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Join the Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance -IIMAR
Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance -IIMAR was formed in MARCH 2008 to promote prudent use of antibiotics so as to reduce the possibility of spread of antibiotic resistance. All are requested to join IIMAR to promote this noble cause by sending email to antibio.resistance@gmail.com. IIMAR has no membership fee. Help in any possible way -information, suggestions, notices of events, donations- will be accepted, you can mention so in your email. We will inform you how to do it. we look forward to Network with all similar organisations such as Action on Antibiotic Resistance-(ReAct) & ReAct Latin America, Global Antibiotic Resistance Initiative launched in USA with focus on India, A campaign against antibiotic misuse in Britain etc.
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Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Member of Indian Parliament Joins -IIMAR
We are very happy to announce the joining of Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) to the Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance -IIMAR.
Mr. Suresh Prabhu has had an illustrious academic career and is one of the highly educated politicians we have amongst our polity.
Till 2004, He was a cabinet minister and at various times was in charge of ministries such as Industry, Environment & Forests, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Power and Interlinking of Rivers.
He is chairman and member of several important international organizations and has a multifaceted personality with interest in subjects ranging from arts, science, commerce and finance (which is his forte), literature, sports to mention a few.
We welcome Mr. Suresh Prabhu amongst us.
Mr. Suresh Prabhu has had an illustrious academic career and is one of the highly educated politicians we have amongst our polity.
Till 2004, He was a cabinet minister and at various times was in charge of ministries such as Industry, Environment & Forests, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Power and Interlinking of Rivers.
He is chairman and member of several important international organizations and has a multifaceted personality with interest in subjects ranging from arts, science, commerce and finance (which is his forte), literature, sports to mention a few.
We welcome Mr. Suresh Prabhu amongst us.
Useful Documents
WHO article--Potential impact of pharmaceuticals on environmental health (Contribution-Krushna Sahoo) Download
Need for national/regional guidelines and policies in India to combat antibiotic resistance
http://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2008;volume=26;issue=2;spage=105;epage=107;aulast=Lakshmi=Lakshmi
:: Second Joint FAO/OIE/WHO Expert Workshop on Non-Human Antimicrobial Usage and Antimicrobial Resistance: Management options
Oslo, Norway, 15–18 March 2004, Ref: WHO/CDS/CPE/ZFK/2004.8
CVMP (COMMITTEE FOR MEDICINAL PRODUCTS FOR VETERINARY USE) of EMEA, has producedREVISED REFLECTION PAPER ON THE USE OF 3rd AND 4th GENERATIONCEPHALOSPORINS IN FOOD PRODUCING ANIMALS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION:DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANCE AND IMPACT ON HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH – read the summary on page 23-24
CLSI Publishes Guideline For Analysis And Presentation Of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data; Approved Guideline-Third Edition (M39-A3).
Need for national/regional guidelines and policies in India to combat antibiotic resistance
http://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2008;volume=26;issue=2;spage=105;epage=107;aulast=Lakshmi=Lakshmi
:: Second Joint FAO/OIE/WHO Expert Workshop on Non-Human Antimicrobial Usage and Antimicrobial Resistance: Management options
Oslo, Norway, 15–18 March 2004, Ref: WHO/CDS/CPE/ZFK/2004.8
CVMP (COMMITTEE FOR MEDICINAL PRODUCTS FOR VETERINARY USE) of EMEA, has producedREVISED REFLECTION PAPER ON THE USE OF 3rd AND 4th GENERATIONCEPHALOSPORINS IN FOOD PRODUCING ANIMALS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION:DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANCE AND IMPACT ON HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH – read the summary on page 23-24
CLSI Publishes Guideline For Analysis And Presentation Of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data; Approved Guideline-Third Edition (M39-A3).
11 comments:
greta start hope this continues to be a big movement !!
ya i had been to the meeting at ix dorabji memorial symposium but what i observed was everybody was involved in blame
Dr. Deepak Kumaraswamy has written that....
Its a Good start. One of the factors which we all should consider is the irrational use of medicine especially the antibiotics and many factors that guide the use of antibiotics. Considering the vastness of this topic it would be better to post this topic for a wider discussion and summate the views to form a strategy on which this theme will work in relation to Increased adverse drug reactions and drug events and Increasing antimicrobial resistance.
Dr Rajendra P Joshi, Central Govt. Health Scheme, Bangalore has sent an email…..
I look forward to learn and if possible contribute information to this noble cause.
Dear Dr.Tamhankar,
This is Dr.Radha Madhavan, Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, SRM Nagar,Kattankulathur, Kanchipuram DistrictTamilnadu 603203.
I am planning to conduct a CME programme on " antibiotic Susceptibility testing" for Microbiologists from Tamilnadu and Podicherry states. I intend involving clinicians also in this programme.This is mainly to create awareness among not only microbiologists but also among clinicians for rational use and proper interpretation of laboratory tests, taking into account the age, clinical background, consideration of renal and hepatic involvement of the patient for whom the antibiotic sensitivity testing is performed.
I would be very happy if IIMAR also would consider conducting such programmes to create more awareness about this problem.
Thank you,
Yours sincerely
Radha Madhavan
Dear Dr. Tamhankar,
I have prepared a few powerpoint animations on bacterial drug resistance. Simple ones. I will mail them to you if you are ready to make them available to all free-of-cost.
We have prepared and are using an antibiotic policy from 2007 at our hospital.
Thanks,
Dr. R. D. Kulkarni,
Professor and Head,
Dept. of Microbiology,
SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital,
Sattur, Dharwad 580 009
Karnataka
Dear Dr. Kulkarni
Congratulations for using an antibiotic policy at your hospital.
on receiving the PP I will make it available free of cost to anybody. I will also put it on the blog itself, if possible.If you know how to make it available on this blog, you are welcome to do so.
Dr.Ashok Tamhankar
Please see Dr. Mira Shiva`s Comments on http://wewantantibiotics.blogspot.com
i feel , it wud be in the best interest to have a daily or weekly topic of discussion on the blog , in the area o antibiotic resistance and the moderator (or moderators) can summat ethe views at the end of it all , which can be then jotted down as a blog entry in article format and circulated to all thru the net! tat wud bring out more ideas, issues nad means to solve the problem at hand
i think we need a real awareness not more in terms of just words rather it should be more in terms of deeds .start wrkin than blaming the situation
Keep up the good work.
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