Wing Hong Seto Hong Kong, China

Professor WH Seto has been a Clinical Microbiologist for many years and was the first Chief of Service (COS) of the Department of Microbiology of Queen Mary Hospital, from 1993 to 2010. He was also the first Chief Infection Control Officer (CICO) of the Hospital Authority. Professor WH Seto played a key role in initiating Infection Control in Hong Kong and started the local training course for Infection Control Practitioners in 1985. He is involved extensively in Infection Control education throughout China and the region and is the Founding President of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control. He is also the past Chairman of the Scientific Committee on Infection Control of the Centre for Health Protection of HKSAR Government. He has authored over a hundred and fifty research papers including the book “Infection Control for the Asian Healthcare Worker”. Many international societies had invited him to speak on Infection Control. The WHO has also regularly assigned him as advisor for various projects in Antibiotics Resistance and Infection Control; and he is a core group member for the WHO Hand Hygiene guideline. He was also a member of the Emergency Committee of the International Health Regulations (IHR) of the WHO for the 2009 Flu Pandemic, a member of the Global Infection Prevention and Control Network (GIPCN). In the recent COVID 19 pandemic, he is also an expert in the WHO GDG (Guidance Development Group). He is also active in the related field of Quality Healthcare Management and is presently the President of the Asia Pacific Society of Healthcare Quality. He is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and was the CPHQ Examination Committee in 2000-2001. He is also a F1000 Prime Faculty Member since 2014.

Main Congress - Day 1

Time Session
4:00pm
4:50pm
Professor Seto Wing Hong Infection Prevention and Control Achievement Award Presentation
Prof.Anucha Apisarnthanarak Moderator Thammasat University HospitalThailand
Banquet Hall

Main Congress - Day 2

Time Session
8:30am
9:00am
Plenary Lecture 2
Inaugural Reflections: Global IPC Lessons: What Unites Us, What Challenges Us
Dr.Chow Ting Soo Chairperson Hospital Pulau PinangMalaysia
Dr.Namita Jaggi Chairperson Artemis Hospital, Delhi NCR , India India
Prof.Wing Hong Seto Speaker The University of Hong KongHong Kong, China
Conference Hall 1,2,3
12:10pm
1:10pm
Lunch Symposium 1 by Solventum
Two Critical Checkpoints, One Goal: Advanced Monitoring with Hydrogen Peroxide and CHG Line Protection for HAI Reduction
Conference Hall 2

Main Congress - Day 4

Time Session
2:25pm
3:35pm
Symposium 9B
Behaviour Modification in IPC
Ms.Patricia Tai Yin Ching Chairperson WHO Collaborating Collaborating Center, School of Public Health, The University of Hong KongHong Kong, China
Prof.Zong Zhi Yong Chairperson West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChina
Conference Hall 2