Dr Holly Seale1 1University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Introduction: Patient engagement around hospital Infection control and antimicrobial over prescribing has been proposed as a useful adjunct to improving the impact of efforts in these areas. Government infection...
- July 5, 2018
Dr Ruchir Chavada1, Dr Liam Clifford2, Dr Owen Weisback2 1NSW Health Pathology, Gosford , Australia, 2Department of Medicine,Gosford/Wyong Hospital, Gosford , Australia Introduction Despite availability of several rapid Influenza tests(RIT), literature on its impact on antimicrobial stewardship programs(AMS) is...
- July 5, 2018
Julia Robertson1, Fang Ou2, Cushla McGoverin2, Frederique Vanholsbeeck2, Simon Swift1 1Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, The University Of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 2Department of Physics, The University Of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Introduction Antibiotic resistance is a serious...
- July 5, 2018
Sarah Thomas1, Dr Thea F van de Mortel2, Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman2 1Gold Coast Health 2Griffith University Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global problem that can be effectively controlled by appropriate antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies. Nurses should be involved in...
- July 5, 2018
Dr Mustafa Afzal1, Ms Jayasree Tenali2, Dr Ranga Reddy Burri1 1Infection Control Academy of India, Hyderabad, India, 2Care Hospitals, Nampally, Hyderabad, India Introduction: Inappropriate use of antibiotics and increasing antibiotic resistance among inpatient flora is of concern in India. A...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Fiona Gotterson1, A/Prof Kirsty Buising1,2,3, Professor Elizabeth Manias4,5,6 1National Centre For Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne , Australia, 2Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 3University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 4Deakin University, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and...
- September 4, 2017
Mr Clement Oguche1 1Northeast Health Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Australia Abstract Background: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest challenges of modern healthcare in terms of cost and health outcomes. Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (AMS) have been shown to improve the...
- September 4, 2017
Dr Oyebola Fasugba1, Dr Anindita Das2, Dr George Mnatzaganian3, Professor Brett Mitchell4, Professor Peter Collignon2, Professor Anne Gardner1 1Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia, 2ACT Pathology, Canberra, Australia, 3La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia, 4Avondale College of Higher Education , Wahroonga, Australia...
- September 4, 2017
Dr Stephane Bouchoucha1, Ms Mataya Kilpatrick2, Associate Professor Ana Hutchinson1 1Deakin University, Burwood, Australia, 2Royal Children Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Introduction Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disease. AD prevalence in Australia is increasing with up to 30%...
- September 4, 2017
Mrs Jaclyn Bishop1,2, Dr Thomas Schulz1,2,3, Dr David Kong1,2,4,5, Professor Karin Thursky1,2,3, Associate Professor Kirsty Buising1,2,3 1National Centre For Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS), Melbourne, Australia, 2University of Melbourne- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences (Department of Medicine- RMH), Melbourne, Australia,...
- September 4, 2017