HELD 9-10 DECEMBER 2021 ACCESS THE RECORDED CONTENT BELOW
This two-day virtual conference looking at the challenges and future of infection management and how we can rise to meet the challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
Chair: Dr David Jenkins Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Infection Prevention doctor & BSAC President, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - View Bio
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This session consists of the following presentations:
Dr Mirfin Mpundu, Director ReAct Africa Partnership & Engagement Lead, International Centre for Antimicrobial Solutions (ICARS) Honorary Research Fellow, University of KwaZulu Natal - View Bio
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COVID-19: Learnings for Surveillance and Stewardship
Professor Sabiha Essack, South African Research Chair in Antibiotic Resistance & One Health Professor, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal - View Bio
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Embedding IPC in the UK’s Healthcare Infrastructure Plan
Professor Jennie Wilson, Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London - View Bio
Mrs Fran Garraghan, Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - View Bio
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Cefiderocol for the treatment of Achromobacter sp. in Cystic Fibrosis
Dr Felicia Lim, Consultant Medical Microbiologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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Difficult to treat infections in critical care: a complex case study
Dr Luke Moore, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology and Virology Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, & Stephen Hughes, Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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SESSION FIVE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE
Chair: Professor Alasdair MacGowan, Consultant in Infection at North Bristol NHS Trust and Professor of Antimicrobial Therapeutics at the University of Bristol - View Bio
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50 years at the forefront of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Professor Dilip Nathwani OBE, Honorary Emeritus Professor of Infection, University of Dundee - View Bio
SESSION SIX: Garrod Lecture
Chair: Dr David Jenkins Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Infection Prevention doctor & BSAC President, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - View Bio
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Professor Marc Mendelson, Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Cape Town. Chair MAC-AMR, Co-chair SA Antibiotic Stewardship Programme - View Bio
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Managing access and excess to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Professor Debra Goff, Infectious Diseases Specialist, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center & The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy - View Bio
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Barriers to access and how to overcome them
Dr Manica Balasegaram, Executive Director, GARDP - View Bio
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SESSION EIGHT: Clinical case studies
Chair: Sally Tipping, Lead antimicrobial pharmacist, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Trends in antimicrobial resistance amongst pathogens isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures in Pakistan (2011-2015): A retrospective cross-sectional study
Ms Nida Javaid, PhD student, Lahore University of Management Sciences
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Antibiotic prescribing practices in primary healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and our experience on the use of telemedicine in Zambia
Ms Moe Takenoshita, The Virtual Doctors + University of Cambridge Medical School
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The impact of COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures on transmission of hospital acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance in Africa
Dr Linzy Elton, Postdoctoral research associate, University College London - View Bio
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A systematic review of the effect of therapeutic drug monitoring on patient health outcomes during treatment with penicillins.
Mr Timothy Luxton, PhD Student, University of Leeds - View Bio
SESSION NINE: Invited lectures
Chair: Dr Esmita Charani, Senior Lead Pharmacist, Imperial College London - View Bio
The role of behaviour change science in helping to contain and control AMR
Professor David Halpern, Chief Executive, The Behavioural Insights Team - View Bio
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The “One Health” approach to addressing AMR
Professor Peter Collignon, Senior Specialist and Professor Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Canberra Hospital and Australian National University - View Bio
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SESSION ELEVEN: De-linkage: the whys and wherefores
Chair: Ms Laura Whitney, Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead, NHSE&I - View Bio
Optimal use of laboratory services - a baseline for excellence in practice
Dr Nick Brown, Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust - View Bio
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Rapid diagnostics - the value and meaning of time?
Professor Gail Hayward, Associate Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford & Director, NIHR Community Healthcare MIC - View Bio
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One world laboratory and aspirations for global health
Dr David Jenkins Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Infection Prevention doctor & BSAC President, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - View Bio