Broadening the infection prevention and control network globally; 2017 Geneva IPC-think tank (part 3)

Walter Zingg, Julie Storr, Benjamin J. Park, John A. Jernigan, Stephan Harbarth, M. Lindsay Grayson, Evelina Tacconelli, Benedetta Allegranzi, Denise Cardo, Didier Pittet, Mohamed Abbas, Raheelah Ahmad, Antoine Andremont, Mike Bell, Michael Borg, Yehuda Carmeli, Enrique Castro-Sanchez, John Conly, Philippe Eggimann, Petra GastmeierMarcela Hernandez, Loreen Herwaldt, Alison Holmes, Claire Kilpatrick, Amy Kolwaite, Karl Heinz Krause, Elaine Larson, Sarah Masson-Roy, Shaheen Mehtar, Marc Mendelson, Ling Moi Lin, Andreea Moldovan, Dominique Monnet, Babacar Ndoye, Peter Nthumba, Folasade Ogunsola, Eli Perencevich, Matthew Samore, Wing Hong Seto, Arjun Srinivasan, Carolyn Tarrant, Sara Tomczyk, Maha Talaat, Maria Virginia Villegas, Andreas Voss, Tim Walsh, Andreas Widmer

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Background: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a major challenge for patient safety worldwide, and is further complicated by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to excessive antimicrobial use in both humans and animals. Existing infection prevention and control (IPC) networks must be strengthened and adapted to better address the global challenges presented by emerging AMR. Methods: In June 2017, 42 international experts convened in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss two key areas for strengthening the global IPC network: 1) broadening collaboration in IPC; and 2) how to bring the fields IPC and AMR control together. Results: The US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened together with international experts to discuss collaboration and networks, demonstrating the participating organizations' commitment to close collaboration in IPC. The challenge of emerging AMR can only be addressed by strengthening this collaboration across international organisations and between public health and academia. The WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands initiative is an example of a successful collaboration between multiple global stakeholders including academia and international public health organisations; it can be used as a model. IPC-strategies are included within the four pillars to combat AMR: surveillance, IPC, antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship, research and development. The prevention of transmission of multidrug-resistant microorganisms is a patient safety issue, and must be strengthened in the fight against AMR. Conclusions: The working group determined that international organisations should take the lead in creating new networks, which will in turn attract academia and other stakeholders to join. At the same time, they should invest in bringing existing IPC and AMR networks under one umbrella. Transmission of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in hospitals and in the community threatens the success of antimicrobial stewardship programmes, and thus, research and development in IPC should be addressed as an enhanced global priority.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Numéro d'article74
JournalAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Volume8
Numéro de publication1
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - mai 10 2019

Financement

Bailleurs de fondsNuméro du bailleur de fonds
ESAC
European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System
US Food and Drug Association
National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
American Medical Association
Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
European Food Safety Authority
European Commission
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Innovative Medicines Initiative

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    • Microbiology (medical)
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Pharmacology (medical)

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