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 morten 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.

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 17 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.

 

Exhibition

As in previous years, there will be an exhibition run in association with this course.

For further details or to register on this course please contact:
CPD Course Co-ordinator,
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Unit ,
Faculty of Engineering, c/o Civil Engineering, Room 209,
University of Leeds, LEEDS, LS2 9JT.
Telephone: + 44 (0)113 343 8104 Fax.: + 44 (0)113 343 2511
Or visit the website below:

http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/cpd/SVHP.shtml

 

The IHEEM Conference and Exhibition will take place on the 14th and 15th of October at the Harrogate International Centre. A full conference programme and online booking is now available.

 

All accommodation requirements for the conference are being organised by Reservations Highway. Please click here to view the accommodation available and to make a booking. 

 

For more information, please contact Nicola Oliver, Events Manager on 02392 823186 or email events@iheem.org.uk

The Development Centre Programme offer the opportunity for individuals to evaluate themselves against a series of management competencies and identify their strengths and development needs. The Centre provides a "safe environment" with its success enhanced by an objective, criteria-based process.

Designed for aspiring directors and senior managers, the Development Centre Programme supports the National Facilities Management Workforce Strategy. The Programme is approved, and supported, by IHEEm and HeFMA.

 

Over a briefing and a 2 day residential stay the Development Centre Programme enables you to demonstrate your skills, behaviours and attitudes within different activities and situations.

The Development Centre Programme enables you to review your existing competencies against the defined competency profiles for:

A one day workshop being held at Croke Park, Dublin on the 17th September will cover Guidance for Water and Ventilation Systems in Healthcare.

 

The workshop will:

Introduce delegates to the HTM 03 Ventilation systems and HTM 04 Water systems and the guidance contained therein

 

It will also cover the whole concept of Infection Control providing an understanding of the legionella and ventilation contribution and risks.

 

Please click here for futher details on the course and a booking form can also be downloaded by clicking on the link above.

 

This is an Health Service Journal event supported by IHEEM.

Sustainability is no longer an  optional consideration for healthcare buildings – it is a core component of intelligent estates design, construction and management in today’s transforming NHS.

Delivering sustainable healthcare buildings, benefiting the wider community and enhancing all aspects of the patient experience, are national imperatives.

In order to meet the 2010 energy targets, lead as a good corporate citizen and achieve long-term efficiency gains for your Trust, the time has come to up your game in this crucial agenda.

HSJ is proud to bring you a unique national event, delivering the practical tools and strategic direction you need to put sustainability at the heart of your building design and estate management.

For more information please go to www.hsj-sustainablebuildings.co.uk

 

Since its release last year, ‘HTM 07-10 Safe management of healthcare waste’ has dominated discussions on healthcare waste issues. The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 define and regulate the segregation and movement of hazardous waste in England and Wales from the point of production to the final disposal or recovery. The aim of HTM 07-10 is to help people to comply with the legislation and to ensure better, more appropriate segregation. This workshop’s principal aim is to share the experiences of those who have had to put policy into practice.

The NHS must continuously seek to improve its efficiency, productivity and performance in order to provide the best value for taxpayers’ money, recognising that best care and best value go together. It must be committed to the sustainable use of resources and aim to reduce use of energy and other natural resources, minimise production of waste and contribute to the sustainable development of the wider community Innovative approaches in this area not only make sense from an environmental standpoint, but can also make big financial savings!

Aims: This event provides an opportunity to hear the views of a number of those agencies, which working in partnership, will scope the future direction of the management of healthcare waste.

 

For more information on the event please click here to download further details.

http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/aps/appliedscience/envsci/research-consultancy/hcwrr

 

 

The recent incident at the RoyalMarsdenHospitalreminds us all of the major potential threat that fire poses to the lives and health of everyone, particularly patients.  Hospitals and healthcare premises should have fire safety strategies based on avoiding fire, rapid detection and progressive evacuation.  This one day conference will explore the need to assess and review these fire strategies, highlight the changes to Part K: Guidance on fire risk assessment in complex healthcare premises and will discuss the implications of the investigation of healthcare fires.

This one day conference will give you the opportunity to hear from the Department of Health and BRE Global experts on today’s fire safety issues for hospitals.

For more information click on the following link. www.bre.co.uk/firehealthcheck.

IHEEM Members are eligible for 10% discount on the delegate rate.

A one day conference to explore the need for up to date fire strategies, highlight the changes to Part K:Guidance on fire risk assessment in complex healthcare premises and discuss case studies on fire safety design for hospitals throughout the UK.Speakers include the Department of Health,NAHFO and BRE Global Experts. For full details please visit www.bre.co.uk/firehealthcheck.

 

10% discount to IHEEM, NAFO and IFE Members.

 

HBI and the Northern Ireland IHEEM Branch would like to invite you to the first Legionella and Indoor Air Quality seminar specifically designed for the healthcare sector responsible for maintenance and infection control.

Malcolm Thomas is an independent consultant specialising in healthcare ventilation. He is the Lead author of HTM 03-01: Ventilation in Healthcare Premises (2007) and the previous version HTM 2025 (1994).

He is a visiting lecturer from the University of Leeds and director of “Specialised Ventilation in Healthcare Premises” course. As well as an Academic board member, speaker and examiner of the post graduate courses for Pharmacists at the University. Lecturer on the Health Protection Agency (HPA) “Diploma in Healthcare Infection” post graduate course at Eastwood Park, Falfield.

He is a Member of the Hospital Infection Society (HIS), a Fellow of IHEEM and a member of the CIBSE Healthcare group.

Tom Makin is actively involved in diagnostic Medical Microbiology for over 30 years, and is the Directorate Manager of the Department of Medical Microbiology at the Royal Liverpool University Hospitals.

He has researched extensively into environmental aspects of Legionnaires’ disease, and has assessed the effectiveness of various measures in the control of Legionella bacteria in water systems. He has published many papers on this topic in scientific and technical journals, and has presented over 200 papers on Legionella at various conferences and seminars both nationally and internationally.

Healthy Buildings International (HBI) is one of the earliest pioneers of the ‘Healthy Buildings, Healthy People’ Philosophy, now recognised by businesses all over the world and enshrined in international law. Founded in 1980 we now provide a global service, and offer a range of services on a local basis to assist the building manager in providing a safe and healthy building environment for employees and visitors. With our experience and qualified consulting team we are experts in helping you with: Air Quality, Water Quality, Environmental Services, Occupational Health, Health & Safety. From our offices in Belfast, Dublin, Cork & Galway, we are trusted by a wide range of customers in the health sector across Ireland, to help them meet legislative and health and safety requirements.

 

Location: Galgorm Resort & Spa, Ballymena

For more information please click here:

http://hbi.ie.previewyoursites.com/ezine/ezinev2.htm 

The new Health Building Note 00-07 is one of the first of a new suite of HBN's to be published. The HBN provides guidance on developing NHS facilities that are resilient to a range of threats and hazards. Resilience is the ability of the building and its services to withstand the impact of an incident or emergency.The HBN provides a strategic approach to resilience planning and technical guidance on measures to enhance resilience. The HBN is relevant to the whole NHS estate, including private sector premises providing NHS healthcare or other services to the NHS. The seminars will aim to introduce the HBN 00-07 and give some background to the theory behind resilience planning and how this can be converted into procurement and design process of new builds, along with how it can be incorporated into existing facilities. Case studies will show how resilience planning has been utilised in dealing with incident or emergencies and what can be learnt from these situations.

This seminar is essential for all Estates and Facilities Directors and Managers who need to ensure that their facilities are resilient to any impact occuring from an incident or emergency.

 

For more information on the programme or to download a booking form please click here

 

This event will take place at the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston on Wednesday 11th June and at The Royal Academy of Engineering, Carlton House Terrace, London on Wednesday 18th June.

 

You can also book online through the link at the top of the page. Any queries, please contact Nicola Oliver on 02392 823186.

 

This conference is designed to address some of the issues raised by Checklist 3 of L8 (Page 53) and produce some answers to formulate guidance on each system discussed. The second day will address premises such as care homes and multi-tenanted properties with particular problems, some of which have experienced outbreaks of legionnaires'disease in the past,but all of which could pose a significant risk if not properly managed.

This conference has been designed to bring together high quality speakers from the UK and wider afield to set the scene leading into structured workshops each afternoon. Each of the speakers has been carefully selected for their particular knowledge leading to an excellent exchange of ideas and information, and a new approach to the subject.

Both days will end with comprehensive feedback sessions.

 

More information on this event can be found under www.wmsoc.org.uk or by calling the Conference Office at The Water Mangement Society on 01827 289 558.

The Estates and Facilities healthcare advisory group and The Institute of Healthcare Management Special Interest Group and the Local Authority are holding a full day workshop on 14th May 2008.

The day will allow time to work with educationalists and develop a model of working that can be shared and replicated across the country. The outcomes of this day will be publicised and shared with the expectation that others may find the model useful but also so other success stories from other parts of the country can be highlighted and excellent practice shared.

The increased focus on the Estates and Facilities services within the NHS means that more than ever we need to ensure a workforce with the skills and knowledge that patients expect but also experience in the behaviour of the staff.

The day will allow NHS managers to explore how, when and what their role should be.

The EFM Healthcare Advisory Group is working with The Doncaster College and the Local Authority supporting their national bids for 14-19 Diplomas in Hospitality and Catering, Engineering and Society, Health and Development but it needs people working within the service to play a part as well.

Please come and share your views, thoughts, experience and importantly your successes so that others can learn from them.

Contact June Lancaster on 07775942775 or Bev Denton on 078913118886

Please click here for details of CPD provided by the University of Leeds.Further dates are listed in the attached document.

There have been major developments in healthcare in recent years to cater for Ireland’s responsibilities for health and social care needs. But to date there has been no single conference and exhibition that offers a platform to discuss practical issues and challenges facing professionals delivering health services in a range of healthcare facilities. Healthcare Ireland is that event – a multi-discipline ‘combined Ireland’ conference and exhibition that focuses on the application of science, technology and best practice in delivering health services across the board from designing healthcare facilities to patient care, from infection control to communication skills and leadership to teamwork.

 

Who should attend?

Healthcare Ireland is designed to address the needs of clinical, nursing and management teams responsible for patient care and delivery of services, as well as those challenged with the design, construction, maintenance and management of healthcare facilities including:

Acute hospitals, care homes, community based care, county hospitals, general hospitals, regional health bodies, surgeries, hospices.

FREE to attend

Healthcare Ireland is designed to offer the best possible value combined with the highest quality speakers. Accordingly, all conference papers and sessions are free to attend.

 

www.healthcare-ireland.com

 

For more information please click here.

Designed for aspiring directors and senior managers, the Development Centre Programme supports the national Facilities Management Workforce Strategy. The Programme is approved, and supported, by the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) and the Health Facilities Management Association (HeFMA).

Over a briefing day and a 2 day residential stay the Development Centre Programme enables you to demonstrate your skills, behaviours and attitudes within different activities and situations.

The use of psychometric instruments, case studies, presentations, discussions and interviews, offer the opportunity for you to be yourself and provide evidence to demonstrate your degree of competence against agreed criteria.

At the end of the Centre you will have a ‘facilitator’ (drawn from the Observer Team) who will provide personal and objective feedback to help in the preparation of your Personal Development Plan.

For more information please click here to download a flyer. (PDF version available here)

Course Module 1: What is Nanomedicine?

This one-day introductory course, delivered in partnership with Cranfield University, is aimed at clinicians, researchers, industry professionals and others who require a broad overview of the new field of nanomedicine and its amazing implications for 21st Century medicine.

London (18 April 2008)

Course Module 2: Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery and Theranostics

This one-day course, presented in collaboration with the London School of Pharmacy, will outline how nanoscience and nanotechnology can be used to improve the precision and effectiveness of drug targeting to reduce toxicity and increase the effectiveness of drugs, in cancer and other diseases.

London (19 June 2008)

Course Module 3: NanoBiosensors

This one-day course, delivered in partnership with Cranfield University, will cover the application of nanotechnology to highly sensitive, miniature analytical devices that incorporate biological material, biologically-derived materials and biomimetic materials.

Cranfield (27 May 2008)

Workshop: Smart Nanomaterials and Nanostructured Surfaces

A one-day interactive workshop bringing together materials scientists, medical researchers and clinicians to examining how nanotechnology can be applied to the development of “intelligent” new medical materials to address real clinical problems.

Cambridge (10 June 2008)

Course Module 4: Nanodiagnostics

A one-day course, delivered in collaboration with Strathclyde University, which will review new developments in nanotechnology as applied to IVDs, including lab-on-a-chip devices, DNA chips, nanoarrays, etc.

Glasgow (24 July 2008)

Workshop: Nanotechnology in Medical Devices

A one-day interactive workshop for clinicians, researchers and industry aimed at examining how nanotechnology can be applied to bring new functionality across the hugely diverse field of medical devices.

Sheffield (23 September 2008)

Course Module 5: Regenerative Medicine

A one-day course covering the latest advances in tissue engineering, and cell and gene therapy. Hear about nanoscaffolds, cell growth stimulation,

 

Click here for more information.

 

7-8 April 2008 at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK

 

This third and final conference of the series has three concurrent tracks, covering Operations, Information and Data Management, and Communication.   The three tracks will progress through the themes of planning and preparedness, security and initial responses, incident management and aftermath, and finally risk management – are we sharing?  There a distinguished line-up of speakers, and a 16-stand trade exhibition.

 

What the meeting will cover

The previous two international conferences on Water Contamination Emergencies dealt with whether the UK could cope with typical emergencies and the issue of enhancing our response to possible malicious acts of contamination. 

 

This third international conference seeks to encourage global sharing of lessons learnt and collaborative research leading to adoption of best practice, so that all organisations with responsibilities in the Water Contamination field continue to show effective preparedness. 

 

Who the meeting is aimed at

The conference will deal with the full range of potential contaminations scenarios (chemical, biological, radiological) and will provide a significant networking opportunity.

 

It will be of strategic, tactical and operational interest to civil contingency organisations, emergency planners, health professionals and associated organisations, local authorities, regulators, service and support providers, detection equipment suppliers, disaster recovery specialists, remediation companies, research organisations and water companies.

 

Programme

There will be three concurrent tracks:   Operations, Information and Data Management, and Communication, and all three tracks will cover the themes of planning and preparedness, security and initial response, and incident management and aftermath.    The up-to-date programme may be found on the event website,

 

Attendee areas of interest

Two of the conference objectives are to:

v  share best practice

v  promote networking amongst experts

and to help to achieve this a questionnaire is being circulated to all registered attendees for completion in advance of the conference.

 

Bookings

The themes are proving popular, and the event is filling up quickly – so, if you want to be involved with this topical conference, book now to guarantee one of the limited number of places left.   Registration fees for the two days are £400 plus VAT (or £350 plus VAT for members of the RSC, SCI and IWO, our principal sponsors).

 

Proceedings

Proceedings for this conference may be booked online now at a discounted rate, with a further reduction if both these and the previous conference’s proceedings are bought together.

 

For more information click here.

During the last year, around 20,000 medical procedures were conducted by means of surgeon controlled robot. This increased use makes for many questions in the future of robotic surgery. The challenges of sensory guided surgical robots are abundant and varied. Particular issues are manipulation and gripping, especially during suturing. For continued success, there must be multidisciplinary collaboration between engineers and surgeons.

This seminar will provide substantial debate on the obstacles faced by both parties. Experts in keyhole surgery and orthopaedic surgery, along with the creators of evolutionary surgical robots, will provide views and set a platform for discussion.

This seminar will provide a state-of-the-art update on robotic surgery in the UK, Europe, the USA and China, with keynote speeches from leading international figures. The event will also feature a half-day live transmission from Da Vinci robotic surgery theatre.

Attending will help you:

Understand latest developments in the advanced operation of surgical robots Recognise key issues in robotic surgery Debate future directions in robotic surgery Increase knowledge of robot-surgeon interaction Seek specific help from the assembled experts Gain insight through patients feedback Watch an experienced surgeon perform surgery using a robot Improve comprehension via questions and answer sessions with the assembled experts Consider the ethical issues involved Meet greet and network with surgeons, engineers and hospital management executives

Who Should Attend

Engineers, Surgeons, Scientists, Medical Students, Nurses, Consultants and Hospital Management.

For the event brochure/or to register please visit:

www.imeche.org/events/roboticsurgery

Intelligent and successful estates planning must now integrate multiple agendas – from implementing new business models of PCT and provider ownership, to reducing carbon emissions and infection risk in healthcare buildings. This essential and timely Health Service Journal conference will provide the tools and strategies now needed, to provide patient-focused healthcare environments that build strong foundations for service transformation and improvement.

 

This forward-looking event will unite national authorities in delivering tools and

strategies for innovative healthcare estates planning and management:

 

·         Redesigning healthcare estates to facilitate the service shift from secondary to primary care

·         Embedding flexibility, sustainability and infection control at the core of building design and

·         management, in both old and new builds

·         Navigating the changing NHS terrain of provider arm decommissioning and new property

·         ownership arrangements

·         Overcoming LIFT and PFI funding challenges and expanding your financial options and

·         commercial acumen

·         Forging cross-sector working partnerships to deliver co-located health and public service

·         centres, delivering the ‘health and wellbeing’ agenda

 

Gain the strategies you need to strengthen the very foundations of NHS modernisation

through innovative healthcare estates planning and management

 

IHEEM members are elibgible for a 10% booking discount.

 

Click here to download the special IHEEM booking form.

Lets Discuss the Future of Fire Investigation & Research, BRE Watford

20th February

 

Fire Safety Design Course for Hospitals, BRE Watford

27 February, 27 March, 30 April, 11 June

 

Fire Safety Management Course for Hospitals, BRE Watford

26 February, 26 March, 29 April, 10 June

 

Fire Risk Assessment, 4 day course, BRE Watford.

5-8th February, 4-7 March,

 

Full details and online booking for all events can be found at http://www.redbooklive.com/professionaldevelopment.jsp

This set of seminars is designed to address issues surrounding the management of waste in Healthcare Facilities, to make sense of the legislation and guidance currently available and their implications to the Healthcare Estate. By attending this seminar delegates will be able to implement knowledge gained at their Trusts and Facilities, enabling them to make improvements to procedures and practises that could reduce inefficiencies and wastage allowing for financial savings that could be better invested in patient care.

 

Published in December 2006 the new HTM07-01 replaces the Health Services Advisory Committee’s guidance document ‘Safe disposal of clinical waste’ of 1999. The document has been produced as a best practice guide to the management of healthcare waste and to help healthcare organisations and other producers meet legislative requirements. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) published in 2007, aims to minimise the impact of electrical and electronic goods on the environment, by increasing re-use and recycling and reducing the amount of WEEE going to landfill. This guidance will have implications for the Healthcare Estate that all those involved with Estates and Facilities should be aware of.

For more information on the programme or to download a booking for click here.

This event will take place at the Birmingham Heartlands NHS Trust Education Centre on Wednesday the 13th February  and in London on the 27th February at The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

You can also book online through the link at the top of the page. Any queries please contact Louise Corfield on 02392 823186.

This event is hosted by Pall Medical.

 

Theme

Waterborne Contamination of the Hospital Water Supply

Aims/Objectives

To raise awareness of waterborne organisms and their clinical significance.

Delegate Benefits

To gain an in-depth understanding of the latest clinical literature into waterborne micro-organisms and their effect on the high-risk patient population. This workshop will be of particular interest to people involved in Health Facilities, Intensive Care, Infection Control, Microbiology, Cystic Fibrosis and Wound Care.

Summary

• The effects of water-borne diseases on high-risk patients • The presence of Pseudomonas spp, Stenotrophomonas spp and Burkholderia spp in the Hospital water supply • Presentation of evidence-based peer-reviewed literature • Enhance awareness of the clinical problems associated with contaminated water • Potential solutions to mitigate the presence of water-borne micro-organisms

Speakers

Professor Kevin G Kerr, Consultant Microbiologist/Hon Clinical Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology For more information follow this link.

IHEEM is pleased to offer in conjunction with JC Consultancy a four day Project Management Course offering the IPMA Level D Professional Qualification in Project Management, with examinations on the last day to all members.

 

Upon completion of the course, all participants will gain not only the most up to date Project Management skills and techniques from an internationally accepted Competency baseline, but also possess the extra edge over their competitors and fellow professionals.

 

Participants who successfully pass the examination will be entitled to use the letters CPMA (Certified Project Management Associate) after their names in accordance with IPMA rules.

 

The course is recognised by IHEEM and most other Professional Institutions for CPD etc.

 

As IHEEM members you are entitled to a 10% discount of the delegate fees. For more information please see http://www.jc-consultancy.com/ or contact John Colville at johncolville@btconnect.com 

Managing the change, delivering success.

Bevan Brittan LLP, London Fleet Place House, 2 Fleet Place EC4M 7RF

Building upon the success of our previous joint initiatives, two of the most respected and innovative advisors in the healthcare market, Bevan Brittan and King Sturge, have joined forces again for a new programme of seminars with a new, lively and more interactive format.

This seminar is aimed at those in the NHS with a strategic interest in estates matters and takes a fresh look at ten topical areas of concern, including:

• Estatecode – what the new flexibilities will mean for you. Turnaround – how can your estate deliver quick wins? 
• Corporate Social Responsibility – how does this affect the healthcare estate? 
• Sustainable Development – how NHS assets and resources can make a contribution to community regeneration 
• Section 106's – making them pay 
• Getting into bed with the private sector – some estates implications 
• LIFT – what does the future hold?
• Controlling overheads – managing capital charges and business rates 
• Provider Arms – the end of PCT estate ownership?
• FTs and Property Transactions – getting used to a new way of doing business

To register visit www.bevanbrittan.co.uk, email michelle.bullock@bevanbrittan.com or telephone 0870 194 7814.