Programme

2 August 2026 - Main Congress (Day 4)

Time Session
2 Aug 2026
08:00
08:45
Meet the Expert 4
Prevention of non-ventilated HAP - What Works and What Doesn't (ICAM: Led by Dr Glenys Harrington)
Dr.NorayatiAbd Majid Moderator Hana MedicMalaysia
Ms.GlenysHarrington Speaker Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)Australia
TBC Speaker Malaysia
Hall 1
Meet the Expert 5
Penicillin Allergy Delabeling: An Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategy
Dr.RahelaAmbaras Khan Moderator Hospital Kuala LumpurMalaysia
Dr.Sheron Sir LoonGoh Moderator Universiti MalayaMalaysia
Ms.EliseMitri Speaker University of MelbourneAustralia
Prof. Dr.JasonTrubiano Speaker Austin HealthAustralia
Hall 2
Meet the Expert 6
Panelist Discussion Regarding Disinfection and Sterilisation (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America - SHEA)
Dr.EmilySickbert-Bennet Moderator University of North Carolina HospitalsUnited States
Dr.EricaShenoy Moderator SHEA, Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States
Prof. Dr.DavidWeber Speaker UNC HospitalsUnited States
Dr.GonzaloBearman Speaker Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineUnited States
Hall 3
2 Aug 2026
08:45
09:15
Plenary Lecture 5
Real World Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship
TBC Chairperson Malaysia
Prof. Dr.PaulAnantharajah Tambyah Chairperson National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
Prof. Dr.KarinThursky Speaker University of MelbourneAustralia
Hall 1
2 Aug 2026
09:15
09:45
Plenary Lecture 6
Biofilm Driven GNB infections: Strengthening Water Safety Programmes
TBC Chairperson Malaysia
Prof. Dr.AnuchaApisarnthanarak Chairperson Thammasat University HospitalThailand
Assoc. Prof. Dr.Moi LinLing Speaker Singapore General HospitalSingapore
Hall 1
2 Aug 2026
10:00
10:45
Special Symposium 7
Hall 1
Special Symposium 8
Hall 2
Special Symposium 9
Hall 3
2 Aug 2026
10:45
11:00
Tea Break & Poster Viewing
2 Aug 2026
11:00
12:10
Symposium 8A
Strategies for Surgical Site Infection Prevention
Assoc. Prof. Dr.Jeya DeviCoomarasamy Chairperson UCSI UniversityMalaysia
Dr.SazaliBasri Chairperson Universiti MalayaMalaysia
  • Implementing IPC-Centered SSI Prevention Programs: Local Approaches That Work
    Dr.AnjannaKukreja Speaker Universiti MalayaMalaysia
  • Decolonisation and Gut Decontamination Using Bacteriophages
    Prof. Dr.Zhi YongZong Speaker West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChina
  • Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery: IPC Implications in the Age of Resistance
    TBC Speaker Malaysia
  • Q&A
Hall 1
Symposium 8B
Oral Abstract Presentations
Dr.ShaharudeenKamaludeen Chairperson MyICID, Ministry of HealthMalaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr.SharifahFaridah Chairperson Universiti MalayaMalaysia
  • Q&A
Hall 2
Symposium 8C
Emerging studies leveraging IPC: ADVANCE-ID
Dr.Nor ZailaZaidan Chairperson Hospital MelakaMalaysia
Dr.Pamela Yew FongLee Chairperson Pantai Hospital Kuala LumpurMalaysia
  • From Surveillance to Stewardship: Harnessing ACORN-HAI for Regional Infection Control Impact
    Dr.YinMo Speaker National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
  • Trials That Matter: Designing Pragmatic Studies for Drug-Resistant Infections in LMIC Settings
    Prof. Dr.DavidPaterson Speaker National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
  • Strengthening IPC with Genomics: Lessons from Regional AMR Surveillance
    Dr.YinMo Speaker National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
  • Q&A
Hall 3
2 Aug 2026
12:25
12:55
Plenary Lecture 7
Enhancing Compliance with Infection Control Protocols:Evidence from latest literature
Dr.IndhumathiVenkatachalam Chairperson Singapore General HospitalSingapore
Dr.Hong BeeKer Chairperson Hospital Raja Permaisuri BainunMalaysia
Prof. Dr.SasheelaPonnampalavanar Speaker Universiti MalayaMalaysia
Hall 1
2 Aug 2026
13:10
14:10
Lunch Symposium 7
Hall 1
Lunch Symposium 8
Hall 2
Lunch Symposium 9
Hall 3
2 Aug 2026
14:25
15:35
Symposium 9A
Preventing Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
Dr.NamitaJaggi Chairperson Artemis HospitalIndia
Dr.Siew MoyFong Chairperson Queen Elizabeth HospitalMalaysia
  • Strategies to Prevent CAUTI in the MDR era
    Prof. Dr.PaulAnantharajah Tambyah Speaker National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
  • Diagnostic Stewardship in CAUTI: Is It Really CAUTI?
    Assoc. Prof. Dr.PetrickPeriyasamy Speaker Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKMMalaysia
  • Using A Multimodal Approach to Improve Practice
    Dr.AmiraAmir Speaker Hospital Sungai BulohMalaysia
  • Q&A
Hall 1
Symposium 9B
Behaviour Modification in IPC
Ms.Patricia Yin ChingTai Chairperson Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses AssociationHong Kong, China
Prof. Dr.Zhi YongZong Chairperson West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChina
  • Promoting a Safety Culture in Healthcare Settings
    Dr.ZhaoLi Speaker World Health OrganizationPhilippines
  • Personalising Patient Management and IPC
    Adj. Asst. Prof.Seow YenTan Speaker SingHealth - MEDSingapore
  • Establishing Effective Communication in Outbreak
    Prof. Dr.Wing HongSeto Speaker The University of Hong KongHong Kong, China
  • Q&A
Hall 2
Symposium 9C
Emerging Fungal Infections
Dr.Hock HinChua Chairperson Sarawak General HospitalMalaysia
TBC Chairperson Malaysia
  • Candida Auris : An Emerging IPC threat
    Dr.Siti RohaniAbdul Hadi Speaker Hospital Sultanah BahiyahMalaysia
  • Azole resistant candida Tropicalis Cluster: A wake up call for IPC
    Dr.Lee LeeLow Speaker Hospital Sultanah BahiyahMalaysia
  • Management of Outbreaks of Fungal Infection in Hospitals
    Assoc. Prof. Dr.Thi Anh ThuLe Speaker Hoan My Medical CorporationVietnam
  • Q&A
Hall 3
2 Aug 2026
15:50
17:00
Symposium 10A
Cutting Edge Topics in IPC
Dr.ErmiraTartari Bonnici Chairperson Mater Dei Hospital, MsidaMalta
Dr.Pamela Yew FongLee Chairperson Pantai Hospital Kuala LumpurMalaysia
  • Reimagining Dental infection prevention in a post Pandemic World
    Ms.Lily Lang RenLee Speaker National Healthcare Group PolyclinicsSingapore
  • Next-Generation Infection Surveillance: AI, Big Data, and Beyond
    Prof. Dr.Doo RyeonChung Speaker Samsung Medical CenterSouth Korea
  • Leveraging Technology and Leadership to Advance Patient Safety and Engage IP Workforce
    Dr.GonzaloBearman Speaker Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineUnited States
  • Q&A
Hall 1
Symposium 10B
Prevention of Respiratory Diseases
Dr.Nor FarahBakhtiar Chairperson Ministry of HealthMalaysia
Adj. Asst. Prof.Surinder Kaur M SPada Chairperson Jurong Health Campus, Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore
  • Healthcare Associated TB: Protecting Healthcare Workers
    TBC Speaker Malaysia
  • Ventilator Associated Events: the Surveillance and Progress for Prevention
    Prof. Dr.Zhi YongZong Speaker West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChina
  • Room Ventilation in Managing Patients with Transmissable Respiratory Pathogens
    Prof. Dr.PaulAnantharajah Tambyah Speaker National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
  • Q&A
Hall 2
Symposium 10C
Surveillance in IPC
Dr.Nor ZailaZaidan Chairperson Hospital MelakaMalaysia
Dr.YasminGani Chairperson Hospital Sungai BulohMalaysia
  • National Point Prevalence Surveys - Challenges and Uses
    Dr.Ting SooChow Speaker Hospital Pulau PinangMalaysia
  • IPC Landscape Assessment Findings: Implementation Gaps and Opportunities in ASEAN Member States
    TBC Speaker
  • PPS Surveillance in Australia: Aligning PPS with National IPC and AMS Goals
    Assoc. Prof. Dr.AndrewStewardson Speaker Monash UniversityAustralia
  • Q&A
Hall 3
2 Aug 2026
17:00
17:20
Closing and Prize-Giving Ceremony
Hall 1

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