SCCI 2023

The Short Course in Critical Infection, 6-7 November, Westmead NSW

This two-day course brings together experts and leading clinicians to discuss state-of-the-art and core topics relevant to diagnosis and management of severe, life-threatening infections and sepsis. Topics are delivered through lectures, interactive case discussions and constructive debates. The program is suitable for practising clinicians and trainees in the fields of Infectious Diseases, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Infection Control, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pharmacy and Nursing. Sessions will include Diagnostics, New Therapies, Clinical Recaps and Artificial Intelligence.

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Registration includes catering for two days
 
Program Committee
Prof. Jon Iredell, Senior Staff Specialist Westmead Hospital; Director Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Prof. Nai An Lai, Director Intensive Care Services, Mater Health; Director of Surgical Clinical Governance
Dr Indy Sandaradura, ID Physician and Clinical Microbiologist Westmead Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
Dr Amith Shetty, Clinical Director, Patient Experience and System Performance Support division, NSW Ministry of health
Dr Holly Sinclair, Advanced Therapeutics Fellow Westmead Hospital

Confirmed Speakers
A/Prof. Justin Beardsley, Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases at the Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases; Westmead Clinical School
A/Prof. Philip Britton, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Children’s Hospital Westmead
Dr Clinton Colaco, Infectious Diseases Physician, Westmead Hospital and Hawkesbury District Hospital
Dr Ravindra Dotel, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Blacktown Hospital
Dr John-Sebastian Eden, Research Scientist in Bioinformatics and Genomics, Centre for Virus Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research; Senior Research Fellow, Sydney Medical School Institutes
Dr John Gallagher, Intensive Care Specialist, Westmead Hospital
Dr Annaleise Howard-Jones, Clinical Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Prof. Alison Kesson, Head of Pathology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Dr Hector Maxwell-Scott, Infectious Diseases Physician, Westmead Hosptial
Prof. Malcolm Pradhan, Medical Informatics and AI, Adjunct Professor in Digital Health at the University of Sydney
Prof. Ian Seppelt, Senior Specialist, Intensive Care Medicine Nepean Hospital, Sydney and the University of Sydney Medical School; Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University
Dr Mehan Siriwardhane, General and Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Mater Health
Dr Ashima Sharma, Staff Specialist, Westmead Hospital
Prof. Thomas Snelling, Director of Health and Clinical Analytics, School of Public Health, University of Sydney; Infectious Diseases Physician, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network
Prof. Sanjay Swaminathan, Senior Lecturer Medicine (Immunology & Infectious Diseases), Westmead Clinical School
Dr Audrey Wang, Senior Lecturer Digital Health, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney; Program Director (FMH)