SYNOPSIS
Multi-drug resistance to antibiotics is a global problem and the prospect of untreatable infections is increasingly urgent. Antibiotic overuse drives resistance. Immediately following Antibiotic Awareness Week, we will discuss initiatives to reduce the emergence of resistant bacteria and other pathogens. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and Monash Children’s Hospital are jointly hosting the annual Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinical Meeting this week. Paediatric infectious diseases experts from children’s hospitals around Australia will highlight resources, activities and achievements in combatting antibiotic resistance.
Chaired by Prof Nigel Curtis, Head of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne (UoM) and Leader of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Group, MCRI.
SPEAKERS
A/Prof Penelope Bryant Infectious Diseases Physician and Chair of RCH Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee. Chair of ANZPID Australasian Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Paediatrics group
A/Prof Christopher Blyth Clinical Lead, Infectious Diseases Service, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, WA Associate Professor, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Clinical Microbioligist, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, WA & Honorary Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute, WA
Dr Celia Cooper Clinical Director & Head, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Women and Children’s Hospital, SA, SA Pathology, Women and Children’s Hospital, SA
Dr Brendan McMullan Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Sydney Children’s Hospital, NSW and Conjoint Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales
A/Prof Jim Buttery Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University and UoM
honorary A/Prof Head, Department of Infectious Diseases, Director of Research, Monash Children’s Hospital Head, Monash Immunisation, Monash Health Director, SAEFVIC, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute