SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

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06.45h UTC

Opening

Massimo Sartelli (Italy)

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06.50h UTC

Update on World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2023

Diriba Mosissa (World Health Organization)

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SESSION 1

07.00h UTC

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Antimicrobial resistance: a misunderstood global threat

Marc Mendelson (South Africa)

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Global challenges to tackling AMR

Ramanan Laxminarayan (One Health Trust)

A global approach to tackle the AMR crisis

Otto Cars (ReAct)

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Informing, educating and connecting to tackle AMR

Maarten van Dongen (AMR Insights)

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SESSION 2

08.20h UTC

Chair: Leonardo Pagani (Italy)

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One health and AMR

Sujith J. Chandy (ICARS)

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Balancing the risks and benefits of antibiotic use in a globalized world: the ethics of AMR

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi (UK)

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COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance: intersections and implications

Mary Ann Lansang (Philippines)

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The role of youth in combatting antimicrobial resistance

Daniel Waruingi (Students Against Superbugs Africa)

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SESSION 3

09.30h UTC

Chair: Stefania Stefani (Italy)

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AMR impact on hospital settings worldwide

Alessandro Cassini (Switzerland)

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The WHO Global Research Agenda for AMR in human health

Silvia Bertagnolio (World Health Organization)

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Improving education and awareness about AMR in hospital settings

Harumi Gomi (Japan)

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Why it is important to prescribe antibiotics appropriately

Afreenish Amir (Pakistan)

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SESSION 4

10.45h UTC

Chair: Leili Chamani-Tabriz (United Arab Emirates)

Control measures to tackle AMR in low resources settings

Sameer Dhingra (India)

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Promoting cross-regional collaboration in antimicrobial stewardship

Faryal Khamis (Oman)

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Antimicrobial resistance and patient safety

Nadia Jaidane (Tunisie)

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Understanding mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

Jordi Vila (Spain)

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SESSION 5

12.00h UTC

Chair: Pierre Tattevin (APUA)

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Antibiotic resistance: the most critical bacteria (20 minutes)

Pierluigi Viale (Italy)

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The ongoing threat of antifungal resistance (20 minutes)

Matteo Bassetti (Italy)

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Interpreting antibiotic susceptibility testing in the era of AMR

Beverly Egyir (Ghana)

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Surveillance of AMR: why and how

Jeremiah Seni (Tanzania)

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The AWaRe classification and its utility to implement prescribing practice

Obed Kwabena Offe Amponsah (Ghana)

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SESSION 6

13.35h UTC

Chair: Maria Luisa Moro (Italy)

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Infection prevention and control in the era of AMR

Nicola Petrosillo (Italy)

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Implementing infection prevention and control in hospital settings

Sonja Hansen (Germany)

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Impact of healthcare-associated infections

Constantinos Tsioutis (Cyprus)

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Infection prevention and control in low resources settings

Steward Mudenda (Zambia)

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SESSION 7

14.55h UTC

Chair: Majdi Al-Hasan (USA)

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Principles for appropriate surgical antibiotic prophylaxis

E. Patchen Dellinger (USA)

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Principles for appropriate antibiotic therapy

Edward Septimus (USA)

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Challenges and opportunities in the treatment of MDROs

Robert A. Bonomo (USA)

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Optimizing antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients

Jordi Rello (Spain)

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Antibiotic therapy in patients with organ solid transplantation

Lilian Abbo (USA)

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SESSION 8

16.40h UTC

Chair: Fabio Tumietto (Italy)

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The role of the microbiologist in tackling antimicrobial resistance

Bih Awazi (Cameroon)

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Microbiologic diagnostic stewardship in low resources settings

Appiah-Korang Labi (Ghana)

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Monitoring of antibiotic use, consumption, and the quality of prescribing

Joseph Fadare (Nigeria)

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Antimicrobial stewardship. Who are the stakeholders and how to engage them

Eleni Giamarellou (Greece)

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Intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing practices among surgeons

Agnes Wechsler-Fördös (Austria)

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SESSION 9

18.05h UTC

Chair: Gabriel Levy Hara (Argentina)

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Healthcare workers’ education and training in antimicrobial stewardship

Abdul-Wahab Omo-ope Ettu (Nigeria)

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Core elements of antimicrobial stewardship

Debra Goff (USA)

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Antimicrobial stewardship in low resources settings

Cornelius C. Dodoo (Ghana)

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Measurement of performance in antimicrobial stewardship

Alfredo Ponce de Leon (Mexico)

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The role of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship

Enrique Castro-Sanchez (UK)

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Why it is so difficult to implement antimicrobial prescribing practices

Glendee Reynolds Campbell (Jamaica)

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SESSION 10

19.50h UTC

Chair: Fausto Catena (Italy)

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Issues in managing surgical infections in low resources settings

Kebebe Bekele (Ethiopia)

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Source control. When it is adequate

Federico Coccolini (Italy)

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Infection or inflammation: are uncomplicated acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, and acute diverticulitis infectious diseases?

Philip Barie (USA)

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The surgeon and the infections

Robert Sawyer (USA)

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Ethical considerations for prescribing antibiotics appropriately across the surgical pathway

Alberto Ferreres (Argentina)

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A global strategy for managing surgical infections

Jennifer Rickard (USA)

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21.20-21-35  Biofilm and medical devices associated infections

Shyam Kumar Mishra (Australia)

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21.35h UTC

Global collaboration to achieve better outcomes in healthcare

 Raul Coimbra (USA)

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21.50h UTC

Closing

Massimo Sartelli