Operating Theatre Validation, Verification, Rituals and Behaviour. What are the Important Infection Prevention and Control Issues?tion
Date: September 24, 2026
Faculty: Prof Hilary Huphreys, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Live broadcast time:
1:30pm-2:30pm in New York / Toronto
Objectives
- Highlight some of the roles of the infection prevention and control (IPC) practitioner in the operating theatre
- Discuss microbiology aspects of operating theatre validation and verification, especially relating to ventilation
- Review what rituals, behaviours, and practices are important and which have an evidence base
- Emphasise the value of the IPC team as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to enhancing patient safety, and preventing infection in the operating theatre
