Specialised Ventilation in Healthcare Premises (SVHP)
(creating a suitable environment and its role in infection control)
Tuesday 6 - Thursday 8 November 2012
Programme
The 2012 programme and registration form will be available to view approximately 3 months prior to the course date. You can, however, download the 2011 programme and course brochure and programme from the right-hand column, titled "In this section".
WHAT OUR PREVIOUS DELEGATES SAY
"A fantastic learning experience. Quite possibly the most valuable use of my time in many years. Highly recommended!!!" - Nightingale Intensiv Systems International.
"If you only do one course on this subject make sure it’s this one!! Malcolm Thomas is a first class lecturer." - Oxford Radcliffe NHS Hospitals Trust.
"Whatever your role and responsibilities are within the healthcare industry, this course gives you a foundation of understanding of SVHP that will ensure you contribute towards the best care of the patient." - SKANSKA Facilities Services.
"This course is an invaluable guide; it allows the beginning of an essential dialogue between infection control professionals and engineers." - Great Ormond Street Hospital.
"Well organised course covering all important issues, enabling me know where to look and ask for relevant guidance related to specialised ventilation." - Pennie Acute Hospital.
"Extremely useful as it brings together people from all over the industry e.g. NHS, PFI, Manufacturers, Trainers and end users etc into one location to look at issues from each of the aforementioned perspectives." - Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust.
Course Aims
This residential course has been organised by the University of Leeds in conjunction with the NHS. It will examine the specific requirements for the provision of ventilation in Healthcare Premises and explain the thinking behind current standards. Hospitals are full of vunerable people, if the ventilation is inappropriate or inadequate the results can be grave.
- Operating theatres
- Patient treatment and isolation rooms
- X-Ray and imaging suites
- Pathology laboratories
- Pharmaceutical preparation areas
- Sterile services packing rooms
- Estates workshops
- Mortuaries and post mortem rooms
These all need to be ventilated in order to provide a safe and suitable environment for patients and staff. Many activities are subject to specific statutory requirements designed to control exposure to airborne hazards.
Who will benefit from this course?
This course will take a holistic look at the need for ventilation in healthcare premises and how it can be best provided. It will therefore be of particular interest to:
- Capital project managers
- Infection control personnel and team leaders
- Operating department managers
- Trust risk assessment managers
- Estates and Facilities managers
and other Healthcare professionals who are involved with the provision, performance or operation of specialised ventilation systems, for example;
- Consulting engineers
- Project management groups
- Equipment manufacturers
- Test and Validation specialists
In fact, anyone with an interest in the provision of ventilation for the Healthcare sector will find the course of benefit, as it wil inform them of the clients' needs.
Presentation format
The course will consist of lectures and group workshops supported by a small exhibition of typical equipment. It will be fully residential held over three days, equating to 19.5 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). There will be an optional examination at the end of the course for those who wish proof of knowledge gained.
Speakers:
Malcolm Thomas - Course director
- Consulting Engineer
- Lead author of HTM 03-01 (2007): Ventilation in Healthcare Premises.
- Technical author HBN 4; Supplement 1 (2005); Isolation facilities in an acute setting.
- Appointed "Subject matter expert (Ventilation)" for DH Estates and facilities
- Fellow of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management - IHEEM
- Member of the Hospital Infection Society - HIS
Craig MacKintosh
- Principal Clinical Scientist and Head of Medical Microbiology at Wirral NHS Trust. Contributor to the Lidwell report on "Ventilation in Operating Suites"
- Advisor and contributor to DV4 "Ventilation of Operating Departments - a design guide" and both HTM 2025 and HTM 03 that have replaced it.
- Member of the Hospital Infection Society - HIS
A range of other specialists drawn from the NHS will present individual sessions
equipment display session
As in previous years, there will be a small equipment display session run in association with this course. Companies wishing to have a display should contact us as soon as possible.
Course Venue
The course will be held entirely at Weetwood Hall Hotel and Conference Centre in Leeds.
Course Fee AND Accommodation
This course is a residential course and the fee includes refreshments, lunches, evening meals, bed and breakfast accommodation at The Village Hotel and all written materials, from registration to the close of the course..
2012 - TBC
2011 Course Fee £1,215
For those wishing to stay at the hotel on Tuesday 8 November also we can book bed and breakfast accommodation on behalf of delegates for an additional charge to be confirmed.
Contact Information
For further details or to register on this course please contact:
Jo Robinson,
CPD, Conference & Events Co-ordinator,
CPD, Conference & Events Unit,
Engineering Research & Innovation Service
Faculty of Engineering, c/o School of Civil Engineering, Room 209,
University of Leeds, LEEDS, LS2 9JT.
Telephone: + 44 (0)113 343 2494 Fax.: + 44 (0)113 343 2511
Email: cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk
