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    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 AEDT

    If 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 9112

    Will 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.
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    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
    Q & A panel discussion

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