From 18 to 24 November, join us and the global community in the WHO World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW). This annual campaign raises awareness about AMR and promotes best practices to reduce the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.
The drive-AMS methodology has successfully expanded beyond Europe, reaching both Africa and Asia. After having been implemented in Tanzania, drive-AMS’s distinctive approach, which combines antimicrobial use measurement, implementation support, and behavioural change, is now also active in Indonesia.
Birutė Zablockienė博士は、リトアニアで抗菌薬スチュワードシップ（AMS）を実施しているdrive-AMSチームの中心的なメンバーの一人です。このインタビューでは、抗菌薬耐性（AMR）と闘うための彼女の仕事についての洞察と、病院の複数の部門にわたって抗菌薬を適切に使用するためにチームが直面している課題について話しています。.
In this interview, Professor Emmanuel Roilides, the country lead for the drive-AMS project in Greece, discusses his commitment to combating antimicrobial resistance. He shares the significant progress made by the Greek drive-AMS network in promoting antibiotic stewardship across hospitals, highlighting the challenges and successes encountered along the way. Professor Roilides also outlines the future goals of expanding the network and gaining broader state recognition to enhance the fight against resistant infections.
We are proud to announce that drive-AMS has been highlighted in the recent policy brief by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, under the section “Boosting implementation of effective strategies to combat AMR.”
このインタビューでは、ルーマニアのdrive-AMSネットワークのリーダーであり、感染症学の教授であるミハエラ・ラプセが、ルーマニアの状況について語った。彼女は、AMRとの闘いにおける現在進行中の取り組みと、ルーマニアにおけるプロジェクトの設立について詳しく述べている。.
In this interview, Dr. Raquel Duro, member of the Portuguese drive-AMS team, elaborates on her role within the project, the AMS interventions in her hospital and how AMR has affected patients.
The second part of the course dedicated to antimicrobial stewardship, integrated into the European drive-AMS project, recently took place.
It’s the end of our drive-AMS in-country trainings! From 15 until 18 May, the final course took place in Birštonas, Lithuania, organised by dr. Rolanda Valinteliene from the Institute of Hygiene in Vilnius and her team. The four days included presentations and workshops providing deeper insights into antimicrobial stewardship: basic requirements, objectives, prescribing patterns in Europe, quantity & quality of antimicrobial use, determinants & barriers, behavioural change and more.
Dr. Francisco Almeida from the Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit (UPCIRA) of São João Hospital, in Porto, Portugal, was awarded with the first prize of the AMS Certificate Programme 2022-2024 from ESCMID. He received the award for a project within the scope of drive-AMS, an antimicrobial stewardship project, with European funding, coordinated in Portugal by São João Hospital and involving 7 more national health units.
3月18日から21日にかけて、ルーマニアのdrive-AMSチームは、独自の国内トレーニングコースを開催し、重要な節目を迎えた。ミハエレ・ルプセ教授の指導の下、ルーマニアの8つの病院の代表者がクルージュに集まり、抗生物質使用を最適化するための効果的なスチュワードシップ・プログラムのあらゆる側面について、4日間にわたってプレゼンテーションとディスカッションを行った。.
サン・ジョアンがポルトガルを主導する欧州のdrive-AMSプロジェクトは、ポルトガルの保健総局（DGS）が最近立ち上げ推進した国家保健計画2030（PNS）の範囲内で、持続可能な保健協定（PaSSus）2030の第1段階を統合するために選ばれた。.
この洞察に満ちたインタビューでは、ヴィリニュスの衛生研究所公衆衛生技術センター長のロランダ・ヴァリンテリエネ博士が、リトアニアにおける抗菌薬耐性に対する取り組みを主導してきた経験と課題について語っている。.
このインタビューでは、ルーマニアのdrive-AMSチームのメンバーであるロクサーナ・ドブロタが、臨床薬剤師としての彼女の役割、自国のAMRを取り巻く状況、そして彼女の病院におけるAMRへの対処方法についての洞察を語っている。.
Another successful in-country training! The Greek team, led by Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Roilides from the General Hospital of Thessaloniki, organised their drive-AMS course from 22 to 24 February. Around 40 participants from 8 different hospitals took part in the training, including infectious diseases specialists, pharmacists, nurses, microbiologists and paediatricians.
Meet Ana Reis, the health psychologist who joined the Portuguese drive-AMS team. Ana elaborates on her approach to behavioural change, a key pillar of effective antimicrobial stewardship programmes.
From 24 to 26 January 2024, Portugal hosted the first of four in-country trainings on the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in hospitals.This successful 3-days course was organised by Dr. José Artur Paiva from the São João University Hospital and 14 faculty members from Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. Central throughout this training was inserting implementation science in hospital AMS programs.
Global-PPS is organising an online training on Thursday 18 January, which will be focussed on their inpatient methodology.
One year ago, the drive-AMS project was established. In this brief overview, we present the most significant milestones that have been reached in the course of its first year.
In this interview, Dr. Elias Iosifidis, member of the drive-AMS team in Greece, sheds his light on the daily challenges faced, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts in the battle against AMR.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated annually from 18 to 24 November. Dedicated to raising awareness about global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promoting best practices, this event provides an excellent opportunity to showcase drive-AMS's unique approach to enhancing appropriate antimicrobial prescribing through the implementation of sustainable antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Dr. José-Artur Paiva is director of the Intensive Care Medicine Department at the Centro Hospitalar Universitário Sao Joao in Portugal. In this interview, he covers critical insights into the fight against antimicrobial resistance and the instrumental role of the drive-AMS project. Dr. Paiva's experiences and future plans underscore the importance of collaborative efforts and proactive strategies in combating this global health challenge.
Read our interview with Dr. Jeroen Schouten, intensivist at Radboud University Medical Center and project lead of drive-AMS. Jeroen discusses the work that has been done during the first months of the project, essential lessons learned and his future goals for drive-AMS.
On 6 June 2023, country leads of the drive-AMS partner institutions held an online meeting to discuss the progress of the project and any challenges faced during the first 6 months of implementation.
Last week, drive-AMS organised a Training of Trainers Course in Nijmegen, hosted by Radboudumc. The course combined their Dutch AMS Masterclass and the Global-PPS tool and expertise. The future trainers were taught how to guide professionals and policy makers through developing and implementing a successful Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in their hospital, healthcare system, region or even country.