Programme Day 2

1 August 2026 - Main Congress (Day 3)

Time	Session

07:45 08:30	Meet the Expert 1: Preventing Vascular Associated Infections Infusion Nurse Society (INS) Hall 1	Meet the Expert 2: Rapid Fire /Myth Busting In IPC MyICID Hall 2	Meet The Expert 3: How to Publish your Work Hall 3
08:30 09:15	Malaysian Medical Association Infectious Disease (MMA ID) Fellowship Award & Keynote Lecture Evaluating Implementation Science Efforts: A Focus on Process Measures and Action Plans Hall 1
09:30 10:15	Special Symposium 1 Hall 1	Special Symposium 2 Hall 2	Special Symposium 3 Hall 3
10:15 10:30	Tea Break
10:30 11:40	Symposium 5a: Implementation Science in Infection Control WHO’s Multimodal Strategy - Applying Implementation Science in IPC Machine learning and AI-based Tools to Inform Infection Prevention Practice From Guidelines to the Bedside: Global Lessons in Implementing IPC on a large Worldwide Q&A Hall 1	Symposium 5b: IPC Considerations in Building and Renovation IPC Role in the OT : An Overview IPC in Mind: Does Hospital Design Matter Future Concepts: Waterless ICU Q&A Hall 2	Symposium 5c: Partnering for Prevention : AMS strengthening IPC Building Resilient IPC Programs Through Sustainable AMS Implementation Strengthening IPC Through AMS: Regional Perspectives on Antibiotic Stewardship Leveraging Data and Digital Tools: Driving AMS to Prevent Infections Q&A Hall 3
11:55 12:35	Plenary Lecture 4: Infection Prevention in Asia Pacific: Lessons Learnt from uncertainty and Future Strategies! Hall 1
12:50 13:50	Lunch Symposium 4	Lunch Symposium 5 Hall 2	Lunch Symposium 6 Hall 3
14:05 15:15	Symposium 6a: Debate: Hospital Antibiogram: Necessary or Does it do More Harm? Hall 1	Symposium 6b: Environmental Hygiene Cost Effectiveness of Environmental Decontamination Solutions Raising the Bar : Ensuring Consistent Cleaning and Disinfection Standards in high risk Healthcare Zones APSIC Guidelines Updates on Environmental Cleaning Q&A Hall 2	Symposium 6c: AMS and IPC synergy: AMS in Special Populations AMS in Paediatric and Neonatal Care: Preventing Infections Through Smarter Stewardship Outpatient AMS and Infection Control: Building Safer Prescribing Pathways in the Community Antibiotic Stewardship in ICU: A Critical Lever for Infection Control Success Q&A Hall 3
15:30 16:15	Special Symposium 4 Hall 1	Special Symposium 5 Hall 2	Special Symposium 6 Hall 3
15:40 16:10	Tea Break
16:30 17:50	Symposium 7a: Prevention Of Hospital Associated Pneumonia (HAP) Prevention Strategies on nVHAP: Simple Steps for Prevention Lateral thinking to VAP prevention : beyond the usual sources and challenges Antimicrobial Stewardship in management of VAP Q&A Hall 1	Symposium 7b: Invisible Hospital Reservoirs Role of Surface Transmission in Emerging Infectious Disease Sustainability of Infection Control - Balancing Patient safety and Environmental Responsibility Innovative Approaches to Sink Disinfection Q&A Hall 2	Symposium 7c: Reducing colonization and decontamination : the role of phage therapy in IPC Phage therapy : Past, present and future Challenges of Phage Research in Singapore Bacteriophages as a Therapeutic Agent: A case study Q&A Hall 3
17:50 18:00	Poster Viewing

This is a tentative programme and subject to change. Last updated on 22 January 2025.