Thursday, September 17, 2026

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

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Overview

Rethinking Surgical Site Infections: Complexity, Environmental Impact and the Path to Prevention
Speaker: Ross Lathan, Chief Sustainability Lead, NIHR, UK

PreciSSIon, preventing SSI across a region: evolution of an SSI bundle.
Speakers: Dr. Lesley Jordan, Lead Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist, UK
Speaker: Anne Pullyblank, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, UK

We will discuss:
Collaborative improvement work in West of England to standardise care and developing a novel SSI bundle for elective and emergency colorectal surgery and caesarean births to reduce SSI
Development of digital SSI surveillance
Evaluation of advanced wound care dressings

Essity sponsored symposium