The management of infectious diseases, the optimisation of antimicrobial use, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major clinical challenge and a pressing risk to global health. Technological advances, particularly within the fields of data sciences, artificial intelligence (AI), decision support, diagnostics and biosensors offer opportunities to optimise antimicrobial use, improve the treatment of infectious diseases and address AMR. On the 9th July 2019, colleagues from across faculties of Imperial College and collaborators will host a summit on “Technical Solutions to Support Infection Management and Address Antimicrobial Resistance”. This event, opened by Baroness Blackwood, will showcase the latest research and advances within these fields with a focus on AI, precision prescribing, sepsis and the relevance and application in global health. Some of these emerging, innovative technologies will also be showcased within an interactive space at the venue. As part of the day, the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies (Chief Medical Office for England), will chair an interactive panel discussion on how academia, government, funding bodies and industry partners can work together to address this national and global challenge.

The summit will be held at the Translation and Innovation Hub, on Imperial’s new White City campus, which brings together scientists, engineers, SMEs, spin outs, and clinicians within state-of-the-art, flagship facilities, to support innovative, multidisciplinary translational research.

Imperial College London Participants

Professor Alison Holmes
Professor Tony Cass
Dr Pantelis Georgiou
Professor Anthony Gordon
Dr Aldo Faisal
Dr Danny O’Hare
Dr Raheelah Ahmad
Dr Pau Herrero-Viñas
Dr Tim Rawson
Dr Luke Moore
Dr Damien Ming
Dr Myrsini Kaforou
Dr Jesus Rodriguez Manzano

External participants

Professor Dame Sally Davies (Chief Medical Officer for England)
Baroness Blackwood (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care)
Professor Jason Roberts (University of Queensland)
Professor William Hope (University of Liverpool)
Professor Chris Dowson (Warwick University)
Dr Rupa Sarkar (Editor in Chief, The Lancet Digital Health)
Dr Marc Bonneville (Institut Mérieux)
Dr Andrew Kambugu (Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Makerere University, Kampala)
Dr Jessica Boname (Head of Antimicrobial Resistance, MRC)