Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020

18-24 November 2020

Webinar series 

Antimicrobial Awareness Week aims to increase public awareness of the threat of antimicrobial resistance and the importance of efforts to improve antimicrobial use in all healthcare settings. The World Health Organisation marked 18-24 November as the dates of this year's Antimicrobial Awareness Week, during which NCAS hosted a webinar series. You can watch the recordings of the different sessions below. Thank you to those who attended, and a special thanks to our speakers! Follow the series using #NCASAAW2020 on Twitter. 
Webinar Theme
Wednesday, 18 November (8.30 AM AEDT) Opening plenary
Wednesday, 18 November (1.30 PM AEDT) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in regional and remote Australia
Wednesday, 18 November (6 PM AEDT) Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in the community
Thursday, 19 November (8.30 AM AEDT) One Health data analytics and decision-support
Thursday, 19 November (1 PM AEDT) International One Health AMR and AMS capacity building
Thursday, 19 November (6 PM AEDT) National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) (international projects)
Friday, 20 November (8.30 AM AEDT) COVID-19, regional AMS and antibiotic development
Friday, 20 November (1 PM AEDT) Infections in the immunocompromised
Monday, 23 November (8.30 AM AEDT) Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) prescribing
Monday, 23 November (1 PM AEDT) Paediatrics
Tuesday, 24 November (8.30 AM AEDT) AMS capacity building
Tuesday, 24 November (1 PM AEDT) It's not just about quantity: The importance of qualitative research to AMS
Program

What are antimicrobials?

Thanks to the multilingual team at NCAS and our collaborators and friends, we have translated the 'What are antimicrobials' infographic into different languages. Click the buttons below to view or download.

Translations courtesy of M. Almatar, S. Birnie, R. Cheah, J. Coussement, X. Fang, C. Gai, P. Jokisie, C. Mangelsdorf, A. Rajkhowa, S. Saha, N. Truong, J. Valentine, S. Vandestadt, L. Vilela Cury Oliveira, J.P. Villanueva-Cabezas, J. Yang and Y. Deng.

Posters

Telehealth antimicrobial stewardship at Goulburn Valley Health: Successfully implementing electronic post-prescription review

by Ibrahim et al. • 16 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Telehealth antimicrobial stewardship at Goulburn Valley Health: Successfully implementing electronic post-prescription review Shady Ibrahim, Thomas Schulz Goulburn Valley Health

Topical use of antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis in Australian hospitals

by Ierano et al. • 16 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Topical use of antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis in Australian hospitals C. Ierano, R. Cheah, R. James, K. Thursky University of Melbourne

Improving patients’ knowledge and understanding of their antimicrobial therapy

by Yeoh et al. • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Improving patients’ knowledge and understanding of their antimicrobial therapy Kim Yeoh, Catherine George, Arjun Rajkhowa, Irani Thevarajan, Kirsty Buising Royal Melbourne Hospital

Information GPs can trust: What is the validity of the GP National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (GP NAPS) compared to an in-practice audit of antimicrobial prescribing?

by Wang et al. • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Information GPs can trust: What is the validity of the GP National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (GP NAPS) compared to an in-practice audit of antimicrobial prescribing? Jimmy Wang, Christine Hallinan, Jo-Anne Nanski-Mankervis University of Melbourne

Infographics about antibiotics: Making facts accessible

by Van Hecke et al. • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Infographics about antibiotics: Making facts accessible Oliver van Hecke, Joseph Lee, Chris Butler, Michael Moore, Sarah Tonkin-Crine University of Oxford, UK

Innovation for online functionality to improve antimicrobial stewardship

by Tumusiime • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Innovation for online functionality to improve antimicrobial stewardship William Tumusiime West Moreton Health, Queensland

Understanding and responding to antimicrobial resistance in Timor-Leste - towards a One Health approach

by Ting et al. • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Understanding and responding to antimicrobial resistance in Timor-Leste - towards a One Health approach Shawn Ting, Karen Champlin, Nevio Sarmento, Abrao Pereira, Ian Marr, Jennifer Yan, Joshua Francis Charles Darwin University, Darwin

Measuring antibiotic stewardship across primary healthcare: An umbrella review in medical care and a systematic review in dental care

by Teoh et al. • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster Measuring antibiotic stewardship across primary healthcare: An umbrella review in medical care and a systematic review in dental care Leanne Teoh, Alastair Sloan, Michael McCullough, Wendy Thompson University of Melbourne

A multidisciplinary approach to antimicrobial stewardship in a specialist hospital for women and newborns

by Pham et al. • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster A multidisciplinary approach to antimicrobial stewardship in a specialist hospital for women and newborns Vi Pham, Sharon Heap, Andrew Daley, Vanessa Clifford, Lai Yang Lee, Huda Ismail, Laura Leung, Deborah Rhodes, Joshua Puglia, Sushena Krishnaswamy The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne

What are the barriers and facilitators to quality improvement strategies for antimicrobial stewardship in general practice?

by Ngo et al. • 1 November 2020
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 – poster What are the barriers and facilitators to quality improvement strategies for antimicrobial stewardship in general practice? Hoang Nam Phuong Ngo, Ruby Biezen, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis University of Melbourne
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