dr Mandy Wootton, Lead Scientist, Public health Wales What should we do with organisms/agents when there are no breakpoints in the breakpoint tables Professor Gunnar Kahlmeter, EUCAST Clinical Data Co-ordinator & Webmaster General discussion LUNCH SESSION TWO: What s new in susceptibility testing ISO & susceptibility testing Dr Martin Stearn, Senior Assessment Manager, UKAS Susceptibility testing inhibitor combinations Dr Derek Brown, EUCAST Scientific Secretary General discussion Questions and answers on the BSAC & EUCAST method Close BSAC-UserDay-Programme.indd 2 15/06/ :50

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8 The British Society for Chemotherapy Griffin House 53 Regent Place Birmingham B1 3NJ T: +44 (0) F: +44 (0) BSAC-UserDay-Programme.indd 8 15/06/ :50