AP1 - Workshop: Antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals and the community

Conference Hall A - Section A

Sponsor: This workshop is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Reckitt and Benckiser (Pty.), Ltd, United Kingdom

Chairs

Sabiha Essack (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), Debbie Goff (Ohio State University, USA) and Philip Howard (British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and University of Leeds, UK)

Introduction

Reckitt Benckiser

Join us to learn how antimicrobial stewardship can be implemented in hospital pharmacy in different resource settings and explore the untapped role of community pharmacy in antimicrobial stewardship.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global challenge and pharmacy plays a major role in influencing this agenda. The FIP Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance was adopted in 2017 and the 2019 Congress has a strong focus  on AMR: One approach doesn’t fit all: Need for country specific interventions to promote appropriate use of antibiotics (C4), Superdrugs for superbugs: Antibiotics of the future (C6) and AMR and environmental pollution with medicines (C1).

The 1st Antimicrobial Stewardship Workshop will be held at the FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to supplement the plenary sessions as part of the FIP AMR Programme.

We invite all pharmacists and technicians involved in supplying or promoting the responsible use of antibiotics to attend this session. Those who are keen to establish or improve their antimicrobial stewardship service are highly encouraged to attend.

Places are limited to ensure a high-quality, interactive event, and your interest to attend must therefore be indicated separately during the online registration process for the congress.

All participants will be presented with a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the workshop.

Programme

09:00 – 09:30  Opening plenary:  The leadership role of the pharmacist on the GAP on AMR
Sabiha Essack (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

09:30 – 10:20 Panel discussion:  Translating FIP’s Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance            

10:20 – 10:40 Coffee/tea break

10:40 – 12:30  Implementing hospital stewardship in different resource-constrained settings
Debbie Goff (Ohio State University, USA)

12:30 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 – 14:15 Defining the stewardship role of community pharmacy
Philip Howard (British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and University of Leeds, UK)

and Sabiha Essack (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

14:15 – 14:25 Closing remarks
Philip Howard (British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and University of Leeds, UK)

14:25 – 14:30 Room refresh 

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  1. Advocate the leadership role of the pharmacist in the containment of antimicrobial resistance
  2. Endorse the FIP Policy Statement on AMR in their country contexts
  3. Formulate the core elements of a hospital antimicrobial stewardship service
  4. Demonstrate the role of community pharmacy in antimicrobial stewardshipType of session: Application-based