01/10/2010: MRSA Action UK: World MRSA Day

Kick-off Event – October 1st at Loyola University Chicago, Illinois – 10:00am – Press Conference, 10:30am – Main Event, this will be broadcast live on 3M’s website and at www.worldmrsaday.org
Here in the UK Kings College Hospital are holding an event on Friday 1st October 2010 and have invited MRSA Action UK to participate following on from the Infection Control Study Day held in April. Every day is infection awareness day, but October 2 has been chosen to think about MRSA as this was the day it was discovered by Professor Patricia Jevons under a microscope at Colindale Laboratories, London in 1961. There will be events taking place throughout October to recognise the significance of the month. Please get in touch if you want to encourage your local hospital, workplace, school or community group to hold an awareness day or remembrance event at info@mrsaactionuk.net