Microbiology challenges in oncology practice in the UK and Egypt

Overview

The College delivered a webinar in partnership with the Egyptian Committee for Pathology Training and Shefa Al-Orman hospital on Tuesday 28 November. The webinar focused on microbiology challenges in oncology practice in the UK and Egypt.

Agenda

The agenda of the webinar is outlined below:

• Introduction– Professor Angharad Davies, Professor Mona El-Bahrawy, Professor Mona Wassef.
• The Practice and Challenges Microbiologists Shefa Al-Orman hospital faces– Professor Mona Wassef.
• Diagnosis of Fungal infections– Professor Lewis White.
• Management of difficult and resistant Gram-negative infections– Dr Edward Bevan.
• IPC considerations in the management of CPE and other Gram-negative MDRO transmission in Haemato-oncology units– Dr Manjula Meda.
• Panel Discussion– moderated by Professor Angharad Davies.