Working on a PhD was a very important experience in my life as a doctor and researcher. Georgia was involved in the Global PPS project from the beginning. The first Survey with the Global-PPS protocol was performed in Georgian Hospitals in 2015 under supervision of Professor Karaman Pagava from Tbilisi State Medical University in collaboration with Professor Herman Goossens and Ann Versporten from the University of Antwerp.

I was involved in this project with Prof. Pagava as a researcher. From this point a very interesting and challenging experience has started for me. First, I would like to mention the Global PPS collaboration team. They have been very supportive of me and other project participants. The protocol was being permanently updated, tools were easily understandable and facilitated the research process. The recently updated protocol is very exquisite. It makes data collection more accurate and provides better evidence. The research process does not require big material or human resources. This is comfortable and cost-effective for researchers. The study with Global PPS methodology was conducted in many countries around the world. The results are summarized by geographical regions. This allows us to compare our survey data to different regions.

The Global-PPS Method is an innovative approach for quantitative research to identify general clinical aspects of antibiotics using in hospital settings and it’s a very effective way to plan activities for antibiotic stewardship.