Changing of the guard!! Our previous president, Dr David Jenkins, passes the ceremonial chain to our new president, Professor Andrew Seaton. Thank you David for your hard work and dedication and congratulations Andrew. #BSACSpring2024
“Confronting #AntimicrobialResistance”, the UK’s 2nd five-year action plan published. Next major step in achieving the UK’s 20 year vision for controlling AMR.
The plan sets out 9 strategic outcomes, 30 commitments, 5 targets & case studies
Read here: https://t.co/zj5SSbDgqT
Great day of collaboration between the 6 hospitals in the #CwPAMs#GhanaSAPG project and Scottish partners. Sharing achievements & agreeing steps to ensure the project is successful in increasing ACCESS antibiotics & improving Rx for pneumonia & surgical antibiotic prophylaxis.
Really pleased to participate in the Tema Hospital antimicrobial stewardship seminar this morning & learn with Ghana peers about behavioural techniques to bring about positive action to tackle #amr#GhanaSAPG#CwPAMs
An insightful review meeting on Antimicrobial Stewardship held at Tema General Hospital spearheaded by @Frankerr1F and her team together with the resident Pharmacists of the facility #cwpams#Ghanasapg#antibioticguardian
One key objective of UK plan - “Being a good global partner” - maintaining UK’s role as an international leader on AMR and supporting LMICs to respond to AMR threat through research, good supply chains and access to antibiotics #cwpams#ghanasapg#GAMSAS@BSACandJAC@Frankerr1F
Excited to hear @mcdonfi present on Antimicrobial stewardship practices. Sharing experiences and best practices in this critical area is key to advancing our collective efforts in antimicrobial stewardship . 📝💊🤝 #cwpams#GhanaSAPG@Frankerr1F@raseaton66@Amanjkurdi6
“While only 8% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 had bacterial co-infections requiring antibiotics, three out of four or some 75% of patients have been treated with antibiotics ‘just in case’ they help.” #CwPAMS https://t.co/kw0DmR4qbr
Really interesting visit to Keta Municipal Hospital to meet their extended antimicrobial stewardship team & hear about the work they are doing to improve antibiotic prescribing for pneumonia & surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. #Ghanasapg#cwpams#antibioticguardian