Our latest webinars
IPC ‘Moments that Matter’: Fundamentals for Impact
Join expert guests as we discuss the significance of attitudes towards IPC, learn how a positive mindset can influence successful practices and gain actionable insights.
Be a winter champion to join the fight against infections
With guets speaker, Professor Brett Mitchell, this webinar is designed to provide attendees with valuable insight into common winter infections and the best IPC practices to prevent them.
Derrière Care: Exploring the Fundamentals of IAD Care Across Healthcare Settings
Collaborating with Dr Michelle Gibb, this webinar will explore the fundamentals of IAD care across healthcare settings, including time and pain management, preserving dignity and innovative solutions to prevent and treat IAD.
Improving patient experience of hand hygiene in hospital
Explore when patients should wash their hands, when this happens in practice and what the problems are and discover the findings of an intervention study to increase patient hand hygiene and consider the implications for practice.
What’s lurking in your hospital drains?
Learn about wet biofilms, including drain biofilms and infections, and how these can be prevented.
Prevention and control of respiratory pathogens: a focus on influenza
Learn about influenza, including causes, types and transmission and the best infection prevention and control practices to put in place.
Biofilms and their clinical significance in healthcare
Find out about wet and dry biofilms, their clinical significance and GAMA Healthcare’s solutions.
Waterless Bathing – Challenging traditional methods
Learn about the basic principles of bathing, waterless bathing vs traditional bathing and the benefits of waterless bathing.
Cleaning and Disinfection – Principles and Practice
Learn about the principles of cleaning and disinfection, including an overview of testing and introduction to EN standards.
Environmental decontamination – Putting patient safety first
Learn more about how the basic principles of decontamination need to remain embedded at all levels to ensure the patient area is ‘safe’ to care for people when they are at their most vulnerable.
Understanding ventilation and the role of air purification units
Find out more about the impact of ventilation and air filtration in infection prevention and control and the increasing evidence to support it.
UV-C DISINFECTION FOR IMPROVING ROOM TURNAROUND
Find out how to improve your hospital cleaning turnaround with UV-C technology.
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD VENTILATION
Find out how good ventilation reduces the risk of the spread of infection and how to choose the right air purification system for your organisation.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SURFACE DISINFECTION
Learn about the importance of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces in reducing spread of infections, and how to choose the right disinfectant.
HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK OF IAD
Learn about Incontinence Associated Dermatitis and how it is caused. Find out how you can reduce the risk of IAD and pressure ulcers.
Past webinars
IPC 'Moments that Matter': Fundamentals for Impact
With over 1600 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
16TH OCTOBER: 9AM-10:00AM (BST)
Join healthcare workers around the world and celebrate the 'Moments that Matter' during International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), 15th-21st October, 2023.
The webinar will cover:
- Key elements in surface decontamination
- IPC fundamentals in skin and air hygiene
- Attitudes and knowledge of cleaning practices
- Educational tools to build the fundamentals of IPC in daily practice
Speakers
PROFESSOR BRETT MITCHELL
AMY CARTWRIGHT
Be a winter champion to join the fight against infections
With over 875 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
19TH SEPTEMBER: 9AM-10:00AM (BST)
The webinar will cover:
- Common winter pathogens and infections
- Modes of transmission
- How to help prevent respiratory infection
Speaker
PROFESSOR BRETT MITCHELL
Professor Brett Mitchell is Editor-in-Chief of Infection, Disease & Health. He is a Professor of Nursing at Avondale University and has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
Derrière Care: Exploring the Fundamentals of IAD Care Across Healthcare Settings
With over 730 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
20TH JUNE: 10AM-11:00AM (BST)
The webinar will cover:
- Dignity: Preserving dignity for individuals affected by IAD
- Burden: Impact of IAD on physical, emotional, and social aspects
- Time: Effective time management strategies for addressing IAD
- Pain: Managing IAD-related pain
- Solutions: Innovative approaches to prevent and treat IAD
Speaker
DR MICHELLE GIBB
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF WOUND SPECIALIST SERVICES
Dr Michelle Gibb is an internationally recognised wound expert and nurse leader with a passion for improving patient outcomes, with almost 20 years’ career experience in the specialty of wounds in a range of health service contexts.
Improving patient experience of hand hygiene in hospital
With over 1870 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
3RD MAY: 10AM-11:00AM (BST)
The webinar will cover:
- Explore when patients should wash their hands, when this happens in practice and what the problems are
- Present the findings of an intervention study to increase patient hand hygiene and consider the implications for practice
Speakers
PROFESSOR JENNIE WILSON
PROFESSOR OF HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON
Jennie is the past President of the Infection Prevention Society. She is an author of the Epic National Evidence-based Guidelines for Preventing HCAI in NHS Hospitals in England, Infection Control in Clinical Practice.
PROFESSOR HEATHER LOVEDAY
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH (UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON)
Heather is the Chief Investigator on two National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) grants focused on IPC, the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Infection Prevention, and served as President of the society (2014-2016).
What’s lurking in your hospital drains?
With over 395 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
15TH MARCH: 9AM-10:00AM (GMT)
The webinar will cover:
• What are wet biofilms?
• Biofilms in drains
• Drains biofilms and infections
• Introduction to Drain Disinfectant
• Case study – successful cases in the UK
Speakers
Dr Phillip Norville
Clinical & Scientific Director
Phil graduated in 2007 with a degree in microbiology. He went on to get his masters in Infection Prevention and Control in 2023.
DR JACK PIKE
AREA SALES MANAGER – ACUTE SALES
Dr Jack Pike has successfully implemented and supported a range of GAMA products within leading healthcare organisations in London and across the Southeast of England.
Prevention and control of respiratory pathogens: a focus on influenza
With over 430 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
14TH DECEMBER: 9AM-9:45AM (BST)
The webinar will cover:
• Focus on influenza – applies to other respiratory pathogens
• Epidemiology
• Causes and types of influenza
• Transmission
• Prevention and Control
Speaker
PROFESSOR BRETT MITCHELL
Professor Brett Mitchell is Editor-in-Chief of Infection, Disease & Health. He is a Professor of Nursing at Avondale University and has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
Biofilms and their clinical significance in healthcare
With over 430 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
16TH NOVEMBER: 9AM-9:45AM (BST)
The webinar will cover:
• What are biofilms?
• Wet and dry surface biofilms
• Clinical significance of biofilms
• GAMA's solution to biofilms
Speakers
YVONNE CARTER
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
While at The Royal Free Hospital, Yvonne was vital in reducing Clostridium difficile rates by 72%, winning her the National Nursing Times IPC award in 2009 and 2014. She also provides ICP expertise to Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia.
Dr Phillip Norville
Clinical & Scientific Director
Phil graduated in 2007 with a degree in microbiology. He went on to get his masters in Infection Prevention and Control in 2023.
DAN MORGAN-SMITH
GLOBAL ACUTE STRATEGY DIRECTOR
Dan is an experienced Infection Prevention Sales leader with 25 years of experience in the UK Market. He has worked with two ambitious companies helping both grow to be strong market leaders and the outstanding company in their field.
Waterless Bathing - Challenging traditional methods
With over 285 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
12TH OCTOBER: 9AM-9:45AM (BST)
The webinar will cover:
• Basic principles of bathing
• Waterless bathing vs traditional bathing
• Basins/sinks as a source of infection
• Clinical studies on waterless bathing
• Benefits of waterless bathing and application in a university hospital
Webinar in association with the Tissue Viability Society (TVS)
Waterless Bathing: Benefits & Implementation challenges
Moderated by Martin Kiernan; Clinical Consultant, GAMA Healthcare.
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Infection Control Matters podcast series
Daily bathing strategies and cross-transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms: Impact of chlorhexidine-impregnated wipes in a multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria endemic intensive care unit
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Abstract
Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a medical intensive care unit with methicillin-resistant S aureus endemicity
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Abstract
Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in the medical intensive care unit with CRAB endemicity
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Abstract
A 3-in-1 perineal care washcloth impregnated with dimethicone 3% versus water and pH neutral soap to prevent and treat incontinence-associated dermatitis: a randomized, controlled clinical trial
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Speakers
KAREN WARES
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Karen has over 20 years of experience of nursing, with Master’s Degrees in Nursing and Infection Control. Karen’s passion for infection prevention and control is evident by the many roles she has alongside her role with GAMA Healthcare.
DR GEORGINA SAVIOLAKI
PHD CLINICAL SPECIALIST
Georgina has over 12 years of experience as a Clinical Pharmacist. Georgina’s passion for supporting HCP’s in the facilitation of clinical information has extended to her current role as Clinical Specialist for Skin Care at GAMA Healthcare.
CAROL FRANCIS
HEAD OF ACUTE SALES UK
Carol has worked for GAMA Healthcare for 12 years within the Acute Sales team and now is Head of Acute Sales UK. Over the years, she has supported Trusts by implementing waterless bathing.
Cleaning and Disinfection - Principles and Practice
With over 700 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
14TH SEPTEMBER: 9AM-9:45AM (BST)
The webinar will cover:
• Principles of cleaning and disinfection
• Overview of disinfectant testing with an introduction to EN standards
• Case study of cleaning and disinfection in clinical practice
• Clinell Universal and Peracetic Acid Wipes - when to clean and disinfect?
Speakers
JAMES CLARKE
HEAD OF R&D SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
James has 10 years of experience in the research and development of high-performing disinfectant and antiseptic products. Educated as a microbiologist, he now leads GAMA’s R&D science and technology group in Halifax, UK.
Dr Phillip Norville
Clinical & Scientific Director
Phil graduated in 2007 with a degree in microbiology. He went on to get his masters in Infection Prevention and Control in 2023.
DAN MORGAN-SMITH
GLOBAL ACUTE STRATEGY DIRECTOR
Dan is an experienced Infection Prevention Sales leader with 25 years of experience in the UK Market. He has worked with two ambitious companies helping both grow to be strong market leaders and the outstanding company in their field.
Environmental decontamination - Putting patient safety first
With over 600 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
17TH AUGUST: 9AM-10AM (BST)
Environmental decontamination is not just having a patient area that has been cleaned by a cleaner, but actually has assurance that the patient area is ‘safe’ to care for people when they are at their most vulnerable and unable to care for themselves. New technologies and evidence is available to move forward from traditional methods and products but we still need to make sure the basic principles of decontamination remain embedded at all levels.
Speakers
YVONNE CARTER
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
While at The Royal Free Hospital, Yvonne was vital in reducing Clostridium difficile rates by 72%, winning her the National Nursing Times IPC award in 2009 and 2014. She also provides ICP expertise to Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia.
MICHAEL-GODWIN SANNI
CLINICAL SPECIALIST
Michael-Godwin Sanni is a Clinical Specialist in GAMA’s Clinical Department under the consumables category. He has over 6 years experience within the NHS working as a Specialist Cardiac Physiologist and Clinical educator.
DAN MORGAN-SMITH
GLOBAL ACUTE STRATEGY DIRECTOR
Dan is an experienced Infection Prevention Sales leader with 25 years of experience in the UK Market. He has worked with two ambitious companies helping both grow to be strong market leaders and the outstanding company in their field.
Understanding ventilation and the role of air purification units
With over 200 registrations across the globe, we have made the recording available to share.
Please contact your local sales representative for a training certificate upon completion of the webinar.
13TH JULY: 9AM-9:45AM (BST)
The impact of ventilation and air filtration in infection prevention and control has been recognised in light of the COVID pandemic. Healthcare facilities, GP surgeries, dentists, schools and offices across the globe have been encouraged to evaluate and improve ventilation. There is increasing evidence to support the role that ventilation and air filtration can play in the transmission and spread of infections
Speakers
Dr Phillip Norville
Clinical & Scientific Director
Phil graduated in 2007 with a degree in microbiology. He went on to get his masters in Infection Prevention and Control in 2023.
Gary Thirkell
CLINICAL DIRECTOR - CAPITAL
Gary became an Infection Prevention Nurse in 2004 and has been an executive board member of the Infection Prevention Society (IPS). Awarded IPS Honorary Member status in 2019. Infection Preventionist of the year IPS award in 2015.
Filipe Horta
Global Technical Sales Manager
Filipe started his career in medical engineering academia and turned his attention to positive influence of patient outcomes.
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