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18/11/2021 at 4:05 pm #79125
The Doherty Institute has been formally designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance.
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance works under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO), particularly the Western Pacific Regional Office, to strengthen and build antimicrobial stewardship and laboratory capacity for diagnosis and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Please join us via Zoom to celebrate during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW). Full program listed below.
Friday, 19 November
12.00 – 1.00pm AEDTIf you haven’t already, please register to attend.
Zoom URL to register: https://unimelb.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kceihqzIrG9Yp8G-U8z-lVpYsbl25YAkP
Meeting ID: 899 6195 9112Will you Go Blue for AMR?
Light blue is the colour adopted for AMR during WAAW. We encourage you to participate by wearing blue to our event.
[A picture containing text, window Description automatically generated]Program
Topic
Speaker
Welcome and introduction
Doherty Institute
WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance launch address
Dr Soccoro Escalante
World Health Organisation Regional Office of the Western Pacific
Overview of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance
Prof Ben Howden
Doherty Institute
Capacity building and training to support prevention and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Fiji
Dr Ravi Naidu
Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Fiji
Fleming Fund Fellowship Program in Papua New Guinea
Dr Gabriella Ak
Port Moresby General Hospital,
Papua New Guinea
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