Infection Prevention 2025
with this year’s Cottrell Lecture. Dr. Neil Wigglesworth has worked in IPC since 1995, most recently Executive Director, Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) on the Board of East Kent Hospitals, having been DIPC at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust previously. Neil is now Senior Lecturer/Course Leader for the MSc IPC at the University of West London. He is also the immediate past Chair of the International Federation of Infection Control, member of the Antimicrobial Prescribing Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (APRHAI) advisory committee to DH (England) and previous President of IPS. Professor Michael Borg will deliver the Tina
Bradley Lecture on “From Reminder to Reflex: Making IPC Second Nature”. Michael leads the Department of Infection Prevention at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta. He is a past chair of the International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) and an expert to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC). An author of more than 150 publications, he has been included in Stanford University’s list of the top 2% scientists. His latest research interests focus on implementation of effective behaviour change strategies in IPC and antibiotic stewardship. Professor Martin Llewelyn will deliver the
Ayliffe Lecture on “Antimicrobial Stewardship: at the heart of infection prevention”. Prof. Llewelyn has worked in the NHS for >30 years as a doctor and researcher. His specific focus is antimicrobial stewardship and in particular challenging the concept of one-size-fits all antibiotic treatment “courses”. He came to Sussex in 2004 and led the development of a new Regional Specialist Infectious Diseases Service. From 2019-2021, he served as president
continues to work as an NHS consultant and researcher. He is co-chief investigator for the DURATION trial and the ARK-Hospital research programme. View the programme in full: https://www.
ip2025conference.co.uk/programme
of the British Infection Association and, from 2020-2024, chaired the RCP Joint Specialist Committee on Infectious Diseases. Since 2022, he has been Director of Research at University Hospitals Sussex. In 2025, he led a successful bid to NIHR to establish a Sussex Commercial Research Delivery Centre. Martin Llewely
The venue The Brighton Centre is a multi-purpose venue in the centre of Brighton and is one of the largest purpose-built event venues on the South Coast of England. It is in the heart of the city on Brighton seafront. It is easily accessible via public transport and is a short distance from Brighton Mainline Railway Station, Pool Valley Coach Station, city centre bus stops and taxi ranks. The Centre also has their own cycle racks located at the front and rear of the venue. The full address is Brighton Centre,
Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2GR. More venue information is at: https://www.
ip2025conference.co.uk/visitor-information CSJ
About the Infection Prevention Society
The Infection Prevention Society (IPS) has a mission to collaborate with, educate, and bring together health and care communities and policymakers to positively influence and improve evidence-based infection prevention and control practice for the benefit of all. Its vision is a world where no person is harmed by a preventable infection. The organisation represents over 2,000 members working in the field of infection prevention and control, and it plays a key role in helping to protect the public. For more information visit:
www.ips.uk.net
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