About this event
Three expert speakers will answer key questions on Legionella and Legionnaires' disease that are pertinent to laboratory decision makers. Major questions addressed include:
The speakers will address questions and answers from webinar participants before the event closes.
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Dr Jimmy Walker is an experienced water and biofilm microbiologist with an extensive publication record including peer review publications and also a number of books. Dr Walker spent a 30-year career in water microbiology and research with Public Health England in healthcare, hospitals and the healthcare industry. Jimmy has been a key advisor in a wide range of national guidance documents. Dr Walker is also skilled in research and development, front line investigations and is currently writing a new book entitled “Safe Water in Healthcare” to be published by Elsevier in 2023. Jimmy is currently the Chair of the Central Sterilising Club and the Decontamination Professional Experts Communication Forum.
Jeff Bates is the Marketing Manager for IDEXX Water’s Building Water Testing Solutions. He focuses on the public health challenges associated with premise plumbing systems. Jeff has a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Middlebury College and an MBA from the University of Virginia.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is an American multinational corporation engaged in the development, manufacture, and distribution of products and services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, water testing, and dairy markets.