Topics in Infection: 50 years in Clinical Infection

Friday 31 January 2025, 8:45AM - 6:30PM GMT

Event Venue: Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN

Now in its 50th year, Topics in Infection is an important in-person meeting for colleagues working in clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, public health, infection prevention and control, and science. For this special anniversary year, the extensive one-day programme showcases talks from leading experts on the progress in key areas of infection over the last 50 years, as well as updates on recent “hot topics” in all aspects of infectious diseases. The meeting also includes a reception designed to maximise opportunities for networking, renewing old connections and forming new collaborations. The programme for this meeting has been awarded 7 CPD credits.

Delivered in partnership with Barts Health and the UK Health Security Agency, this year’s Topics in Infection will take place in person on Friday 31 January 2025. The day will run from 9am to 6.30pm (GMT), including a reception.

This event is in-person only; however, we are hoping to record parts of the event and will be looking to make that available after the meeting for a fee.

Registration fees include:

Access to all sessions
Lunch and refreshments
Reception ticket
Certificate of attendance

RSTMH is delighted to offer a 10% discount on group bookings of 10. If you require an invoice to be raised or have any questions about the meeting, please email amelia [dot] fincham [at] rstmh [dot] org

Programme

08:45	Registration
09:10	Welcome and introduction Tamar Ghosh, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
09:10	50 years of public health interventions to reduce infections Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England and chief medical adviser to the UK government, Consultant NHS physician at UCLH and The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
09:50	Microbiology through the Ages Professor Armine Sefton, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Microbiology at Queen Mary, University of London
10:30	Refreshments and networking
10:50	Avian flu and risks to human health: from geese in Guangdong in 1997 to US cows in 2024 Professor Nicola Lewis, Director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Response Francis Crick Institute and Professor in One Health Evolutionary Biology at the Royal Veterinary College
11:30	From crisis to control: reflections on four decades of HIV therapeutic advances Professor Anna Maria Geretti, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy and North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK
12:10	Medical Mycology: Past and Future Challenges Professor Tom Rogers , Emeritus Professor, Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin
12:50	Lunch
13:50	Experiences in clinical infection globally through the last 50 years Professor David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at LSHTM and a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre on Universal Health at Chatham House, London
14:30	The changing landscape of Mosquito-borne diseases in the UK & continental Europe in the era of global warming Dr Jolyon Medlock, Medical Entomologist at the UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down
15:10	Infection Surveillance: from 50 years ago to 50 years in the future Professor Robin May, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Birmingham
15:50	Refreshments and networking
16:10	Tuberculosis: Can past lessons help with the challenges of today? Dr John Moore-Gillon, Consultant Physician Emeritus, St Bartholomew’s Hospital
16:50	What’s new in the world of viral haemorrhagic fevers Dr Jake Dunning, Consultant and Hon. Clinical Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases at the Royal Free Hospital, London
17:30	Summation and close Tamar Ghosh, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
17:35 – 18:30	Networking and drinks reception

Speakers

We are delighted to announce our confirmed speakers so far for this year's Topic in Infection:

Professor Anna Maria Geretti, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy and North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK
Professor Armine Sefton, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Microbiology at Queen Mary, University of London
Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England and chief medical adviser to the UK government, Consultant NHS physician at UCLH and The Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Professor David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at LSHTM and a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre on Universal Health at Chatham House, London
Dr Jake Dunning, Consultant and Hon. Clinical Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases at the Royal Free Hospital, London
Dr John Moore-Gillon, Consultant Physician Emeritus, St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Dr Jolyon Medlock, Medical Entomologist at the UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down
Professor Nicola Lewis, Director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Response Francis Crick Institute and Professor in One Health Evolutionary Biology at the Royal Veterinary College
Professor Robin May, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Birmingham
Professor Tom Rogers, Emeritus Professor, Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin

Exhibition and Sponsorship

We would like to welcome you to exhibit and sponsor the forthcoming 50th Annual Topics in Infection conference. Please find our prospectus and booking form below. Do email Amelia, amelia [dot] fincham [at] rstmh [dot] org, if you have any questions.