PGI organizes Workshop cum CME on “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Practice”

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 27^th October:- A workshop cum CME on “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Practice” is being jointly organized by the Department of Medical Microbiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee PGIMER, Chandigarh, WHO, ISCCM-Chandigarh (Tricity), and Tricity Doctor’s Forum on 28^th October 2017 at Lecture Theatre -1 Nehru Hospital PGIMER, Chandigarh.

The keynote speaker on the occasion will be Prof Johan Mouton who is an authority in antibiotics in Europe and is a member of various reputed international committees. He will also be conducting a workshop on animal infection models with Ms Claudia Lagarde.

The alarming increase of resistance against multiple currently available antibiotics is leading to a rapid loss of treatment options against infectious diseases. Resistance means that the antibiotic becomes ineffective against the bacteria.

Various properties of a drug (pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics) need to be well defined in order to make informed decisions regarding appropriate dosing recommendations. The regulatory authorities also clearly recommend that investigations of the properties for antibacterial agents are important in drug development program.

Considering the current situation, different types of actions are necessary to address antimicrobial resistance: development of new antimicrobial agents, prevention of the infection in the first-place, use of advanced therapies and optimization of pre-existing dosing regimens of currently available antibiotics.

This CME is an initiative taken by the Department of Medical Microbiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, and the various other agencies like WHO, IMA (Chandigarh & Mohali), ISCCm (Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (Tricity), Tricity Doctors Forum to apprise the participants in the importance of judicious antimicrobial usage in patient care.