This activity is specifically designed for laboratory technologists, managers and clinicians involved in the use of diagnostic test results to guide rational use of antimicrobials and in antimicrobial stewardship programmes.
At the end of the course, learners should be able to:
Provide an update on the global crisis of AMR and the cost of inaction
Define healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs), its causes and the importance of infection prevention and control in healthcare settings
Describe the role of the laboratory in the AMR response and in the prevention and control of HAIs
(Approximately 60 minutes to complete Week 1)
Introduction to the Course
The Global Crisis of AMR and the Cost of Inaction
What are HAIs and why are they important?
Role of the Laboratory in the Prevention and Control of HAIs
Summary of Week 1
Professor Rosanna Peeling, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and International Diagnostics Centre, UK
Dr. Debi Boeras, Founder & CEO of Global Health Impact Group and Global Health CPD, US
Dr. Carl Boodman, University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Noah Fongwen, Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Dr. Raiva Simbi, Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe
Dr. Yenew Kebede, Africa CDC, Ethiopia
Dr. Fauzia Mohamed, Africa CDC, Ethiopia
Dr. Dadi Falay, University Hospital of Kisangani, DRC
Dr. Ilesh Jani, National Health Institute, Mozambique
Dr. Yakhya Dieye, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal
Dr. Cheikh Fall, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal
Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal
Mr. Carlos Gouvea, Latin American Alliance for the Development of In Vitro Diagnostics (ALADDiV), Brazil
Dr. Segundo Leon, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Peru
Dr. Regina Berba, University of the Philippines
Dr. Amal Saif Al-Maani, Ministry of Health, Oman
Professor V Ramasubramanian, Capstone Multispeciality Clinic, Apollo Hospitals, India
Dr. Nitin Gupta, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
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