Topics in Infection: 50 years in Clinical Infection

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 showcased 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 included a reception designed to maximise opportunities for networking, renewing old connections and forming new collaborations.

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

UKHSA employees are entitled to a 10% discount off the recordings for Topics in Infection: 50 years in Clinical Infection. 

For any questions about the event or for invoice enquiries, or to purchase the recordings of talks and receive 7 CPD credits please email amelia.fincham@rstmh.org

Speakers

• 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