Join leading experts and frontline professionals for a one-day deep dive into the latest threats, treatments, and strategies in infectious disease control.
What to Expect
- Emerging Infectious Diseases: Trends, surveillance, and global impact
- High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCIDs): Identification, containment, and response
- HIV: Rising incidence, latest treatments, and public health strategies
- Tuberculosis: Innovations in screening, diagnosis, and treatment
- Paediatric & Maternal Infections: Protecting vulnerable populations
- Vaccinations & Screening: Updates on national programmes and early intervention
- PPE & IPC Guidance: Latest standards and practical implementation
- Epidemic Preparedness: Lessons learned and future planning
Our speakers
Whatever your area of interest, our panel of subject matter experts will share cutting-edge research, clinical insights, and practical guidance to help you stay informed and protected. You will hear from:
- Julie Samuel, Lead Consultant Microbiologist
- Brendan Payne, Consultant in Infectious Diseases specialising in High Consequence IDs
- Marieke Emonts-le Clercq, Consultant in Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Stephen Owens, Consultant in Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Edwina Hegarty, Trust Doctor in Infectious Diseases
- Ewan Hunter, Consultant in Infectious Diseases with a specialist interest in HIV
- Catherine McLoughlin, Nurse Specialist in HIV
- Lyndsey Winship, Nurse Specialist, Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- Jim McFarlane, Consultant Respiratory Physician with a specialist interest in TB
- Fiona Cook, Nurse Specialist in TB (Adults)
- Alex Patience, Consultant Obstetrician
- Paul Ayuk, Consultant Obstetrician
- Danny Morland, Consultant Anaesthetist in Obstetrics
We will also have representatives from industry available during break sessions to help keep you up to date on the latest developments.
Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your knowledge, network with peers, and enhance your readiness for infectious disease challenges.
Financial information
If you are employed by Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you can use the coupon code NUTH at the checkout to make a provisional booking and you will need to arrange access to in-house development funding. Your booking will remain provisional until your request has been validated with a funding/study leave reference.
If you are not employed by the Newcastle Hospitals an online card payment is required at the point of booking.
Alternatively, if you are to be funded by your employer an invoice can be requested by using the coupon code Invoice.
Please see Coupons for further information relating to coupon codes and how to use them at checkout.
Cancellation and refunds policy
Should you no longer be able to attend the event on the booked date, please contact the Academy as we may be able to offer an alternative date subject to an admin charge.
Should you still wish to cancel your booking, you or your employer will be charged as per the fees outlined below. Please contact [email protected] to cancel your booking.
| Timescale | Fee paying course |
| Over 6 weeks | £25 admin charge |
| 2 to 6 weeks | 50% of course fee |
| 0 to 2 weeks | 100% of course fee |
If you do not attend on the day, you will be charged the full cost of the event place.
See our Terms & Conditions and Cancellations & Refunds pages for more details.