Occupational exposure to hazardous medicinal products: the evidence, legislation and the change required to protect healthcare workers.
Every day, healthcare staff prepare, administer, and dispose of hazardous medicinal products (HMPs), including cytotoxics, immunotherapies and antineoplastic drugs. Occupational exposure is associated with serious long term health effects, and yet there is no recognised national definition of these substances in the UK, no national list, and no legal requirement for the closed system transfer devices that prevent exposure a the point of handling.
This full day conference at the Royal College of Physicians brings together clinicians, employers, researchers and policymakers to examine the evidence and what a national standard should look like.
The event will begin promptly at 09:00, with arrivals from 08:30.
Agenda
0830 - Delegates arrive
0900 - Opening intro
0910 - Morning headline keynote
0930 - Policy update
0940 Session 1: Protecting the Protectors - The Nursing Case for Change
1030 Coffee and networking
1100 Session 2: Behind the Screen - Pharmacy's Blueprint for Safer Handling
1150 Session 3: No Safe Place - Cancer Care Beyond the Hospital Walls
1240 - Lunch and networking
1340 - Afternoon headline keynote
1410 Session 4: From Factory Floor to Disposal - Exposing the Hidden Risk
1510 Session 5: Making It Stick: Enforcement, Accountability and the Case for Regulation / What Happens Next? Building Momentum for Change
1600 - Closing remarks and next steps
1615 - Networking - coffee / drinks
1700 - Depart for post-event drinks
Who should attend?
This conference is intended for oncology and haematology nurses, chemotherapy and aseptic services pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, occupational health practitioners, health and safety leads, infection prevention and control teams, procurement and medicines management leads, NHS trust and health board managers, and researchers and policymakers with an interest in occupational health.
Where is it?
The Royal College of Physicians, 11 Saint Andrews Place, London, NW1 4LE. Full accessibility information is available. Please advise of any dietary or access requirements when registering.
About the host
The Safer Healthcare Biosafety Network is a coalition of clinical, professional and industry bodies working to improve protections for healthcare staff who handle hazardous medicines.
Registered address:
Patient Safety Learning, China Works SB203, 100 Black Prince Road Vauxhall, London, SE1 7SJ
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