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21 November
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OPENING
07.30h UTC
Moderated by
Massimo Sartelli (Italy)
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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW ) 2022
Diriba Mosissa (Antimicrobial Stewardship and Awareness Unit, Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, WHO)
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The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in preventing and treating infections in healthcare
Silvio Brusaferro (Italian National Institute of Health)
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Infection prevention and management: why it’s so hard to really change our behavior
Maria Luisa Moro (Italian Multidisciplinary Society for the Prevention of Infections in Healthcare Organizations)
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Education and training in antimicrobial stewardship
Dilip Nathwani (Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Partnership Hub)
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SESSION 1
APPROPRIATE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS AND UNCONVENTIONAL THERAPY
08.45h UTC
Moderated by
Leonardo Pagani (Italy)
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Why prudent use of antibiotics
Pierre Tattevin (Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics)
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Defining the impact of antibiotics on the intestinal microbiota to optimize antibiotic usage
Etienne Ruppe (France)
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Phage therapy for multi-drug resistant Infections: certainties and controversies
Mariagrazia Di Luca (Italy)
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How to improve antibiotic awareness
Francesca Chiara (Antimicrobial Stewardship Project, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
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Invited to comment
Maria Elena Cocuz (Romania)
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OPENING SESSION
THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
10.15h UTC
Moderated by Fausto Catena (Italy)
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Global priority research agenda on antimicrobial resistance in the human health sector
Silvia Bertagnolio (Control and Response Strategies Unit, Department of Control, Surveillance and Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance, WHO)
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One health approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance
Sujith J. Chandy (ReAct Asia Pacific, India)
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The overlooked pandemic of antimicrobial resistance
Geetanjali Kapoor (Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy)
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The European Union’s vision for antimicrobial resistance
John F. Ryan (Public health, country knowledge, crisis management, DG SANTE, European Commission, European Union)
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS
SESSION 2
11:30h UTC
Moderated by
Vishal Shelat (Singapore)
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Classifications for intra-abdominal infections
Matti Tolonen (Finland)
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How to diagnose intra-abdominal infections
Sanjay Marwah (India)
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Prognostic scores for intra-abdominal infections. Can they be used in clinical practice?
Fikri Abu-Zidan (United Arab Emirates)
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Invited to comment
Igor A. Kryvoruchko (Ukraine)
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12.45 h UTC
Research in surgical infections: obstacles and opportunities (from APPAC I to APPAC III)
Paulina Salminen (Finland)
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS
SESSION 3
13.05h UTC
Moderated by
Luca Ansaloni (Italy)
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Source control in intra-abdominal infections
Federico Coccolini (Italy)
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Peritoneal swabs: when and how
Andreas Hecker (Germany)
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Microbiological tests in the era of antimicrobial resistance
Warren Lowman (South Africa)
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Invited to comment
Ibrahima Sall (Senegal), Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria (Malaysia)
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS
SESSION 4
14:20h UTC
Moderated by
Boris Sakakushev (Bulgaria)
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The ongoing threat of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria
Jesús Rodríguez Baño (Spain)
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Optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for intra-abdominal infections
Robert Sawyer (USA)
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Invited to comment
Tadeja Pintar (Slovenia)
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS
SESSION 5
15:35h UTC
Moderated by
Raul Coimbra (USA)
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Invasive candidiasis in patients with intra-abdominal infections. When and how to treat intra-abdominal candidiasis
Philippe Montravers (France)
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Management of intra-abdominal infections in critically ill patients
Therese Duane (USA)
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Principles of antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients
Jan J De Waele (Belgium)
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Invited to comment
Samir Delibegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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16:50h UTC
The role of surgeons in preventing and treating infections in surgery
E. Patchen Dellinger (USA)
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS
SESSION 6
17:15h UTC
Moderated by
Mauro Podda (Italy)
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The management of intra-abdominal infections and sepsis in elderly critically ill patients: defining the line between utility and futility.
Massimo Antonelli (Italy)
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Relaparotomy strategy. When and how.
Marja Boermeester (The Netherlands)
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Damage control surgery strategy in patients with severe intra-abdominal infections.
Andrew Kirkpatrick (Canada)
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Invited to comment
Alibrahim Yahya (Libia), Carlos Augusto Gomes (Brazil)
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ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP
SESSION 7
18:30h UTC
Moderated by Fabio Tumietto (Italy)
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Core components of global antimicrobial stewardship programs
Debra Goff (USA)
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in resource-poor settings
Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso)
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COVID-19 and antimicrobial stewardship lessons learned best practices and future implications
Alfredo Ponce-de-Leon (Mexico)
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Measurement of Performance in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Majdi N Al-Hasan (USA)
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Invited to comment
Ana Belén Araúz (Panama), Abdul-Wahab Omo-ope Ettu (Nigeria)
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20:00h UTC
Together we can impact millions of people. Achieving better health outcomes for vulnerable populations and communities through collaborative research
Tanya Zakrison (USA)
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CLOSING
20.20h UTC
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22 November
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07.30h UTC
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First of all: let’s clean our hands
Ermira Tartari (Malta- Switzerland)
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ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP
SESSION 7
07:50h UTC
Moderated by Sameer Dhingra (India)
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Actions and future strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance in healthcare
Yonghong Xiao (China)
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Difficult-to-treat-resistant bacteria in clinical practice. Which options
Matteo Bassetti (Italy)
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Good practices for the surveillance and control of antimicrobial resistance
Alessandro Cassini (Switzerland)
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Invited to comment
Garima Kapoor (India), Olivia Waworuntu (Indonesia)
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ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP
SESSION 8
09.05h UTC
Moderated by Faryal Khamis (Oman)
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Antimicrobial stewardship. Who are the stakeholders and how to engage them
Mushira Abdulaziz Enani (Saudi Arabia)
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Healthcare workers’ education and training in antimicrobial stewardship
Harumi Gomi (Japan)
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Applying antibiotic stewardship in Surgery
Heleni Giamarellou (Greece)
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Invited to comment
Natalia Dirani (Lebanon), Afreenish Amir (Pakistan)
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NON-NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS
SESSION 9
10:20h UTC
Moderated by
Massimo Chiarugi (Pisa)
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Appropriate treatment of superficial infections (impetigo, erysipelas and cellulitis, and superficial abscesses)
Marco Falcone (Italy)
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Appropriate treatment of complex abscesses (perianal and perirectal, and abscesses in intravenous drug injection sites)
Vladimir Khokha (Belarus)
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The management of mesh infection
Ines Rubio-Perez (Spain)
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Invited to comment
Yunfeng Cui (China), Gabriel Rodrigues (Oman)
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SURGICAL INFECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD
SESSION 10
11.35h UTC
Moderated by
Timothy Craig Hardcastle (South Africa)
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Prevention and management of surgical infections in Africa
Alain Chichom Mefire (Cameroon)
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Prevention and management of surgical infections in Asia
Vikas Manchanda (India)
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Prevention and management of surgical infections in South America
Helmut Segovia Lohse (Paraguay)
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Improving surgical outcomes through collaborative projects ( training) worldwide. Why and how
Kebebe Bekele (Ethiopia)
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Invited to comment
Suman Baral (Nepal), Varut Lohsiriwat (Thailand)
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NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS
SESSION 11
13:05h UTC
Moderated by
Marjolen Blussé van Oud-Alblas (The Netherlands)
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Classification and principles of treatment of necrotizing infections
Addison K May (USA)
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Pathophysiology of necrotizing infections
Jan Ulrych (Czech Republic)
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Diagnosis of necrotizing infections
Belinda De Simone (France)
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Invited to comment
Oussema Baraket (Tunisia), Vladimir Khokha (Belarus)
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NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS
SESSION 12
14:20h UTC
Moderated by
Miklosh Bala (Israel)
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Source control of necrotizing infections
Gabriele Sganga (Italy)
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Antibiotic therapy for necrotizing infections
Jeffrey M. Tessier (USA)
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Fournier’s gangrene
George Gkiokas (Greece)
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Invited to comment
Wagih Ghnnam (Egypt), Agron Dogjani (Albania)
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HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
SESSION 13
15:35h UTC
Moderated by
Lillian S. Kao (USA)
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Epidemiological aspects of healthcare-associated infections
Sonja Hansen (Germany)
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Surgical site infections. Prevention and management
Kemal Rasa (Turkey)
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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Deborah McNamara (Ireland)
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Post-caesarian surgical site infections
Anthony Wanyoro (Kenya)
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Invited to comment
Dzemail S Detanac (Serbia), Arda Isik (Turkey), Diana Chebet (Kenya)
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HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
SESSION 14
17:05h UTC
Moderated by Daniela Pasero (Italy)
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Infection prevention and control in ICU patients
Paulo Mergulhão (Portugal)
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Ignacio Martin-Loeches (Ireland)
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Catheter-associated bloodstream infection
Jean-Francois Timsit (France)
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Invited to comment
Buon Kim Tan (France)
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HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
SESSION 15
18:20h UTC
Moderated by
Miguel Cainzos (Spain)
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Clostridioides Difficile infection in surgical patients
Joseph D Forrester (USA)
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Healthcare-associated infections as patient safety indicators.
Carlo Benzoni (UK)
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How the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed infection prevention and control in healthcare
Constantinos Tsioutis (Cyprus)
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How to implement infection prevention and control across the surgical pathway
Leonardo Pagani (Italy)
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Invited to comment
Peter K Kim (USA), Ionut Negoi (Romania)
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19:50h UTC
A global strategy for the management of surgical infections
Jennifer Rickard (USA)
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FINAL REMARKS
20:10h UTC
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CLOSING
20.20h UTC