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 (AMS) programmes.
At the end of the course, learners should be able to:
Learn about mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and spread
Describe laboratory methods for antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance testing
Describe how the results of antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance testing are used in clinical medicine
(Approximately 60 minutes to complete Week 2)
Introduction to Week 2
Mechanism of Antibiotic Resistance and Spread
Methods for Determining Antibiotic Susceptibility and Detection of Resistance
The Laboratory-Clinician Interface
Summary of Week 2
Professor Rosanna Peeling, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and International Diagnostics Centre, UK
Dr. Noah Fongwen, Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Dr. Debi Boeras, Founder & CEO of Global Health Impact Group and Global Health CPD, US
Dr. Carl Boodman, University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Regina Berba, University of the Philippines
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. Amal Saif Al-Maani, Ministry of Health, Oman
Professor V Ramasubramanian, Capstone Multispeciality Clinic, Apollo Hospitals, India
Dr. Raiva Simbi, Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe
Professor David Moore, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Dr. Nicaise Ndembi, Africa CDC, Ethiopia
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of Dr. James Karlowsky of Shared Health, Manitoba, Canada; Dr. Philippe Lagace-Wiens of St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada, in granting us the use of the microbiology laboratory for filming; and Amanda Abbott and Nick Kontzie for providing technical support. A special thanks to Dr. Carl Boodman of University of Manitoba, Canada, for reviewing the curriculum and demonstrating the antimicrobial susceptibility testing and rapid test methods.
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