Agenda
08:00 - 09:15
Cornhill
Registration, Coffee & Networking
09:15 - 09:25
Ludgate
Chair's Opening Comments
Emma Kiviniemi Wilson — Managing Director, Textile Services Association (Confirmed)
09:25 - 09:45
Ludgate
Critical Points in Textile Hygiene
Karren Staniforth — Consultant Clinical Scientist & IPC Specialist, United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) (Confirmed)
09:45 - 10:05
Ludgate
What are the Current Problems with Process Validation?
Simon Fry — Chair, Micronclean & Director, Textile Services Association (Invited)
10:05 - 10:30
Ludgate
Redefining Laundry Validation: The New Bioindicator for Microbial Efficacy Testing in Wash Processes
Prof. Katie Laird — Head of Infectious Disease Research Group, School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University (Confirmed)
10:30 - 10:50
Ludgate
Hospitals: Textile Storage and Infection Control – Getting it Right
Kerry Dellar — UK Sales Manager, Polytex (Confirmed)
10:50 - 11:05
Ludgate
Questions & Answers
11:05 - 11:40
Cornhill
Morning Coffee & Networking
11:40 - 12:10
Ludgate
Healthcare Laundry
Speaker to be announced
11:40 - 12:10
Walbrook
Food Manufacturing
Speaker to be announced
11:40 - 12:10
Fleet
Commercial Laundering
Speaker to be announced
12:10 - 12:15
Transition
12:15 - 12:45
Ludgate
Healthcare Laundry
Speaker to be announced
12:15 - 12:45
Walbrook
Food Manufacturing
Speaker to be announced
12:15 - 12:45
Fleet
Digital Compliance
Speaker to be announced
12:45 - 14:00
Cornhill
Afternoon Lunch & Networking
Stream - Hospitals
Ludgate
Stream - Care Homes
Walbrook
Stream - Food Manufacturing
Fleet
14:00 - 14:25
Ludgate
Antimicrobial Applications in Workwear
Prof. Jinsong Shen — Professor of Textile Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities, School of Fashion and Textiles, De Montfort University (Proposed)
14:00 - 14:25
Walbrook
Minimising Infection Risks: Safe Laundry Practices in UK Care Homes
Dr. Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith — Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University (Invited)
14:00 - 14:25
Fleet
Digital Compliance
Speaker to be announced
14:25 - 14:45
Ludgate
Textile Hygiene in the Cleaning Process
Prof. Elaine Cloutman-Green — Consultant Clinical Scientist, Infection Control Doctor & Trust Lead Healthcare Scientist, Great Ormond Street Hospital (Invited)
14:25 - 14:45
Walbrook
Key Textile Infection Risks in Residential Care
Dr. Enrique Castro Sanchez — Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London (Invited)
14:25 - 14:45
Fleet
The Workwear Pathway – Best Practice
Maria Constable — Food Safety Certification Manager, NQA Global (Invited)
14:45 - 15:05
Ludgate
The Consequence of Inadequate Textile Hygiene
Dr. David Garner — Consultant Microbiologist, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Invited)
14:45 - 15:05
Walbrook
Infection Risks in Soft Furnishings and other Textiles
Dr. Stephanie Dancer — Consultant Microbiologist, NHS Lanarkshire & Professor of Microbiology, Edinburgh Napier University (Invited)
14:45 - 15:05
Fleet
Avoiding Microfibre Fragmentation – Protecting your Business and the Environment
Kelly Sheringham — CEO, The Microfibre Consortium (Invited)
15:05 - 15:15
Ludgate
Questions & Answers
15:05 - 15:15
Walbrook
Questions & Answers
15:05 - 15:15
Fleet
Questions & Answers
15:15 - 15:45
Cornhill
Afternoon Coffee & Networking
15:45 - 16:30
Ludgate
Interactive Debate – The Critical Areas of Laundry and Textile Hygiene
Emma Kiviniemi Wilson — Managing Director, Textile Services Association (Confirmed)
Prof. Katie Laird — Head of Infectious Disease Research Group, School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University (Confirmed)
Prof. Elaine Cloutman-Green — Consultant Clinical Scientist, Infection Control Doctor & Trust Lead Healthcare Scientist, Great Ormond Street Hospital (Invited)
Dr. David Garner — Consultant Microbiologist, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Invited)
16:30
Close of Conference