Programme

Saturday, 1 August

Main Congress - Day 3

Time	Session

1 Aug 2026 7:45am 8:30am	Meet the Expert 1 Preventing Vascular Associated Infections - Infusion Nurse Society (INS) Assoc. Prof.Azlina Daud Moderator IIUM, Deputy President of INSMalaysia Dr.Jeya Devi Coomarasamy Moderator Infusion Nurses Society MalaysiaMalaysia Prof.Claire Rickard Speaker The University of QueenslandAustralia Hall 1	Meet the Expert 2 Rapid Fire /Myth Busting In IPC (MyICID) Dr.Shaharudeen Kamaludeen Moderator MyICID, MOHMalaysia Dr.Steven Lim Moderator Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun Dr.Tan Seow Yen Speaker Changi General HospitalSingapore Hall 2	Meet The Expert 3 How to Publish your Work Dr.Chua Hock Hin Moderator MOH (Sarawak General Hospital)Malaysia Dr.Suresh Kumar Chidambaram Moderator Hospital Sungai BulohMalaysia Prof.Anucha Apisarnthanarak Speaker Thammasat University HospitalThailand Prof.Gonzalo Bearman Speaker Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineUnited States Hall 3
1 Aug 2026 8:30am 9:15am	Malaysian Medical Association Foundation Infectious Diseases Fund (MMAF ID Fund) Fellowship Award& Keynote Lecture Evaluating Implementation Science Efforts: A Focus on Process Measures and Action Plans TBC Chairperson MSIDCMalaysia Prof.David Weber Speaker UNC HospitalsUnited States Hall 1
1 Aug 2026 9:30am 10:15am	Special Symposium 1 Hall 1	Special Symposium 2 Hall 2	Special Symposium 3 Hall 3
1 Aug 2026 10:15am 10:30am	Tea Break
1 Aug 2026 10:30am 11:40am	Symposium 5A Implementation Science in Infection Control Assoc. Prof.Andrew Stewardson Chairperson Monash UniversityAustralia Dr.Low Lee Lee Chairperson MOH (Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah)Malaysia WHO’s Multimodal Strategy - Applying Implementation Science in IPC Dr.Zhao Li Speaker World Health OrganizationPhilippines Machine learning and AI-based Tools to Inform Infection Prevention Practice Dr.Indhumathi Venkatachalam Speaker Singapore General HospitalSingapore From Guidelines to the Bedside: Global Lessons in Implementing IPC on a large Worldwide Prof.Didier Pittet Speaker University Hospital of GenevaSwitzerland Q&A Hall 1	Symposium 5B IPC Considerations in Building and Renovation Dr.Sazali Basri Chairperson Universiti MalayaMalaysia Dr.Yuho Horikoshi Chairperson Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical CenterJapan IPC Role in the OT : An Overview Dr.Ermira Tartari Bonnici Speaker Mater Dei Hospital, MsidaMalta IPC in Mind: Does Hospital Design Matter Assoc. Prof.Moi Lin Ling Speaker Singapore Health Services Pte LtdSingapore Future Concepts: Waterless ICU Adj. Asst. Prof.Surinder Kaur M S Pada Speaker Jurong Health Campus, Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore Q&A Hall 2	Symposium 5C Partnering for Prevention : AMS strengthening IPC Dr.Nor Zaila binti Zaidan Chairperson MOH (Hospital Melaka)Malaysia Dr.Syamhanin Adnan Chairperson MOH (Hospital Sungai Buloh)Malaysia Building Resilient IPC Programs Through Sustainable AMS Implementation Dr.Rahela Ambaras Khan Speaker Hospital Kuala LumpurMalaysia Strengthening IPC Through AMS: Regional Perspectives on Antibiotic Stewardship Prof.Andrea Kwa Speaker Singapore General HospitalSingapore Leveraging Data and Digital Tools: Driving AMS to Prevent Infections Prof.Karin Thursky Speaker University of MelbourneAustralia Q&A Hall 3
1 Aug 2026 11:55am 12:35pm	Plenary Lecture 4 Infection Prevention in Asia Pacific: Lessons Learnt from uncertainty and Future Strategies! Assoc. Prof.Moi Lin Ling Chairperson Singapore Health Services Pte LtdSingapore Dr.Suresh Kumar Chidambaram Chairperson Hospital Sungai BulohMalaysia Prof.Anucha Apisarnthanarak Speaker Thammasat University HospitalThailand Hall 1
1 Aug 2026 12:50pm 1:50pm	Lunch Symposium 4	Lunch Symposium 5 Hall 2	Lunch Symposium 6 Hall 3
1 Aug 2026 2:05pm 3:15pm	Symposium 6A Debate: Hospital Antibiogram: Necessary or Does it do More Harm? Adj. Asst. Prof.Surinder Kaur M S Pada Chairperson Jurong Health Campus, Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore Prof.Doo Ryeon Chung Chairperson Samsung Medical CenterSouth Korea Prof.Paul Anantharajah Tambyah Speaker National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore Dr.Priscilla Rupali Speaker Christian Medical CollegeIndia Hall 1	Symposium 6B Environmental Hygiene Dr.Ng Rong Xiang Chairperson Universiti MalayaMalaysia Dr.Tiew Wah Tin Chairperson MOH (Hospital Tunku Azizah) Malaysia Cost Effectiveness of Environmental Decontamination Solutions Dr.Emily Sickbert-Bennett Speaker University of North Carolina HospitalsUnited States Raising the Bar : Ensuring Consistent Cleaning and Disinfection Standards in high risk Healthcare Zones Prof.Didier Pittet Speaker University Hospital of GenevaSwitzerland APSIC Guidelines Updates on Environmental Cleaning Prof.Anucha Apisarnthanarak Speaker Thammasat University HospitalThailand Q&A Hall 2	Symposium 6C AMS and IPC synergy: AMS in Special Populations Dr.Ahneez Abdul Hameed Chairperson Hospital SelayangMalaysia Dr.Fong Siew Moy Chairperson MOH (Borneo)Malaysia AMS in Paediatric and Neonatal Care: Preventing Infections Through Smarter Stewardship Dr.Yuho Horikoshi Speaker Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical CenterJapan Outpatient AMS and Infection Control: Building Safer Prescribing Pathways in the Community Dr.Namita Jaggi Speaker Artemis HospitalIndia Antibiotic Stewardship in ICU: A Critical Lever for Infection Control Success Prof.Jason Trubiano Speaker University of MelbourneAustralia Q&A Hall 3
1 Aug 2026 3:30pm 4:15pm	Special Symposium 4 Hall 1	Special Symposium 5 Hall 2	Special Symposium 6 Hall 3
1 Aug 2026 3:40pm 4:10pm	Tea Break
1 Aug 2026 4:30pm 5:50pm	Symposium 7A Prevention Of Hospital Associated Pneumonia (HAP) Dr.Lim Kah Chuan Chairperson MOH (Sultan Idris Shah Hospital, Serdang)Malaysia Prof.Zong Zhi Yong Chairperson West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChina Prevention Strategies on nVHAP: Simple Steps for Prevention Prof.Doo Ryeon Chung Speaker Samsung Medical CenterSouth Korea Lateral thinking to VAP prevention : beyond the usual sources and challenges Prof.Jason Trubiano Speaker University of MelbourneAustralia Antimicrobial Stewardship in management of VAP Dr.Priscilla Rupali Speaker Christian Medical CollegeIndia Q&A Hall 1	Symposium 7B Invisible Hospital Reservoirs Dr.Anilawati Binti Mat Jelani Chairperson Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab IIMalaysia Ms.Glenys Harrington Chairperson Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)Australia Role of Surface Transmission in Emerging Infectious Disease Prof.David Weber Speaker UNC HospitalsUnited States Sustainability of Infection Control - Balancing Patient safety and Environmental Responsibility Dr.Namita Jaggi Speaker Artemis HospitalIndia Innovative Approaches to Sink Disinfection Adj. Asst. Prof.Surinder Kaur M S Pada Speaker Jurong Health Campus, Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore Q&A Hall 2	Symposium 7C Reducing colonization and decontamination : the role of phage therapy in IPC Dr.Tan Seow Yen Chairperson Changi General HospitalSingapore Dr.Syamhanin Adnan Chairperson MOH (Hospital Sungai Buloh)Malaysia Phage therapy : Past, present and future Dr.Jasmine Chung Speaker Singapore General HospitalSingapore Challenges of Phage Research in Singapore Prof.Andrea Kwa Speaker Singapore General HospitalSingapore Bacteriophages as a Therapeutic Agent: A case study Dr.Jasmine Chung Speaker Singapore General HospitalSingapore Q&A Hall 3
1 Aug 2026 5:50pm 6:00pm	Poster Viewing
1 Aug 2026 7:30pm 9:00pm	Faculty Dinner (by invitation only)

This is a tentative programme and subject to change. Last updated on 20 January 2026.