 Committee
Introduction
Aims of the Working Group
Participation
Antimicrobial Stewardship: a global Inventory
Project Goals
Related websites
| Committee |
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| Chairs |
Jim Hutchinson (New Foundland, Canada)
E-mail: jimhutchinson60@gmail.com |
| Co-chair |
Gabriel Levy Hara (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
E-mail: glevyhara@fibertel.com.ar |
Secretary |
Ian M. Gould (Aberdeen, UK)
E-mail: i.m.gould@abdn.ac.uk |
| Committee Members |
Lilian Abbo, Miami (Florida, USA)
Jakhongir Alijdanov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Amani Alnimr (Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia)
Luis Bavestrello (Valparaiso, Chile)
Manuel Guzman Blanco (Caracas, Venezuela)
Fernando Luis Lopes Cardozo (Brazil)
Jane Carter (Kenya)
Carlos Amabile Cuevas (Mexico)
Ziad Daoud (Tripoli, Lebanon)
Stephan Harbarth (Geneva, Switzerland)
Po-Ren Hsueh (Taipei, Taiwan)
Atef Shibl (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Nadia H. Ismail (Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia)
Reem Al Jindan (Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia)
Deogratias Kaddu-Mulindwa (Uganda)
Sohua Kanj (Beirut, Lebanon)
Hans Jorn Kolmos (Denmark)
Victor Lim (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Vicki MacNeil (Adelaide, Australia)
Andras Mathe (Budapest, Hungary)
Concepta Merry (Uganda)
Shaeen Methar (Cape Town, South Africa)
Takahiro Mochizuki (Shizuoka, Japan)
Jorge Murillo (Miami, Florida, USA)
Byron Nunez (Guayaquil, Ecuador)
Carla Odio (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Norio Ohmagari (Shizuoka, Japan)
Muguel Angel Peredo (Mexico)
Raul Raz (Afula, Israel)
Lynora Sazinger (Alberta, Canada)
Oyewale Tomori (Lagos State, Nigeria)
John Turnidge (Adelaide, Australia)
Silvio Vega (Panama City, Panama)
Rajlakshmi Viswanathan (Kolkota, India)
Erika Vlieghe (Antwerp, Belgium)
Herman Wertheim (Hanoi, Vietnam) |
Introduction
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent threats facing people from all parts of the world. The ISC is in an excellent position to help address the issue by fostering collaboration on a global scale.
Aims
of the Working Group
1. To create a worldwide web-based compilation of antimicrobial stewardship efforts and activities, the people involved with them, their products and accomplishments. This internet database and interface will display the collected information and promote sharing.
This content management software will be used as a platform for further Antimicrobial Stewardship Working Group initiatives, that might include the design, in cooperation with related scientific societies, governmental and non- governmental organizations:
- international studies of antimicrobial consumption in all five continents encouraging the use of ABC Calc to measure consumption and interrupted time series (ITS) for analysis of data.
- distance learning courses to address specific and locally prevalent problems (e.g., rational management of URI, principles and experiences with antimicrobial stewardship programs, frequent problems regarding antimicrobial use in the elderly, etc).
2. To work with pharmacists of the different countries in common aspects (regulation, educational programs) regarding use and misuse of antimicrobials.
3. To advocate for the regulation of sales and distribution of antimicrobials worldwide.
4. To hold meetings to highlight stewardship issues.
Participation
We are inviting you / your designee / colleague of your society and/or country working on antimicrobial stewardship- to join us in this new project. If you want to join us, please contact Dr. Gabriel Levy Hara (glevyhara@fibertel.com.ar).
Antimicrobial Stewardship: a Global Inventory
The ISC Working Group on Antimicrobial Stewardship has a separate website including an inventory of world-wide stewardship initiatives, web-based discussions on topical matters and data entry facilities for recording local stewardship initiatives. Its aims are as follows:
Project Goals
Sometimes problems are so large and so complex it is hard to conceive of a good starting point for addressing them. Antimicrobial resistance fits this description. Despite this, there are undoubtedly thousands of efforts at improving antimicrobial use being made by individuals all over the planet and thousands more efforts that would be made given the opportunity. These people need a place to describe their efforts, be recognized for them and to find support.
The goals of the ISC Stewardship Inventory project are very simple. We aim to:
- spotlight the work of individuals and organizations who promote good use of antimicrobials
- develop an inventory of interested individuals and facilitate their interaction
- help increase awareness and response to the issue of antimicrobial misuse and resistance
Lets face tomorrow together. Go to http://inventory.infectionnet.org/
Related websites
The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA): www.apua.org
Last edition:
Février 23, 2011
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