Spring Conference 2018 – Defeating AMR: The trinity of prevention, preservation & promotion
DAY 1 – MONDAY 12 MARCH
QEII CONFERENCE CENTRE, LONDON
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Welcome and Opening RemarksProfessor Dilip Nathwani OBE |
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Global epidemiology of infectious diseases and AMR and the role of informaticsProfessor Michael Osterholm |
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PLENARY SESSION: HOW CAN VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS TO HELP WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST AMR?
Global burden of bacterial infections: the role of vaccines in reducing AMRDr David McIntosh |
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Enabling the adoption of new diagnostics within the UK healthcare systemDr Fiona Carragher |
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PLENARY SESSION: PRESERVING ANTIBIOTIC EFFICACY THROUGH EFFECTIVE PRESCRIBING: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM STEWARDSHIP IN LMICS?
Stewardship in Kerala, IndiaDr Sanjeev Singh |
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Experiences from Latin AmericaDr Gabriel Levy Hara |
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Stewardship in Africa – challenges and opportunitiesDr Brian Godman |
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SPONSORED SYMPOSIUMS
Diagnostic testing for point of care C Reactive Protein and how it can guide antibiotic prescribingSupported by Abbott |
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BEYOND EMPERICAL THERAPY – Clinical Experiences with Fast Antibiotic Susceptibility TestingSupported by Accelerate
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PARALLEL SESSION – Routine and rapid surveillance systems
What surveillance do we have for AMR?Dr Berit Muller-Peabody |
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Why is surveillance important after introducing vaccines?Dr Michael Edelstein |
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Rapid surveillance in emergency situations: The Zika ExperienceProfessor Jimmy Whitworth |
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Legacy planning – what did we learn from EbolaDr Timothy Brooks |
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PARALLEL SESSION – The quiet revolution: the modernisation of laboratories – optimal use of existing diagnostics
Procalcitonin – lessons and limitationsDr Stephan Harbarth |
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MALDI-TOF and its impact on patient careDr Savita Gossain |
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Syndromic approaches to infection detection – TaqMan array cardsDr Martin Curran |
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PARALLEL SESSION – Successful stewardship across multidisciplinary settings
Alternative models of care: Nurses in antimicrobial stewardshipJo McEwen |
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Successful stewardship in hospital settings (HDU and general)Dr Charles Luyt |
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Antimicrobial stewardship in long term care facilities (LTCFs)Dr Elizabeth Beech |
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PARALLEL SESSION – Global surveillance of resistance & antibiotic prescribing quality
Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS)Professor Roman Kozlov |
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Global PPSProfessor Herman Goossens |
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DAY 2 – TUESDAY 13 MARCH
QEII CONFERENCE CENTRE, LONDON
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PLENARY SESSION: VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS – WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?
New Vaccines against Epidemic Infectious DiseasesDr David McIntosh |
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PARALLEL SESSION – Innovation: Rapid diagnostics and emerging therapies
New for old and emerging treatments – a summary of new agents in developmentProfessor Alasdair MacGowan |
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Clinical need for rapid diagnostic testsProfessor Herman Goossens |
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Skin patch antibiotics – the next big thing?Professor Ryan Donnelly |
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Harnessing the host-protein response to distinguish between bacterial and viral infectionsDr Liran Shani |
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Lefamulin: the potential for one antibiotic rather than two in CABPProfessor Mark Wilcox |
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PARALLEL SESSION – Next generation Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria
Rapid susceptibility testing: new phenotypic and non-WGS genotypic approachesDr Oskar Ekelund |
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WGS-based susceptibility testing for TB: from research to service deliveryProfessor Grace Smith |
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Should WGS be used for susceptibility testing of bacteria other than TB?Dr Matthew Ellington |
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GARROD LECTURE
Preparing for the Black Swans of resistanceProfessor David Livermore |
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KEYNOTE LECTURE
Progressing the new essential medicines agendaProfessor Celine Pulcini |
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Reporting Guidelines Workshop
Use of reporting guidelines to design, report and referee antibiotic stewardship studiesDr Sheldon Stone |
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PARALLEL SESSION
Latest clinical data and early experience of managing difficult-to-treat Gram-negative infections with a novel β-lactamase inhibitor combinationSupported by Pfizer |
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PARALLEL SESSION
Current thinking about cephalosporins and CDI & AMR. Can a new cephalosporin help?Supported by Cardiome |
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CLOSING PLENARY SESSION – NOVEL GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Delivering open access, high impact-low cost education to allProfessor Dilip Nathwani OBE |
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Developing a global community of practiceDr Elizabeth Tayler |
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