antibiotics
King Fahd Medical City will hold the first international conference on the management and legalization of antibiotic use next Sunday, Muharram, which will last for two days, in cooperation with the Saudi Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the British Society for Antimicrobial Drugs, in the Grand Ballroom of the Medical City.
The Chair of the Organizing Committee of the Conference, Head of the Infectious Diseases Division at King Fahd Medical City, Dr. Misharah Al-Anani, explained that the conference aims to shed light on the relationship of antimicrobial use and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance to it, and to acquire knowledge and skills to operate and succeed programs that supervise the use of antibiotics and codify them, in addition to education Doctors adopt a risk-benefit approach to antimicrobials, and benefit from European excellence in improving the quality of antibiotic use.
Al-Anani indicated that the conference seeks to establish a road map in the Gulf states to implement a program to legalize the use of antimicrobials in health facilities, develop an international partnership with leading countries in this field, and improve quality in the use of antimicrobials to reduce antimicrobial resistance, which is a critical issue of public health .
She added: «The conference discusses through its local and international speakers, several topics, including: implementation of antimicrobial supervision programs and measurement of efficacy, the relationship between supervision of antimicrobial consumption and infection control, information technology to support antibiotic consumption legalization programs, a strategy for the use of intravenous antibiotics in clinics Foreign from a global perspective ». The president of the organizing committee of the conference stated that the conference will host an elite group of distinguished doctors in the field of infectious diseases and microbiology, and clinical pharmacists from European and Gulf countries, noting the adoption of 20 hours of continuous medical learning from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Al-Anani called on the specialists and those interested in attending the conference, registering by phone, viewing the Medical City website and benefiting from the schedule of lectures presented.
