Examples of Education and Training Opportunities

Training is important and an on-going necessity in any organisation. Essentially, if people are not growing in their skills and knowledge, a company will not grow either.

On-going training and development of employees is vital for an organisation to stay competitive and enhance creative innovation. 

In addition, to supporting our customers in supplying training courses we also provide a number of other educational and training services. This list is not exhaustive as many services are bespoke to our customer's needs. Examples of other services we offer include:

• Providing presentations on behalf of our clients at workshops, conferences and forum meetings
• Writing white papers, leaflets, marketing campaigns, journal articles (please see our publications section)
• Presenting posters at local and international conferences (please see examples of posters in our publications section)
• Organise workshops and local/international conferences on behalf of our client.

Introduction to Biofilms

The formation of a biofilm is a natural phenomena which involves attachment of microbes onto a surface or to each other. Biofilms have been reported to be associated with over 65% of all hospital acquired infections and over 80% of all human infections. The surface that microbes attach onto can be living or non-living. Once the microbes have attached onto a 'surface' they multiply and become encased within a support matrix that is composed of polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, metal ions and DNA. This matrix is referred to as the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS).

This course is aimed to introduce the participants to the fundamentals of biofilmology including what a biofilm is, how biofilms form, the benefits and detrimental effects of biofilms, the financial impact of biofilms and the methods that are employed to either enhance the formation of biofilm for beneficial effects or the methods that are employed for the prevention, management and control of biofilms.

The course will look at the different types of industries and sectors that biofilms have a major impact on. The course consists of lectures, seminars, laboratory demonstrations and also hands-on practical experiments. 

Biofilms - Back to Basics Series

Introduction to Biofilms

Microroganisms exist in two phenotypic states - the free floating or planktonic state and the sessile or attached stage. In fact in any environment 99% of all bacteria are attached onto something. This course will provide the participants with fundamental information as to how biofilms form, proliferate and disseminate.

Methods used to control biofilms will be discussed within this course as will numerous case studies to highlight the worldwide problems of biofilms. The course will consist of lectures, seminars, laboratory demonstrations and also hands-on practical experiments. 

Biofilms in the Water Industry

Biofilm growth on pipes in a potable water system is a natural phenomena. However, when biofilm grow inside pipes they have the ability to allow for the growth of pathogen and problematic microbes that are a concern to public health.

This course will provide the reader with the fundamentals of water microbiology and biofilms.

Wound Care Management - Back to Basics Series

At 5D we have over 20 years of experience in woundcare with many of our employees having worked in many different woundcare companies and public health bodies.

In addition we regularly provide presentations, write papers and reports in woundcare. As we are at the forefront of woundcare innovation, R&D and product development we can provide hands on experience of woundcare technologies. 

The course will consist of lectures, seminars, laboratory demonstrations and also hands-on practical experiments. 

Other Courses

• Biofilms and Wounds
• Biofilm Management in Wounds
• The Science of Wound Healing
• Microbiology in Acute and Chronic Wounds
• Toxins and Effects on Wound Healing
• Silver and Chronic Wound Management
• Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections.

Aims of the Course

The 4-day CPD accredited course ‘Introduction to the Fundamentals of Microbiology and Biofilms: Related to Health & Medicine’ aims to introduce participants to the fundamentals of microbiology and biofilms relevant to medicine and human health.

A series of lectures, tutorials and hands-on practical exercises will provide the participants with useable knowledge on the fundamentals of biofilms, microbiology, antimicrobials and the biofilm models that are employed to study biofilms. In particular, the participants will gain experience of how-to setup many different biofilm models that are used routinely to evaluate the efficacy of medical devices and antimicrobial agents. Whilst the course is focused on the medical and health concerns of biofilms, in particular wound healing, the fundamental knowledge and skills gained throughout the course will be transferable to many different industries.

This course can be run over 4 days or 2 days depending on the customer needs. To discuss your training and educational needs please contact us at info@5Dhpg.com or call on +44 (0) 151 794 9279.