Elise Maynard

Water Management Society

Biography:

Elise is a Managing Partner of Elise Maynard & Associates LLP which provides independent consultancy to the water and medical devices industries. She has served as Chair of the Water Management Society and has been awarded Fellowship in recognition of her services to both the Society and the Industry.

Her background is in Microbiology, having trained in the Clinical and Health Protection Agency (HPA) laboratories at St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth. Elise has a Diploma in Management and an MSc in Health Research and Development from Portsmouth University. She is a registered Biomedical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), a Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) and also of the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH), where she is an active member of the water special interest group. Elise is also a member of the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and the Central Sterilising Club (CSC). She has presented or chaired at numerous international events and has published a number of peer-reviewed papers. She is an independent adviser for a number of water safety groups both in Primary Care and Hospital Trusts

Short description about presentation:

The presentation will review the current position regarding water testing within buildings with regard to Legionella and other Gram-negative water-borne pathogens. New and more rapid detection technologies than culture are being brought to market but which do not necessarily fit with current regulations and guidance. The Water Management Society have reviewed a number of these assays and have created a series of factsheets for their members. The working group will be reforming and is looking for volunteers to assist with the next swathe of information.