Programme Day 2

1 August 2026 - Main Congress (Day 2)

Time	Session

08:00 08:45	Meet the Expert 1: Preventing vascular associated Infections		Meet The Expert 3: How to Publish your Work
08:45 09:00	Award Presentation MMA ID Award
09:00 09:30	Keynote Speech: Evaluating Implementation Science Efforts: A Focus on Process Measures and Action Plans
09:30 10:00	Tea Break
10:00 11:10	Symposium 5a: Implementation Science in Infection Control WHO’s Multimodal Strategy - Applying Implementation Science in IPC Adapting Sustainable IPC Bundle Implementation into your Practice Applying Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study Designs to IPC Research Q&A	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		Symposium 5c: Partnering for Prevention: AMS strengthening IPC Strengthening IPC Through AMS: Regional Perspectives on Antibiotic Stewardship Building Resilient IPC Programs Through Sustainable AMS Implementation Leveraging Data and Digital Tools: Driving AMS to Prevent Infections Q&A
11:10 11:40	Plenary Lecture 3: Infection Prevention in Asia Pacific: Lessons Learnt from uncertainty and Future Strategies
11:50 12:50	Lunch Symposium
12:50 13:00	Lunch and Poster Viewing
13:00 14:10	Symposium 6a: Debate Hospital Antibiogram: Necessary or Does it do More Harm?	Symposium 6b: Environmental Hygiene Cost Effectiveness of Environmental Decontamination Solutions Environment Disinfection and Cleaning in High Risk Areas: The Importance of Maintaining High Standards APSIC Guidelines Updates on Environmental Cleaning Q&A		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
14:10 15:40	Symposium 7a: Prevention Of Hospital Associated Pneumonia (HAP) Strategies to Prevent VAP Prevention Strategies on nVHAP: Simple Steps for Prevention Antimicrobial Stewardship in management of VAP Lateral thinking to VAP prevention : beyond the usual sources and challenges Q&A	Symposium 7b: Water Management Role of Surface Transmission in Emerging Infectious Disease Sinks as possible source of transmission Water Management Issues in Hospitals Innovative Approaches to Sink Disinfection Q&A		Symposium 7c: Free Paper / Poster Presentations
15:40 16:10	Tea Break
16:10 17:20	Symposium 8a: Paediatric IPC IPC challenges in NICU Gram Negative Outbreak in NICU:Incorporation of IPC practices Prevention of Nosocomial Respiratory Infections in Paediatrics Ward Q&A	Symposium 8b: Integrated IPC Approaches Machine Learning and AI-based Tools to Inform Infection Prevention Practice VR DIAGNOSTICS IN IPC Sustainability of Infection Control - Balancing Patient safety and Environmental Responsibility Q&A		Symposium 8c: Reducing Colonisation 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

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