Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)
The Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) Annual Conference and 10th Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) International Conference 2016's 3-day programme features renowned speakers who will talk about the latest in infection control research and practice, new diagnostics, emerging infectious diseases and new therapeutics.
Late breaker poster abstracts announced
FIS/HIS invites you to submit a poster abstract for presentation at its forthcoming conference FIS/HIS 2016
Having a poster abstract accepted will give you an ideal opportunity to showcase your research to a unique forum of healthcare professionals working in the field of infection prevention and control. The conference will also provide a great opportunity for ongoing professional development and to network and share ideas with colleagues from around the world.
The submission deadline is Friday 9 September 2016.
For more details and to submit a poster abstract, click here.
Programme highlights
- Lowbury Lecture: The role of intersectional innovations in preventing infection: Professor Sanjay Saint
- What's new in vaccines? Professor Andrew Pollard
- Mycobacteria session
- Achieving behaviour change in the practice of infection prevention & control session
- Pneumocystis jiroveciii session
- Clinical lessons
- Infection control conundrum session
- What is a good quality indicator for infection prevention and control session
- Implementation of the antimicrobial stewardship aspects of the antimicrobial resistance session
- Respiratory Viruses (including MERS) session
Key dates
- Friday 24 June 2016 - Abstract submission deadline
- Early August 2016 - Confirmation of accepted abstracts
- Friday 5 August 2016 - Bursary submission deadline
- Friday 9 September 2016 - Early bird registration deadline
- Sunday 6 November 2016 - Conference opens