Programme

Time	Session

8:00am 1:00pm	Pre-Congress Workshop 1 AMR Outbreak Response Workshop- MOH supported by WHO	Pre-Congress Workshop 2 Sterilisation and Disinfection- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)	Pre-congress Workshop 3 Penicillin Allergy Delabelling: A Practical Tool to Strengthen IPC and AMS in Combating AMR (Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research, Austin Health and the University of Melbourne)
8:30am 1:30pm	APSIC Exco Meeting (Closed-Door)

Time	Session

30 Jul 2026 2:00pm 4:25pm	Welcome Reception Opening Plenary Lecture 1 - Fighting infections One Second at a Time: The Power of Proper Hand Hygiene in a Fast-Paced Environment Dr.Yasmin Gani Chairperson Hospital Sungai BulohMalaysia Prof.Sasheela Ponnampalavanar Chairperson Universiti MalayaMalaysia Prof.Didier Pittet Speaker University Hospital of GenevaSwitzerland Hand Hygiene Excellence Award Prof.Didier Pittet Moderator University Hospital of GenevaSwitzerland Prof.Wing Hong Seto Moderator The University of Hong KongHong Kong, China Award Presentation: CSSD Centre of Excellence Award Ms.Patricia Tai Yin Ching Moderator Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses AssociationHong Kong, China Adj. Asst. Prof.Surinder Kaur M S Pada Moderator Jurong Health Campus, Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore Award Presentation: APSIC ICN award Ms.Glenys Harrington Moderator Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)Australia Adj. Asst. Prof.Surinder Kaur M S Pada Moderator Jurong Health Campus, Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore Hall 1
30 Jul 2026 3:55pm 4:35pm	Wing Hong SETO IPC Award Presentation Prof.Anucha Apisarnthanarak Chairperson Thammasat University HospitalThailand Prof.Wing Hong Seto Chairperson The University of Hong KongHong Kong, China Introduction to Wing Hong Seto Award Prof.Wing Hong Seto Speaker The University of Hong KongHong Kong, China Wing Hong SETO IPC Award Recipient Lecture
30 Jul 2026 5:30pm 8:00pm	Welcome Reception Hall 1

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