Module 1: Sir H N Reliance foundation Hospital welcomed everyone to a CME on "Role of Diagnostics & Screening of MDRO in Fighting AMR”. First poll was raised
Module 2: Current scenario of Resistance pattern in Tertiary care Hospital: Dr Dipti Dhanwate, Consultant Microbiologis discussed about the resistance pattern in tertiary care hospitals. Key points of discussion were:
- Chloramphenicol susceptibility drawn only for isolates other than Urine culture,
- Tetracycline susceptibility drawn only for isolates other than blood cultures
- Nitrofurantoin and Fosfomycin susceptibility drawn for only urinary isolates
Module 3: Molecular diagnostics to combat antimicrobial resistance: Dr Beryl Oppenheim Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Cepheid discussed about the molecular diagnosis to combact AMR. Key points of discussion were:
- Human and economic cost of AMR
- Carbapenems and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales (CPE)
- New Antimicrobial Agents
- Clinical Features & Outcomes of BSI Caused by NDM-1
- Enhancing the usefulness of surveillance and screening
Module 4: CRE as screening tool in solid organ Transplant: Dr Rahul Pandit, Chair Critical Care & Co-Chair HICC discussed about CRE as screening tools. Key points of discussion were:
- Antibiotics Innovation Gaps
- WHO Priority Pathogens List
- Evolution of Beta Lactamases
- Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Cohorting and other infection control policies are possible solutions
Module 5: CRE in ICU, Dr Darshana Rathod, Chief Intensivist, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital spoke about CREs. Key point of her discussion were:
Monitored and supervised by the infection control team.
- Environmental culture to be performed on walls, beds, and equipment near beds like ventilators, suction bottles, infusion pumps, and desks, to confirm the isolation of CRE from the environment.
- High- and low- touched surfaces and floors cleaning and disinfection (Terminal cleaning)
- Minimize invasive procedures and monitored antibiotics use.
- Education of staff (Retraining / daily briefing)
Module 6: Impact of active surveillance of CROs: ‘A real-world experience in a tertiary care hospital in India’: Dr Yatin Mehta, Chairman, Medanta Institute of Critical Care & Anesthesia, Medanta The Medicity discussed about Impact of active surveillance, Key points of discussion were:
- The prevalence of CRO colonization and its association with infection in patients colonized with CRO is unclear in a high CRO burden setting
- CRO colonization was associated with subsequent CRO infection
- ICONIC study
- Xpert® Carba-R test Detects Resistance Genes In Carbapenemase-producing Bacteria
Module 7: Panel Discussion: Strategies to combat Carbapenem Resistance, The Panellist for the session were Dr Vasant Nagvekar, Chair HICC, Consultant Infectious Disease; Dr Neetu Biyani, Consultant Microbiologist; Dr Arindham Kar, Chief Intensivist; Dr Mehul Shah, Chief Intensivist and Dr Bindu Mulakavalupil, Chief Intensivist Liver Transplant ICU Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital. The panel discussion was moderated by Dr Shashikala Shivaprakash, Consultant Microbiologist and Dr Preeti Pillai, Consultant Infectious disease. several questions were asked from the panelist during the discussion
Module 8: Vote of thanks: Sir H N Reliance foundation Hospital delivered vote of thanks. They thanked all the participants and speakers
We wish you a great learning experience.
We thank Cepheid for supporting this CME.
Patron:
Dr Tarang Gianchandani, Group Chief Executive Officer, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Guest of Honor:
Dr Charulata pamanani, Director Medical Services, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Dr Mohita Chandra, Director Medical Services, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Organizing Committee:
Dr Vasant Nagvekar, Chair HICC, Consultant Infectious Disease
Dr Shashikala Shivaprakash, Consultant Microbiologist
Dr Dipti Dhanwate, Consultant Microbiologist
Dr Neetu Biyani, Consultant Microbiologist
Inaugural address:
Dr Charulata pamanani, Director Medical Services, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Speaker's session:
Session 1: 2.05 pm to 2.15pm
Current scenario of Resistance pattern in Tertiary care Hospital: Dr Dipti Dhanwate, Consultant Microbiologist
Chairperson:
Dr Dhiraj Bhattad, Consultant Internal Medicine
Dr Shaheen Shaikh, Consultant Microbiologist & Infection Control Officer
Session 2: 2.15pm tp 2.30pm
Molecular diagnostics to combat antimicrobial resistance
Dr Beryl Oppenheim Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Cepheid
Chairperson:
Dr Chetan Bhatt, Mentor Gastroenterology
Dr Vasant Nagvekar, Consultant Infectious Disease
Session 3: 2.30pm to 2.45pm
CRE as screening tool in solid organ Transplant
Dr Rahul Pandit, Chair Critical Care & Co-Chair HICC
Chairperson:
Dr Ravi Mohanka, Director - Liver Transplant & HPB
Dr Soumil Jitendra Vyas, Consultant General and Minimal Access Surgery
Session 4: 2.45pm to 3.00pm
CRE in ICU, Dr Darshana Rathod, Chief Intensivist, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Chairperson:
Dr Preeti Chhabria, Director Internal Medicine
Dr Sonar Narula, Chief of laboratory Medicine Jaslok Hospital
Session 5: 3.00pm to 3.15pm
Impact of active surveillance of CROs: ‘A real-world experience in a tertiary care hospital in India’
Dr Yatin Mehta, Chairman, Medanta Institute of Critical Care & Anesthesia, Medanta The Medicity
Chairperson:
Dr Akash Shukla Director & Consultant Hepatology
Dr Paresh A. Jain Consultant General Surgery and Minimal Access Surgery
Panel discussion:3.15pm to 3.45pm
Strategies to combat Carbapenem Resistance
Panelists:
Dr Vasant Nagvekar, Chair HICC, Consultant Infectious Disease,
Dr Neetu Biyani, Consultant Microbiologist
Dr Arindham Kar, Chief Intensivist
Dr Mehul Shah, Chief Intensivist
Dr Bindu Mulakavalupil, Chief Intensivist Liver Transplant ICU Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital
Moderator:
Dr Shashikala Shivaprakash, Consultant Microbiologist
Dr Preeti Pillai, Consultant Infectious disease
