Aims of the group:
The group aims to share best practice with respect to infection prevention & control between the critical care units in Greater Manchester; it also aims to have establish a working diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia that can be used by the different units in Manchester so that they can audit their rates of VAP. The group also aims to share best practice in implementation of preventative measures to stop patients developing VAP and to make sure that it is correctly treated when it occurs.
The main objectives of the group are:
The group is chaired by Dr Sengottiyan Chandrasekaran, Consultant in Intensive Care at Stepping Hill hospital - please email him if you would like to join the group.
Sengottiyan.chandrasekaran@stockport.nhs.uk
To access the Google group and Drop Box associated with the group please email: tthomaswork@ntlworld.com
Group Members
CHAIR: Dr Chandra Stockport
Dr Nick Smith RBH
Martin Catlow - Wythenshawe AICU
Dr Peter Alexander - Wythenshawe AICU
Dr Dalia Eissa ROH
Dr John MacDonald SRH
Petro Bekker WWL
Hayley Hardiman Wythenshawe CTCCU
John Logan MRI ACCS
John Moore MRI ACCS
Tracey Watt ROH PAT
Adele Akid Stockport
Johnson Emma SRH
Angela Neumann SRH
Simon Gray Wythenshawe
Date for next RiCON Infection and VAP meeting:-
Monday 16th September 2019 10.00 - 12.00
All at Network Offices, Old St Mary's hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester
Minutes and documents
Documents from RICON Infection and VAP meeting
17th November 2015
Documents