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Below is the ICAN25 Congress programme. The details below are accurate and up to date.

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Workshop 1 & 3 - Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
Workshop 2 & 4 - Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship: Data-Driven Insights and Behavioral Change through the Power of the Global-PPS - SPONSORED BY bioMérieux
Chair: Mrs Ann Versporten, Dr Heather Finlayson 		Global perspectives and approaches to IPC education - SPONSORED BY ICAN
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz, Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Epidemic Ready Primary Health Care – the front line for IPC - SPONSORED BY RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES (RSTL)
Chair: Dr Stacey Mearns, Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda 		How to use intervention and implementation research to improve AMS and IPC in healthcare facilities? A hands-on practical workshop - SPONSORED BY ICARS
Chair: Dr Annick Lenglet, Dr Alma Tostmann
Workshop 1 & 3 - Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
Workshop 2 & 4 - Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship: Data-Driven Insights and Behavioral Change through the Power of the Global-PPS - SPONSORED BY bioMérieux
Chair: Mrs Ann Versporten, Dr Heather Finlayson 		Global perspectives and approaches to IPC education - SPONSORED BY ICAN
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz, Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Epidemic Ready Primary Health Care – the front line for IPC - SPONSORED BY RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES (RSTL)
Chair: Dr Stacey Mearns, Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda 		How to use intervention and implementation research to improve AMS and IPC in healthcare facilities? A hands-on practical workshop - SPONSORED BY ICARS
Chair: Dr Annick Lenglet, Dr Alma Tostmann

Workshop 1 & 3 - Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship: Data-Driven Insights and Behavioral Change through the Power of the Global-PPS - SPONSORED BY bioMérieux
Chair: Mrs Ann Versporten, Dr Heather Finlayson
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Epidemic Ready Primary Health Care – the front line for IPC - SPONSORED BY RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES (RSTL)
Chair: Dr Stacey Mearns, Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda

Workshop 2 & 4 - Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Global perspectives and approaches to IPC education - SPONSORED BY ICAN
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz, Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM How to use intervention and implementation research to improve AMS and IPC in healthcare facilities? A hands-on practical workshop - SPONSORED BY ICARS
Chair: Dr Annick Lenglet, Dr Alma Tostmann

Monday, June 30, 2025

Meeting Room 1.40
Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Master of Ceremonies
9:01 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome to 9th ICAN Conference and a Tribute to Prof Ossama Rasslan
Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Chair ICAN 2025
9:16 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome from ICAN Chair
Prof Chedly Azzouz, ICAN Chair
9:31 AM - 9:45 AM Country Roll Call
Ms Alethea Mashamba
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CAN WE USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RECTIFY NATURAL STUPIDITY? BRINGING IPC AND AMS INTO THE AGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Speaker: Prof Marc Mendelson | Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK | MEET THE PRESS AND THE PODCAST WITH PROF VINDANA CHIBABHAI
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM SESSION 1: THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON IPC
Chair: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick, Prof Joost Hopman 		SESSION 2: APPLYING BASIC IPC PRINCIPLES TO PRACTCE
Chair: Dr Arifa Parker, Ms Colette Ouellet 		SESSION 3: APPLYING POINT PREVALENCE SURVEYS TO ENHANCE ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT - SPONSORED BY bioMérieux
Chair: Mrs Ann Versporten, Dr Heather Finlayson
11:01 AM - 11:30 AM The role of Architects in reducing infection risk
Speaker: Mr Duncan Rendall 		Breath of fresh air in 2025: Respiratory protections for pathogens that transmit through the air
Speaker: Prof Keertan Dheda 		Implementing the Global-PPS on Antimicrobial Consumption and HAI in African Countries: Features and Advantages. Strengthening Capacity Building and Global Collaboration through a harmonization Trajectory between WHO-PPS and Global-PPS
Speaker: Mrs Ann Versporten
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM New Ventilation regulations in South Africa: A paradigm shift
Speaker: Mr Tobias van Reenen 		IPC from the manager's perspective: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker: Dr Roshni Mistry 		Data driven AMS: identifying gaps and potential for improved patient care
Speaker: Ms Maxencia Nabiryo
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Water systems as a source of infection
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman 		Applying Evidence to Hierachy of Controls
Speaker: Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman 		Outpatient antimicrobial prescribing in healthcare institutions versus antimicrobial dispensing in community pharmacies. Data-driven AMS using the Global-PPS
Speaker: Dr Philip Oshun
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Microbiome Interactions in Healthcare Settings
Speaker: Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu 		Adapting IPC: Tailoring core practices to unique environments
Speaker: Dr Arifa Parker 		Antimicrobial Prescribing and Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Findings from The Global-PPS
Speaker: Mrs Reshma Misra
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM DAY 1 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SESSION 4: EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS
Chair: Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman, Prof Ghada Ismail 		SESSION 5: STRENGTHENING IPC AND AMS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz, Prof Folasade Ogunsola 		SESSION 6: IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY
Chair: Dr Molebogeng Kolojane, Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi
2:01 PM - 2:30 PM Surveillance systems in Africa- Identifying the Best Approach
Speaker: Prof Angela Dramowski 		The strategic plan for IPC and AMS in Africa
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi 		Embedding IPC into Everyday Clinical Practice: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Implementation
Speaker: Dr Molebogeng Kolojane
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Applying molecular methods to surveillance in low resource setting
Speaker: Prof Andrew Whitelaw 		Building Capacity in the Global South: Sustainable Strategies for AMR Containment
Speaker: Prof Ranga Reddy Burri 		Multidisciplinary Collaboration: The Key to Effective Patient Safety Implementation
Speaker: Ms Alethea Mashamba
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Using HAI data effectively - Effective Use of HAI Data in Decision-Making
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail 		Implementation of sustainable IPC in Africa - the evidence
Speaker: Prof Babacar Ndoye 		Behavioral Change and Culture Shifts: Strategies for Sustaining IPC Practices for Patient Safety
Speaker: Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM The role of wastewater surveillance in outbreak detection
Speaker: Prof Renee Street 		Beyond Words - Cultivating Commitment to IPC & AMS through Strategic Communication
Speaker: Prof Folasade Ogunsola 		Health Care Waste Management Strategies to reduce risk
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM DAY 1 - REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SESSION 7: BRINGING ABOUT SYSTEM CHANGE IN IPC FOR AFRICA - HOW TO DO IT
Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola, Dr Damilola Adeniyi 		SESSION 8: HEALTH ECONOMICS C-SECTION RELATED SSI AND AMR - INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES - SPONSORED BY ESSITY
Chair: Dr Isabel Henkel, Dr Molebogeng Kolojane 		SESSION 9: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF LEADERSHIP FOR IPC
Chair: Mrs Yolanda van Zyl, Ms Julie Storr
4:31 PM - 5:00 PM Legal framework of IPC for Africa
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi 		Health economic data in Africa - Where are we and what is coming?
Speaker: Dr Isabel Henkel 		What makes a good leader?
Speaker: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Financing IPC initiatives
Speaker: Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya 		Importance of Health Economics: AMR in the surgical setting
Speaker:Dr Chetna Govind 		Building Capacity: Developing Future IPC Leaders in African Healthcare Settings
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM The Usefulness of AI in Infection Prevention & Control and Scientific Research
Speaker: Dr Jim Ayukekbong 		Cost effectiveness in C-sections - how can we make a change?
Speaker: Dr. Isabel Henkel 		The Role of Leadership in Strengthening IPC Programs: Strategies for Sustainable Impact
Speaker: Dr Terence Carter
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM IPC Research in Africa for Africa: Time for action
Speaker: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
Panel Discussion
Influencers of healthcare restrictions, in the name of IPC
Speaker: Ms Julie Storr
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION | EXHIBITION
Meeting Room 1.40
Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Master of Ceremonies
9:01 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome to 9th ICAN Conference and a Tribute to Prof Ossama Rasslan
Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Chair ICAN 2025
9:16 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome from ICAN Chair
Prof Chedly Azzouz, ICAN Chair
9:31 AM - 9:45 AM Country Roll Call
Ms Alethea Mashamba
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CAN WE USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RECTIFY NATURAL STUPIDITY? BRINGING IPC AND AMS INTO THE AGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Speaker: Prof Marc Mendelson | Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK | MEET THE PRESS AND THE PODCAST WITH PROF VINDANA CHIBABHAI
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM SESSION 1: THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON IPC
Chair: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick, Prof Joost Hopman 		SESSION 2: APPLYING BASIC IPC PRINCIPLES TO PRACTCE
Chair: Dr Arifa Parker, Ms Colette Ouellet
11:01 AM - 11:30 AM The role of Architects in reducing infection risk
Speaker: Mr Duncan Rendall 		Breath of fresh air in 2025: Respiratory protections for pathogens that transmit through the air
Speaker: Prof Keertan Dheda
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM New Ventilation regulations in South Africa: A paradigm shift
Speaker: Mr Tobias van Reenen 		IPC from the manager's perspective: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker: Dr Roshni Mistry
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Water systems as a source of infection
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman 		Applying Evidence to Hierachy of Controls
Speaker: Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Microbiome Interactions in Healthcare Settings
Speaker: Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu 		Adapting IPC: Tailoring core practices to unique environments
Speaker: Dr Arifa Parker
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM DAY 1 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SESSION 4: EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS
Chair: Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman, Prof Ghada Ismail 		SESSION 5: STRENGTHENING IPC AND AMS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz, Prof Folasade Ogunsola
2:01 PM - 2:30 PM Surveillance systems in Africa- Identifying the Best Approach
Speaker: Prof Angela Dramowski 		The strategic plan for IPC and AMS in Africa
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Applying molecular methods to surveillance in low resource setting
Speaker: Prof Andrew Whitelaw 		Building Capacity in the Global South: Sustainable Strategies for AMR Containment
Speaker: Prof Ranga Reddy Burri
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Using HAI data effectively - Effective Use of HAI Data in Decision-Making
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail 		Implementation of sustainable IPC in Africa - the evidence
Speaker: Prof Babacar Ndoye
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM The role of wastewater surveillance in outbreak detection
Speaker: Prof Renee Street 		Beyond Words - Cultivating Commitment to IPC & AMS through Strategic Communication
Speaker: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM DAY 1 - REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SESSION 7: BRINGING ABOUT SYSTEM CHANGE IN IPC FOR AFRICA - HOW TO DO IT
Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola, Dr Damilola Adeniyi 		SESSION 8: HEALTH ECONOMICS C-SECTION RELATED SSI AND AMR - INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES - SPONSORED BY ESSITY
Chair: Dr Isabel Henkel, Dr Molebogeng Kolojane
4:31 PM - 5:00 PM Legal framework of IPC for Africa
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi 		Health economic data in Africa - Where are we and what is coming?
Speaker: Dr Isabel Henkel
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Financing IPC initiatives
Speaker: Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya 		Importance of Health Economics: AMR in the surgical setting
Speaker:Dr Chetna Govind
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM The Usefulness of AI in Infection Prevention & Control and Scientific Research
Speaker: Dr Jim Ayukekbong 		Cost effectiveness in C-sections - how can we make a change?
Speaker: Dr. Isabel Henkel
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM IPC Research in Africa for Africa: Time for action
Speaker: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
Panel Discussion
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION | EXHIBITION

Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Master of Ceremonies
9:01 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome to 9th ICAN Conference and a Tribute to Prof Ossama Rasslan
Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Chair ICAN 2025
9:16 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome from ICAN Chair
Prof Chedly Azzouz, ICAN Chair
9:31 AM - 9:45 AM Country Roll Call
Ms Alethea Mashamba
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CAN WE USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RECTIFY NATURAL STUPIDITY? BRINGING IPC AND AMS INTO THE AGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Speaker: Prof Marc Mendelson | Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK | MEET THE PRESS AND THE PODCAST WITH PROF VINDANA CHIBABHAI
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM SESSION 3: APPLYING POINT PREVALENCE SURVEYS TO ENHANCE ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT - SPONSORED BY bioMérieux
Chair: Mrs Ann Versporten, Dr Heather Finlayson
11:01 AM - 11:30 AM Implementing the Global-PPS on Antimicrobial Consumption and HAI in African Countries: Features and Advantages. Strengthening Capacity Building and Global Collaboration through a harmonization Trajectory between WHO-PPS and Global-PPS
Speaker: Mrs Ann Versporten
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Data driven AMS: identifying gaps and potential for improved patient care
Speaker: Ms Maxencia Nabiryo
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Outpatient antimicrobial prescribing in healthcare institutions versus antimicrobial dispensing in community pharmacies. Data-driven AMS using the Global-PPS
Speaker: Dr Philip Oshun
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Antimicrobial Prescribing and Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Findings from The Global-PPS
Speaker: Mrs Reshma Misra
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM DAY 1 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SESSION 6: IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY
Chair: Dr Molebogeng Kolojane, Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi
2:01 PM - 2:30 PM Embedding IPC into Everyday Clinical Practice: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Implementation
Speaker: Dr Molebogeng Kolojane
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Multidisciplinary Collaboration: The Key to Effective Patient Safety Implementation
Speaker: Ms Alethea Mashamba
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Behavioral Change and Culture Shifts: Strategies for Sustaining IPC Practices for Patient Safety
Speaker: Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Health Care Waste Management Strategies to reduce risk
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM DAY 1 - REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SESSION 9: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF LEADERSHIP FOR IPC
Chair: Mrs Yolanda van Zyl, Ms Julie Storr
4:31 PM - 5:00 PM What makes a good leader?
Speaker: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Building Capacity: Developing Future IPC Leaders in African Healthcare Settings
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM The Role of Leadership in Strengthening IPC Programs: Strategies for Sustainable Impact
Speaker: Dr Terence Carter
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Influencers of healthcare restrictions, in the name of IPC
Speaker: Ms Julie Storr
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION | EXHIBITION

Meeting Room 1.40
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Master of Ceremonies
9:01 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome to 9th ICAN Conference and a Tribute to Prof Ossama Rasslan
Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Chair ICAN 2025
9:16 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome from ICAN Chair
Prof Chedly Azzouz, ICAN Chair
9:31 AM - 9:45 AM Country Roll Call
Ms Alethea Mashamba
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CAN WE USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RECTIFY NATURAL STUPIDITY? BRINGING IPC AND AMS INTO THE AGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Speaker: Prof Marc Mendelson | Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK | MEET THE PRESS AND THE PODCAST WITH PROF VINDANA CHIBABHAI
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM SESSION 1: THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON IPC
Chair: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick, Prof Joost Hopman
11:01 AM - 11:30 AM The role of Architects in reducing infection risk
Speaker: Mr Duncan Rendall
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM New Ventilation regulations in South Africa: A paradigm shift
Speaker: Mr Tobias van Reenen
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Water systems as a source of infection
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Microbiome Interactions in Healthcare Settings
Speaker: Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM DAY 1 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SESSION 4: EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS
Chair: Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman, Prof Ghada Ismail
2:01 PM - 2:30 PM Surveillance systems in Africa- Identifying the Best Approach
Speaker: Prof Angela Dramowski
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Applying molecular methods to surveillance in low resource setting
Speaker: Prof Andrew Whitelaw
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Using HAI data effectively - Effective Use of HAI Data in Decision-Making
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM The role of wastewater surveillance in outbreak detection
Speaker: Prof Renee Street
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM DAY 1 - REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SESSION 7: BRINGING ABOUT SYSTEM CHANGE IN IPC FOR AFRICA - HOW TO DO IT
Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola, Dr Damilola Adeniyi
4:31 PM - 5:00 PM Legal framework of IPC for Africa
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Financing IPC initiatives
Speaker: Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM The Usefulness of AI in Infection Prevention & Control and Scientific Research
Speaker: Dr Jim Ayukekbong
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM IPC Research in Africa for Africa: Time for action
Speaker: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION | EXHIBITION

Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Master of Ceremonies
9:01 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome to 9th ICAN Conference and a Tribute to Prof Ossama Rasslan
Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Chair ICAN 2025
9:16 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome from ICAN Chair
Prof Chedly Azzouz, ICAN Chair
9:31 AM - 9:45 AM Country Roll Call
Ms Alethea Mashamba
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CAN WE USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RECTIFY NATURAL STUPIDITY? BRINGING IPC AND AMS INTO THE AGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Speaker: Prof Marc Mendelson | Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK | MEET THE PRESS AND THE PODCAST WITH PROF VINDANA CHIBABHAI
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM SESSION 2: APPLYING BASIC IPC PRINCIPLES TO PRACTCE
Chair: Dr Arifa Parker, Ms Colette Ouellet
11:01 AM - 11:30 AM Breath of fresh air in 2025: Respiratory protections for pathogens that transmit through the air
Speaker: Prof Keertan Dheda
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IPC from the manager's perspective: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker: Dr Roshni Mistry
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Applying Evidence to Hierachy of Controls
Speaker: Mrs Elizabeth Schoeman
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Adapting IPC: Tailoring core practices to unique environments
Speaker: Dr Arifa Parker
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM DAY 1 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SESSION 5: STRENGTHENING IPC AND AMS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz, Prof Folasade Ogunsola
2:01 PM - 2:30 PM The strategic plan for IPC and AMS in Africa
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Building Capacity in the Global South: Sustainable Strategies for AMR Containment
Speaker: Prof Ranga Reddy Burri
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Implementation of sustainable IPC in Africa - the evidence
Speaker: Prof Babacar Ndoye
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Beyond Words - Cultivating Commitment to IPC & AMS through Strategic Communication
Speaker: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM DAY 1 - REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SESSION 8: HEALTH ECONOMICS C-SECTION RELATED SSI AND AMR - INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES - SPONSORED BY ESSITY
Chair: Dr Isabel Henkel, Dr Molebogeng Kolojane
4:31 PM - 5:00 PM Health economic data in Africa - Where are we and what is coming?
Speaker: Dr Isabel Henkel
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Importance of Health Economics: AMR in the surgical setting
Speaker:Dr Chetna Govind
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Cost effectiveness in C-sections - how can we make a change?
Speaker: Dr. Isabel Henkel
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Panel Discussion
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION | EXHIBITION

Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Master of Ceremonies
9:01 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome to 9th ICAN Conference and a Tribute to Prof Ossama Rasslan
Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Chair ICAN 2025
9:16 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome from ICAN Chair
Prof Chedly Azzouz, ICAN Chair
9:31 AM - 9:45 AM Country Roll Call
Ms Alethea Mashamba
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CAN WE USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RECTIFY NATURAL STUPIDITY? BRINGING IPC AND AMS INTO THE AGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Speaker: Prof Marc Mendelson | Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK | MEET THE PRESS AND THE PODCAST WITH PROF VINDANA CHIBABHAI
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM SESSION 3: APPLYING POINT PREVALENCE SURVEYS TO ENHANCE ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT - SPONSORED BY bioMérieux
Chair: Mrs Ann Versporten, Dr Heather Finlayson
11:01 AM - 11:30 AM Implementing the Global-PPS on Antimicrobial Consumption and HAI in African Countries: Features and Advantages. Strengthening Capacity Building and Global Collaboration through a harmonization Trajectory between WHO-PPS and Global-PPS
Speaker: Mrs Ann Versporten
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Data driven AMS: identifying gaps and potential for improved patient care
Speaker: Ms Maxencia Nabiryo
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Outpatient antimicrobial prescribing in healthcare institutions versus antimicrobial dispensing in community pharmacies. Data-driven AMS using the Global-PPS
Speaker: Dr Philip Oshun
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Antimicrobial Prescribing and Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Findings from The Global-PPS
Speaker: Mrs Reshma Misra
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM DAY 1 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SESSION 6: IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY
Chair: Dr Molebogeng Kolojane, Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi
2:01 PM - 2:30 PM Embedding IPC into Everyday Clinical Practice: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Implementation
Speaker: Dr Molebogeng Kolojane
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Multidisciplinary Collaboration: The Key to Effective Patient Safety Implementation
Speaker: Ms Alethea Mashamba
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Behavioral Change and Culture Shifts: Strategies for Sustaining IPC Practices for Patient Safety
Speaker: Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Health Care Waste Management Strategies to reduce risk
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM DAY 1 - REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SESSION 9: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF LEADERSHIP FOR IPC
Chair: Mrs Yolanda van Zyl, Ms Julie Storr
4:31 PM - 5:00 PM What makes a good leader?
Speaker: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Building Capacity: Developing Future IPC Leaders in African Healthcare Settings
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM The Role of Leadership in Strengthening IPC Programs: Strategies for Sustainable Impact
Speaker: Dr Terence Carter
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Influencers of healthcare restrictions, in the name of IPC
Speaker: Ms Julie Storr
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION | EXHIBITION

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Meeting Room 1.40
Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Meet the Expert - Disinfection of endoscopes - SPONSORED BY SAFMED
Speaker: Ms Xana Jardine 		Redefining HPV & STI Diagnostics: Innovations for a Healthier Future - SPONSORED BY SEEGENE
Speaker: Donald Westhuizen
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Climate Change and its impact on infectious diseases
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman | Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 10: NAVIGATING THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF DISPLACED PERSONS ON AMR AND IPC
Chair: Ms Alethea Mashamba, Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole 		SESSION 11: HOW CLEAN SHOULD A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT BE?
Chair: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick, Dr Molebogeng Kolojane 		SESSION 12: DECONTAMINATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
Chair: Prof Ghada Ismail, Ms Xana Jardine
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Infection Prevention and Control in Pandemic Preparedness
Speaker: Dr Iman Heweidy 		Missing reservoirs in the healthcare setting
Speaker: Dr Nectarios Papavarnavas 		Safe reprocessing of Single Use Devices (SUDs) - Is this possible?
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Challenges in implementing IPC practices in displaced person and war torn areas
Speaker: Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole 		Cost effectiveness of an Environmental Cleaning programme
Speaker: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick 		How do you know your medical devices are sterile? (Virtual recording)
Speaker: Dr Gerald McDonnell
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Managing AMR in displaced settings
Speaker: Prof. Joost Hopman 		A Cleaner Tomorrow: Strengthening Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) through Multimodal Environmental Cleaning Strategies within the African Context
Speaker: Dr Damilola Adeniyi 		Beyond the Grid: LPG Autoclaves Revolutionizing Infection Control in Rural Africa
Speaker: Mr Neels de Waal
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Managing IPC with minimal resources: What works?
Speaker: Ms Alethea Mashamba 		Cleaners: unrecognised gatekeepers in healthcare
Speaker: Ms Elizma de Klerk 		Challenges in providing sterile medical devices with limited resources
Speaker: Ms Xana Jardine
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 2 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: ECHO Communities of Practice: An Approach to Strengthen AMS in Africa – Lessons Learned From Zambia - SPONSORED BY ECHO TEACH AMS
Speakers: Dr Leonard Bikinesi, Christine Mugo-Sitati, Dr Joseph Chizimu
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 13: OLD PATHOGENS NEW PLACES
Chair: Dr Arifa Parker, Prof Lucille Blumberg 		SESSION 14: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH, TWO WAYS TO ADDRESS URGENT AMS AND IPC NEEDS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES GLOBALLY - SPONSORED BY ICARS
Chair: Dr Annick Lenglet, Dr Alma Tostmann 		SESSION 15: POSTCARDS FROM THE ICAN HUBS AND SOCIETIES - SUCCESS STORIES
Chair: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Prof Ghada Ismail
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Re-emerging of infectious diseases (measles & Polio)
Speaker: Dr Tochi Okwor 		Quality improvement and intervention and implementation research for AMR mitigation in healthcare facilities
Speaker: Dr Annick Lenglet 		Northern and Southern Hubs success stories
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail, Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Vector-borne and zoonosis viruses
Speaker: Prof Wolfgang Preiser 		Success stories from the ICAN West Africa and East Africa Hubs
Speaker: Dr Damilola Adeniyi & Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Real Examples
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM One Health
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi 		An overview of ICAN Central Hub Activities, Challenges, Opportunities, and Success Stories, during their 3 years of operation
Speaker: Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Identifying challenges with antibiotic use in surgical services and implementing evidence-based interventions: a pre-intervention phase
Speakers: Prof Antoinette Bediako-Bowan, Dr Duncan Chanda
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Bioinformatics and tracking outbreaks
Speaker: Prof Andrew Whitelaw
Panel discussion: Moving IPC forward, what works for Africa? How can we implement IPC successfully with minimal resources - the Vision from the hubs
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Rwanda Drive AMS and Ghana Drive AMS (Virtual recording)
Speakers: Joseph Acolatse & Acsa Igizeneza
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM SESSION 16: IMPLEMENTATION OF WASHFIT - TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Chair: Dr Damilola Adeniyi, Mr Petrus Swanepoel 		SESSION 17: ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Chair: Dr Alma Tostmann, Prof Andre Bulabula 		SESSION 18: SAFEGUARDING HEALTH IN EMERGENCIES: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL DURING CRISES - SPONSORED BY UKHSA
Chair: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Mr Anthony Twyman
4:01 PM - 4:15 PM Impact of a multi-component training intervention (Clean Frontline) on microbiological cleanliness in Cambodian referral hospitals: a stepped wedge, cluster randomised, trial
Speaker: Dr Giorgia Gon
4:01 PM - 4:30 PM The WASH Framework: The Role of the Healthcare Worker
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail 		Setting the scene for IPC in emergencies: preparedness, readiness & response, and shortcomings
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Health Professionals' Perceptions On The Establishment Of An Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme At A Tertiary Hospital In Gauteng Province South Africa: A Qualitative Study
Speaker: Dr Hermenegilda Madeira
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Advocating for a Dedicated IPC Budget at Institutional Level, experiences from Zimbabwe at 23 Health Institutions
Speaker: Ms Margaret Muzambi
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM The Importance of WASH in the Health Care Environment
Speaker: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte 		The lack of IPC preparedness: the cost and restriction on IPC response funding
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex (XDR-AB) colonisation and clinical outcomes in neonates: a retrospective case-control study
Speaker: Dr Julia Phambane
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in SA neonates – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Speaker: Prof Vindana Chibabhai
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM The impact of WASH interventions on AMR
Speaker: Dr Claire Kilpatrick 		Applying minimum requirements in IPC to response activities: leveraging the IPC business case
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Impact of Multimodal Strategies on Infection Prevention and Control Capacity at the Primary Healthcare Level in Nigeria
Speaker: Dr Aisha Faruk
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM Genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in Aeromonas Caviae isolates from Patients with Cholera-like Illness during a 2022 -2023 Cholera Outbreak in Malawi
Speaker: Mr Innocent Chibwe
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Integrating different WASH tools - What works for low-resource settings in healthcare facilities
Speaker: Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye
Q&A/discussion
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Assessment of the Pattern of Antimicrobial Use Among Hospitalized Patients in 16 Nigerian Hospitals: a Strategy to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
Speaker: Dr Ifeyinwa Nwafia
Meeting Room 1.40
Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Meet the Expert - Disinfection of endoscopes - SPONSORED BY SAFMED
Speaker: Ms Xana Jardine
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Climate Change and its impact on infectious diseases
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman | Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 10: NAVIGATING THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF DISPLACED PERSONS ON AMR AND IPC
Chair: Ms Alethea Mashamba, Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole 		SESSION 11: HOW CLEAN SHOULD A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT BE?
Chair: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick, Dr Molebogeng Kolojane
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Infection Prevention and Control in Pandemic Preparedness
Speaker: Dr Iman Heweidy 		Missing reservoirs in the healthcare setting
Speaker: Dr Nectarios Papavarnavas
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Challenges in implementing IPC practices in displaced person and war torn areas
Speaker: Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole 		Cost effectiveness of an Environmental Cleaning programme
Speaker: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Managing AMR in displaced settings
Speaker: Prof. Joost Hopman 		A Cleaner Tomorrow: Strengthening Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) through Multimodal Environmental Cleaning Strategies within the African Context
Speaker: Dr Damilola Adeniyi
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Managing IPC with minimal resources: What works?
Speaker: Ms Alethea Mashamba 		Cleaners: unrecognised gatekeepers in healthcare
Speaker: Ms Elizma de Klerk
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 2 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: ECHO Communities of Practice: An Approach to Strengthen AMS in Africa – Lessons Learned From Zambia - SPONSORED BY ECHO TEACH AMS
Speakers: Dr Leonard Bikinesi, Christine Mugo-Sitati, Dr Joseph Chizimu
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 13: OLD PATHOGENS NEW PLACES
Chair: Dr Arifa Parker, Prof Lucille Blumberg 		SESSION 14: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH, TWO WAYS TO ADDRESS URGENT AMS AND IPC NEEDS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES GLOBALLY - SPONSORED BY ICARS
Chair: Dr Annick Lenglet, Dr Alma Tostmann
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Re-emerging of infectious diseases (measles & Polio)
Speaker: Dr Tochi Okwor 		Quality improvement and intervention and implementation research for AMR mitigation in healthcare facilities
Speaker: Dr Annick Lenglet
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Vector-borne and zoonosis viruses
Speaker: Prof Wolfgang Preiser
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Real Examples
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM One Health
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Identifying challenges with antibiotic use in surgical services and implementing evidence-based interventions: a pre-intervention phase
Speakers: Prof Antoinette Bediako-Bowan, Dr Duncan Chanda
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Bioinformatics and tracking outbreaks
Speaker: Prof Andrew Whitelaw
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Rwanda Drive AMS and Ghana Drive AMS (Virtual recording)
Speakers: Joseph Acolatse & Acsa Igizeneza
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM SESSION 16: IMPLEMENTATION OF WASHFIT - TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Chair: Dr Damilola Adeniyi, Mr Petrus Swanepoel 		SESSION 17: ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Chair: Dr Alma Tostmann, Prof Andre Bulabula
4:01 PM - 4:15 PM Impact of a multi-component training intervention (Clean Frontline) on microbiological cleanliness in Cambodian referral hospitals: a stepped wedge, cluster randomised, trial
Speaker: Dr Giorgia Gon
4:01 PM - 4:30 PM The WASH Framework: The Role of the Healthcare Worker
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Health Professionals' Perceptions On The Establishment Of An Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme At A Tertiary Hospital In Gauteng Province South Africa: A Qualitative Study
Speaker: Dr Hermenegilda Madeira
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Advocating for a Dedicated IPC Budget at Institutional Level, experiences from Zimbabwe at 23 Health Institutions
Speaker: Ms Margaret Muzambi
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM The Importance of WASH in the Health Care Environment
Speaker: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex (XDR-AB) colonisation and clinical outcomes in neonates: a retrospective case-control study
Speaker: Dr Julia Phambane
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in SA neonates – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Speaker: Prof Vindana Chibabhai
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM The impact of WASH interventions on AMR
Speaker: Dr Claire Kilpatrick
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Impact of Multimodal Strategies on Infection Prevention and Control Capacity at the Primary Healthcare Level in Nigeria
Speaker: Dr Aisha Faruk
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM Genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in Aeromonas Caviae isolates from Patients with Cholera-like Illness during a 2022 -2023 Cholera Outbreak in Malawi
Speaker: Mr Innocent Chibwe
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Integrating different WASH tools - What works for low-resource settings in healthcare facilities
Speaker: Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Assessment of the Pattern of Antimicrobial Use Among Hospitalized Patients in 16 Nigerian Hospitals: a Strategy to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
Speaker: Dr Ifeyinwa Nwafia

Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Redefining HPV & STI Diagnostics: Innovations for a Healthier Future - SPONSORED BY SEEGENE
Speaker: Donald Westhuizen
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Climate Change and its impact on infectious diseases
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman | Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 12: DECONTAMINATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
Chair: Prof Ghada Ismail, Ms Xana Jardine
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Safe reprocessing of Single Use Devices (SUDs) - Is this possible?
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM How do you know your medical devices are sterile? (Virtual recording)
Speaker: Dr Gerald McDonnell
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Beyond the Grid: LPG Autoclaves Revolutionizing Infection Control in Rural Africa
Speaker: Mr Neels de Waal
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Challenges in providing sterile medical devices with limited resources
Speaker: Ms Xana Jardine
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 2 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: ECHO Communities of Practice: An Approach to Strengthen AMS in Africa – Lessons Learned From Zambia - SPONSORED BY ECHO TEACH AMS
Speakers: Dr Leonard Bikinesi, Christine Mugo-Sitati, Dr Joseph Chizimu
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 15: POSTCARDS FROM THE ICAN HUBS AND SOCIETIES - SUCCESS STORIES
Chair: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Prof Ghada Ismail
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Northern and Southern Hubs success stories
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail, Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Success stories from the ICAN West Africa and East Africa Hubs
Speaker: Dr Damilola Adeniyi & Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM An overview of ICAN Central Hub Activities, Challenges, Opportunities, and Success Stories, during their 3 years of operation
Speaker: Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Panel discussion: Moving IPC forward, what works for Africa? How can we implement IPC successfully with minimal resources - the Vision from the hubs
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM SESSION 18: SAFEGUARDING HEALTH IN EMERGENCIES: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL DURING CRISES - SPONSORED BY UKHSA
Chair: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Mr Anthony Twyman
4:01 PM - 4:15 PM
4:01 PM - 4:30 PM Setting the scene for IPC in emergencies: preparedness, readiness & response, and shortcomings
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM The lack of IPC preparedness: the cost and restriction on IPC response funding
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Applying minimum requirements in IPC to response activities: leveraging the IPC business case
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Q&A/discussion
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Meeting Room 1.40
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Climate Change and its impact on infectious diseases
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman | Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 10: NAVIGATING THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF DISPLACED PERSONS ON AMR AND IPC
Chair: Ms Alethea Mashamba, Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Infection Prevention and Control in Pandemic Preparedness
Speaker: Dr Iman Heweidy
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Challenges in implementing IPC practices in displaced person and war torn areas
Speaker: Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Managing AMR in displaced settings
Speaker: Prof. Joost Hopman
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Managing IPC with minimal resources: What works?
Speaker: Ms Alethea Mashamba
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 2 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: ECHO Communities of Practice: An Approach to Strengthen AMS in Africa – Lessons Learned From Zambia - SPONSORED BY ECHO TEACH AMS
Speakers: Dr Leonard Bikinesi, Christine Mugo-Sitati, Dr Joseph Chizimu
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 13: OLD PATHOGENS NEW PLACES
Chair: Dr Arifa Parker, Prof Lucille Blumberg
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Re-emerging of infectious diseases (measles & Polio)
Speaker: Dr Tochi Okwor
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Vector-borne and zoonosis viruses
Speaker: Prof Wolfgang Preiser
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM One Health
Speaker: Dr Yewande Alimi
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Bioinformatics and tracking outbreaks
Speaker: Prof Andrew Whitelaw
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM SESSION 16: IMPLEMENTATION OF WASHFIT - TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Chair: Dr Damilola Adeniyi, Mr Petrus Swanepoel
4:01 PM - 4:15 PM
4:01 PM - 4:30 PM The WASH Framework: The Role of the Healthcare Worker
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM The Importance of WASH in the Health Care Environment
Speaker: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM The impact of WASH interventions on AMR
Speaker: Dr Claire Kilpatrick
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Integrating different WASH tools - What works for low-resource settings in healthcare facilities
Speaker: Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Meet the Expert - Disinfection of endoscopes - SPONSORED BY SAFMED
Speaker: Ms Xana Jardine
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Climate Change and its impact on infectious diseases
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman | Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 11: HOW CLEAN SHOULD A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT BE?
Chair: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick, Dr Molebogeng Kolojane
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Missing reservoirs in the healthcare setting
Speaker: Dr Nectarios Papavarnavas
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Cost effectiveness of an Environmental Cleaning programme
Speaker: Mrs Briette du Toit Ludick
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM A Cleaner Tomorrow: Strengthening Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) through Multimodal Environmental Cleaning Strategies within the African Context
Speaker: Dr Damilola Adeniyi
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Cleaners: unrecognised gatekeepers in healthcare
Speaker: Ms Elizma de Klerk
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 2 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: ECHO Communities of Practice: An Approach to Strengthen AMS in Africa – Lessons Learned From Zambia - SPONSORED BY ECHO TEACH AMS
Speakers: Dr Leonard Bikinesi, Christine Mugo-Sitati, Dr Joseph Chizimu
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 14: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH, TWO WAYS TO ADDRESS URGENT AMS AND IPC NEEDS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES GLOBALLY - SPONSORED BY ICARS
Chair: Dr Annick Lenglet, Dr Alma Tostmann
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Quality improvement and intervention and implementation research for AMR mitigation in healthcare facilities
Speaker: Dr Annick Lenglet
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Real Examples
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Identifying challenges with antibiotic use in surgical services and implementing evidence-based interventions: a pre-intervention phase
Speakers: Prof Antoinette Bediako-Bowan, Dr Duncan Chanda
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Rwanda Drive AMS and Ghana Drive AMS (Virtual recording)
Speakers: Joseph Acolatse & Acsa Igizeneza
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM SESSION 17: ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Chair: Dr Alma Tostmann, Prof Andre Bulabula
4:01 PM - 4:15 PM Impact of a multi-component training intervention (Clean Frontline) on microbiological cleanliness in Cambodian referral hospitals: a stepped wedge, cluster randomised, trial
Speaker: Dr Giorgia Gon
4:01 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Health Professionals' Perceptions On The Establishment Of An Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme At A Tertiary Hospital In Gauteng Province South Africa: A Qualitative Study
Speaker: Dr Hermenegilda Madeira
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Advocating for a Dedicated IPC Budget at Institutional Level, experiences from Zimbabwe at 23 Health Institutions
Speaker: Ms Margaret Muzambi
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex (XDR-AB) colonisation and clinical outcomes in neonates: a retrospective case-control study
Speaker: Dr Julia Phambane
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in SA neonates – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Speaker: Prof Vindana Chibabhai
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Impact of Multimodal Strategies on Infection Prevention and Control Capacity at the Primary Healthcare Level in Nigeria
Speaker: Dr Aisha Faruk
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM Genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in Aeromonas Caviae isolates from Patients with Cholera-like Illness during a 2022 -2023 Cholera Outbreak in Malawi
Speaker: Mr Innocent Chibwe
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Assessment of the Pattern of Antimicrobial Use Among Hospitalized Patients in 16 Nigerian Hospitals: a Strategy to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
Speaker: Dr Ifeyinwa Nwafia

Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Redefining HPV & STI Diagnostics: Innovations for a Healthier Future - SPONSORED BY SEEGENE
Speaker: Donald Westhuizen
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Climate Change and its impact on infectious diseases
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman | Chair: Prof Folasade Ogunsola
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 12: DECONTAMINATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
Chair: Prof Ghada Ismail, Ms Xana Jardine
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Safe reprocessing of Single Use Devices (SUDs) - Is this possible?
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM How do you know your medical devices are sterile? (Virtual recording)
Speaker: Dr Gerald McDonnell
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Beyond the Grid: LPG Autoclaves Revolutionizing Infection Control in Rural Africa
Speaker: Mr Neels de Waal
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Challenges in providing sterile medical devices with limited resources
Speaker: Ms Xana Jardine
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 2 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: ECHO Communities of Practice: An Approach to Strengthen AMS in Africa – Lessons Learned From Zambia - SPONSORED BY ECHO TEACH AMS
Speakers: Dr Leonard Bikinesi, Christine Mugo-Sitati, Dr Joseph Chizimu
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 15: POSTCARDS FROM THE ICAN HUBS AND SOCIETIES - SUCCESS STORIES
Chair: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Prof Ghada Ismail
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Northern and Southern Hubs success stories
Speaker: Prof Ghada Ismail, Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Success stories from the ICAN West Africa and East Africa Hubs
Speaker: Dr Damilola Adeniyi & Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM An overview of ICAN Central Hub Activities, Challenges, Opportunities, and Success Stories, during their 3 years of operation
Speaker: Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Panel discussion: Moving IPC forward, what works for Africa? How can we implement IPC successfully with minimal resources - the Vision from the hubs
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK - DAY 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM SESSION 18: SAFEGUARDING HEALTH IN EMERGENCIES: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL DURING CRISES - SPONSORED BY UKHSA
Chair: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Mr Anthony Twyman
4:01 PM - 4:15 PM
4:01 PM - 4:30 PM Setting the scene for IPC in emergencies: preparedness, readiness & response, and shortcomings
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM The lack of IPC preparedness: the cost and restriction on IPC response funding
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Applying minimum requirements in IPC to response activities: leveraging the IPC business case
Speaker: Mr Anthony Twyman, Ms Cat Makison Booth
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Q&A/discussion
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Meeting Room 1.40
Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Strengthening Defences: Integrating Infection Control with AMS to combat AMR - SPONSORED BY PFIZER
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Coetzee
CLINIC: Mentoring the Next Generation - Advancing Trained IPC Specialists - SPONSORED BY ICAN
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Acute disaster response then long term intervention in selected cases
Speaker: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman | Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
REFRESHMENT MORNING BREAK - DAY 3
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 19: FRENCH SESSION
Chair: Prof Mamy Randria, Prof Babacar Ndoye 		SESSION 20: WHEN YOU GO OUT IN THE WOODS TODAY... TRAVELLING AROUND
Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Prof Lucille Blumberg 		SESSION 21: WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE BEHAVIOUR CHANGE FOR IPC - INTEGRATED PROGAMMING FOR SAFE AND QUALITY CARE - SPONSORED BY WATERAID
Chair: Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye, Ms Kyla Smith
10:31 AM - 10:45 AM
Opening remarks and setting the scene for WASH and IPC
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Best of IPC 2025
Speaker: Prof Mamy Randria 		Protecting yourself in mass gatherings
Speaker: Dr Salim Parker
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Hygiene behaviour changes in HCF
Mr Elijah Adera
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM The role of the World Health Organization in the assessment of health emergencies in Madagascar: case study from 2017 to 2023
Speaker: Dr Kayoko Gilbert 		Gold Mine or Mine Field
Speaker: Dr Albert de Frey
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM IPC and WASH – Integrating novel, interactive WASH curriculum into ongoing IPC national training programme: A case study from Malawi and learning for other countries
Speaker: Mrs Natasha Kapalamula & Dr Owen Musopole
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Surveillance of HAI in African Countries
Speaker: Prof Babacar Ndoye 		A Pot pourri of travel medicine cases
Speaker: Prof Lucille Blumberg
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Water Quality in Sterilization and Reprocessing: Impact on Instrument Decontamination and Patient Safety
Speaker: Dr Terra Kremer
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Mpox from ACDC
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula 		Diphtheria, re-emerging infections and human migration
Speaker: Dr Arifa Parker
Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 3 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: The healthcare workers role in breaking the chain of infection - SPONSORED BY PATHCARE
Speaker: Dr Amanda Khumalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 22: VACCINE PREVENTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF IPC CONCERN
Chair: Prof Mamy Randria, Dr Arifa Parker 		SESSION 23: OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS
Chair: Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi, Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole 		SESSION 24: BUILDING FACILITIES FOR FUTURE PANDEMICS
Chair: Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya, Mrs Amy Krause
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Mpox : Emerging Challenges
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula 		Adapting IPC Strategies for Primary Care Settings
Speaker: Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole 		7 Flows of healthcare: impact and improvement on infection control
Speaker: Mrs Amy Krause
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Cholera: Ongoing Threats and Responses
Speaker: Dr Tochi Okwor 		TB transmission: What is the risk in community settings?
Speaker: Dr Nectarios Papavarnas 		Making IPC environmentally friendly
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EVD and Marburg (include 7-1-7 approach to outbreak response)
Speaker: Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda 		Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community healthcare settings and outpatients
Speaker: Dr Philip Oshun 		Sustainable Health Care Waste Management - Lessons learned from managing HIV Viral Load testing waste streams - A 5-year experience across 10 African countries
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Oubreak of urban pneumonic plague in Madagascar in 2017: responses, challenges, lessons learned
Speaker: Prof Mamy Randria 		The risk of Family Care Givers in Health Care Associated infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Speaker: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte 		How to prepare Primary Healthcare Facilities for Future Pandemics
Speaker: Mrs Reshma Misra
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker: Prof Benedetta Allegranzi
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz
Meeting Room 1.40
Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Strengthening Defences: Integrating Infection Control with AMS to combat AMR - SPONSORED BY PFIZER
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Coetzee
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Acute disaster response then long term intervention in selected cases
Speaker: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman | Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
REFRESHMENT MORNING BREAK - DAY 3
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 19: FRENCH SESSION
Chair: Prof Mamy Randria, Prof Babacar Ndoye 		SESSION 20: WHEN YOU GO OUT IN THE WOODS TODAY... TRAVELLING AROUND
Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Prof Lucille Blumberg
10:31 AM - 10:45 AM
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Best of IPC 2025
Speaker: Prof Mamy Randria 		Protecting yourself in mass gatherings
Speaker: Dr Salim Parker
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM The role of the World Health Organization in the assessment of health emergencies in Madagascar: case study from 2017 to 2023
Speaker: Dr Kayoko Gilbert 		Gold Mine or Mine Field
Speaker: Dr Albert de Frey
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Surveillance of HAI in African Countries
Speaker: Prof Babacar Ndoye 		A Pot pourri of travel medicine cases
Speaker: Prof Lucille Blumberg
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Mpox from ACDC
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula 		Diphtheria, re-emerging infections and human migration
Speaker: Dr Arifa Parker
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 3 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: The healthcare workers role in breaking the chain of infection - SPONSORED BY PATHCARE
Speaker: Dr Amanda Khumalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 22: VACCINE PREVENTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF IPC CONCERN
Chair: Prof Mamy Randria, Dr Arifa Parker 		SESSION 23: OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS
Chair: Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi, Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Mpox : Emerging Challenges
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula 		Adapting IPC Strategies for Primary Care Settings
Speaker: Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Cholera: Ongoing Threats and Responses
Speaker: Dr Tochi Okwor 		TB transmission: What is the risk in community settings?
Speaker: Dr Nectarios Papavarnas
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EVD and Marburg (include 7-1-7 approach to outbreak response)
Speaker: Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda 		Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community healthcare settings and outpatients
Speaker: Dr Philip Oshun
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Oubreak of urban pneumonic plague in Madagascar in 2017: responses, challenges, lessons learned
Speaker: Prof Mamy Randria 		The risk of Family Care Givers in Health Care Associated infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Speaker: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker: Prof Benedetta Allegranzi
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz

Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
CLINIC: Mentoring the Next Generation - Advancing Trained IPC Specialists - SPONSORED BY ICAN
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Acute disaster response then long term intervention in selected cases
Speaker: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman | Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
REFRESHMENT MORNING BREAK - DAY 3
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 21: WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE BEHAVIOUR CHANGE FOR IPC - INTEGRATED PROGAMMING FOR SAFE AND QUALITY CARE - SPONSORED BY WATERAID
Chair: Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye, Ms Kyla Smith
10:31 AM - 10:45 AM
Opening remarks and setting the scene for WASH and IPC
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Hygiene behaviour changes in HCF
Mr Elijah Adera
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM IPC and WASH – Integrating novel, interactive WASH curriculum into ongoing IPC national training programme: A case study from Malawi and learning for other countries
Speaker: Mrs Natasha Kapalamula & Dr Owen Musopole
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Water Quality in Sterilization and Reprocessing: Impact on Instrument Decontamination and Patient Safety
Speaker: Dr Terra Kremer
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 3 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: The healthcare workers role in breaking the chain of infection - SPONSORED BY PATHCARE
Speaker: Dr Amanda Khumalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 24: BUILDING FACILITIES FOR FUTURE PANDEMICS
Chair: Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya, Mrs Amy Krause
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM 7 Flows of healthcare: impact and improvement on infection control
Speaker: Mrs Amy Krause
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Making IPC environmentally friendly
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sustainable Health Care Waste Management - Lessons learned from managing HIV Viral Load testing waste streams - A 5-year experience across 10 African countries
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM How to prepare Primary Healthcare Facilities for Future Pandemics
Speaker: Mrs Reshma Misra
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker: Prof Benedetta Allegranzi
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz

Meeting Room 1.40
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Acute disaster response then long term intervention in selected cases
Speaker: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman | Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
REFRESHMENT MORNING BREAK - DAY 3
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 19: FRENCH SESSION
Chair: Prof Mamy Randria, Prof Babacar Ndoye
10:31 AM - 10:45 AM
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Best of IPC 2025
Speaker: Prof Mamy Randria
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM The role of the World Health Organization in the assessment of health emergencies in Madagascar: case study from 2017 to 2023
Speaker: Dr Kayoko Gilbert
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Surveillance of HAI in African Countries
Speaker: Prof Babacar Ndoye
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Mpox from ACDC
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 3 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: The healthcare workers role in breaking the chain of infection - SPONSORED BY PATHCARE
Speaker: Dr Amanda Khumalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 22: VACCINE PREVENTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF IPC CONCERN
Chair: Prof Mamy Randria, Dr Arifa Parker
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Mpox : Emerging Challenges
Speaker: Prof Andy Bulabula
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Cholera: Ongoing Threats and Responses
Speaker: Dr Tochi Okwor
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EVD and Marburg (include 7-1-7 approach to outbreak response)
Speaker: Dr Amy E-beth Barrera-Cancedda
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Oubreak of urban pneumonic plague in Madagascar in 2017: responses, challenges, lessons learned
Speaker: Prof Mamy Randria
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker: Prof Benedetta Allegranzi
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz

Meeting Room 1.61 - 1.62
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Strengthening Defences: Integrating Infection Control with AMS to combat AMR - SPONSORED BY PFIZER
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Coetzee
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Acute disaster response then long term intervention in selected cases
Speaker: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman | Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
REFRESHMENT MORNING BREAK - DAY 3
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 20: WHEN YOU GO OUT IN THE WOODS TODAY... TRAVELLING AROUND
Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar, Prof Lucille Blumberg
10:31 AM - 10:45 AM
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Protecting yourself in mass gatherings
Speaker: Dr Salim Parker
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Gold Mine or Mine Field
Speaker: Dr Albert de Frey
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM A Pot pourri of travel medicine cases
Speaker: Prof Lucille Blumberg
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Diphtheria, re-emerging infections and human migration
Speaker: Dr Arifa Parker
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 3 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: The healthcare workers role in breaking the chain of infection - SPONSORED BY PATHCARE
Speaker: Dr Amanda Khumalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 23: OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS
Chair: Mrs Mfiekwe Eveline Ngwayi, Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM Adapting IPC Strategies for Primary Care Settings
Speaker: Ms Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM TB transmission: What is the risk in community settings?
Speaker: Dr Nectarios Papavarnas
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community healthcare settings and outpatients
Speaker: Dr Philip Oshun
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM The risk of Family Care Givers in Health Care Associated infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Speaker: Mr Nkwan Jacob Gobte
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker: Prof Benedetta Allegranzi
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz

Meeting Room 1.63 - 1.64
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM REGISTRATION - DAY 3
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
CLINIC: Mentoring the Next Generation - Advancing Trained IPC Specialists - SPONSORED BY ICAN
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Acute disaster response then long term intervention in selected cases
Speaker: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman | Chair: Prof Shaheen Mehtar
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
REFRESHMENT MORNING BREAK - DAY 3
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 21: WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE BEHAVIOUR CHANGE FOR IPC - INTEGRATED PROGAMMING FOR SAFE AND QUALITY CARE - SPONSORED BY WATERAID
Chair: Mr Abayneh Melaku Manaye, Ms Kyla Smith
10:31 AM - 10:45 AM
Opening remarks and setting the scene for WASH and IPC
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Hygiene behaviour changes in HCF
Mr Elijah Adera
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM IPC and WASH – Integrating novel, interactive WASH curriculum into ongoing IPC national training programme: A case study from Malawi and learning for other countries
Speaker: Mrs Natasha Kapalamula & Dr Owen Musopole
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Water Quality in Sterilization and Reprocessing: Impact on Instrument Decontamination and Patient Safety
Speaker: Dr Terra Kremer
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM DAY 3 - LUNCH AND POSTER ROUNDS
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM LUNCH SESSION: The healthcare workers role in breaking the chain of infection - SPONSORED BY PATHCARE
Speaker: Dr Amanda Khumalo
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 24: BUILDING FACILITIES FOR FUTURE PANDEMICS
Chair: Ms Chipo Gwayagwaya, Mrs Amy Krause
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM 7 Flows of healthcare: impact and improvement on infection control
Speaker: Mrs Amy Krause
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Making IPC environmentally friendly
Speaker: Prof Joost Hopman
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sustainable Health Care Waste Management - Lessons learned from managing HIV Viral Load testing waste streams - A 5-year experience across 10 African countries
Speaker: Mr Edward Krisiunas
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM How to prepare Primary Healthcare Facilities for Future Pandemics
Speaker: Mrs Reshma Misra
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker: Prof Benedetta Allegranzi
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS
Chair: Prof Chedly Azzouz

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