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 and 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.