Antimicrobial stewardship

Mr Adrian Fellows1 1Gama Healthcare.ltd, Luddendenfoot, United Kingdom Introduction: The development of antibiotic-resistance requires new therapeutic approaches. We evaluated the antimicrobial activity of microparticles loaded with biocide precursors against MRSA and CREC. Methods: Sodium percarbonate and tetraacetylethylenediamine (are precursors for...

Annie Wells 1, Lucy Hughson 2, Fiona Wilson 1 1 Public Health Service, DHHS Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia   Introduction: Responding to the threat of antimicrobial resistance: Australia’s First National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy (FNARS) 2015-2019 was published in June 2015. The strategy is a OneHealth approach outlining seven objectives to minimise...

Nantanit Sutthiruk 1, Mari Botti 1,2, Julie Considine 1,3, Andrea Driscoll 1,4, Ana Hutchinson 1,2, Kamthorn Malathum 5 1 Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia 2 Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 3 Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4 Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 5 Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand   Introduction A multidisciplinary approach is considered best practice in AMS. Effective hospital-wide AMS programs need multidisciplinary engagement...

Carol Rosevear 1, David Walters, Alicia Neels, Linda Dreyer 1 SWABS, Geelong, VIC, Australia   In 2012 a group of ” volunteers” agreed to form a regional AMS group to collect and review antibiotic prescribing in Victorian regional and rural hospital. Many small facilities do not have the resources to...

John Preshanth Kumar Pathiraj 1, Manjunatha H Hande 2, Murulidhar Varma 2, Chiranjoy Mukhyopadhay 3, Roshan David Jathanna 4, Menino Osbert Cotta (Os) 5, Abdul Ghaffur 6   1 Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Univerisity, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India 2 Dept. of Medicine Kasturba Medical College Manipal Univerisity, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India 3 Dept. of Microbiology...

Shanmuga Vadivoo Natarajan 1, Usha Dhanasekar 1 1 Annapoorana Medical College & Hospitals, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India   Introduction: This study aimed to assess the trend in resistance pattern for ESKAPE Pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter /E.coli species) and to inform...

Prof John Turnidge1, Kim Stewart1, Jan Bell1 1 Australian Commission On Safety And Quality In Health Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia   Introduction: AURA 2016: First Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health contains data on antimicrobial use (AU) in the community,...

Prof John Turnidge1, Kim Stewart1, Jan Bell1 1 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia   Introduction: The Commission has established a nationally coordinated surveillance system for antimicrobial use and resistance in Australia (AURA). The results of surveillance...

Fiona Gotterson 1 1 Senior Project Officer, Healthcare Associated Infection Program, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia   Introduction Each November countries promote awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the role of appropriate antibiotic use in addressing this. 2016 marks...

Michelle Doidge 1 1 CNC Queensland Statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Queenlsand Health, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia   INTRODUCTION: Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat to healthcare worldwide. Australia is not exempt from this threat and is taking serious action to address the overuse of...