IPC resources and activities for WAAW

[MaryLouise McLaws]

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Mary-Louise

Mary-Louise McLaws

Deputy President Academic Board

Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control

UNSW Global Water Institute lead for Water and Health

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Email from Benedetta Allegranzi from WHO:

I am delighted to share with you information about resources and activities specifically highlighting the role of IPC in preventing antibiotic resistance in health care that we have developed/will launch for WAAW (http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week/en/)

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World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2017 – WHO
http://www.who.int
World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) is held in November, every year.

These are:

A new infographic on the role of IPC in preventing antibiotic resistance in health care (http://www.who.int/infection-prevention/en/ ) which is available in English, French and Spanish

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WHO | Infection prevention and control
http://www.who.int
Critical role of infection prevention and control No one should catch an infection while receiving health care, yet, hundreds of millions of people are affected every …

EURO WAAW campaign materials (posters) in part adapted from the 5 May 2017 resources (http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/events/events/2017/11/world-antibiotic-awareness-week-2017/waaw-2017-campaign-materials2 )

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WHO/Europe | WAAW 2017 Campaign materials
http://www.euro.who.int
Every infection prevented is an antibiotic treatment avoided. Play your role in controlling antibiotic resistance! In 2017, World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW …

Launch of the new WHO Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Health Care Guidelines during WAAW

Presentation on these new guidelines by Professor Lindsay Grayson (Austin Health and University of Melbourne, Australia) on 13 November 2017 at 9 am CET, through Webber Training (https://webbertraining.com/schedulep1.php?commandviewClass&ID1378

Schedule – webbertraining.com
webbertraining.com
Aulas gravadas em biblioteca virtual; Sobre la educacin teleclase; Descargas gratuitas de posters de control de infecciones … ENGLISH

Online publication of a Lancet Global Health Commentary on 10 November (midnight GMT), on national and global priorities for IPC, authored by WHO, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading global health experts and informed by the organizations participating in the WHOs Global Infection Prevention and Control Network (GIPCN)

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