Global-PPS webinars in 2021
In 2021, we will launch a series of webinars in which we will introduce the Global-PPS methodology and discuss updates to the protocol and data entry application.
Read the Global-PPS newsletter – June 2020
The Global-PPS protocol is adapted to survey COVID-19 patients. The website is translated in French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. More languages will follow. Read two nice stories on how the Global-PPS is rolled out at national level and how these data can be used for a PhD.
Global-PPS data used for a PhD
Global-PPS data used for a PhD Having a Ph.D. was a dream for me and it was yet to be fulfilled after my MPhil studies. This was enkindled by my…
Global-PPS in Iran
The Global-PPS in Iran primarily started in 2015 in two large Iranian University cities, namely Shiraz and Kurdistan Universities of Medical Sciences, concurrently with the first global attempt for data collection about antibiotic consumption conducted by the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Global-PPS protocol adapted to allow surveillance of COVID-19 patients
As countries worldwide are faced with an unprecedented pandemic, there is a profound concern that widespread antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients could increase the selective pressure for antibiotic resistance.
New protocol – optional HAI module
New protocol – optional HAI module The Global-PPS protocol has been updated with an optional Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) module. This new module allows analyzing additional quality indicators, focusing on the…
Grants in Antwerp
Grants in Antwerp Three participants from Brazil, Egypt and The Philippines took a training on hospital-based interventions to contain antibiotic resistance in low-resource setting at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp…
Global-PPS newsletter – December 2018
Global-PPS newsletter – December 2018 The Global-PPS moves ahead in 2019! Read more about past events and future plans in our first newsletter.
Global-PPS in the Lancet Global Health
First Global-PPS results will be presented at ECCMID Read the first overall Global-PPS results on antibiotic prescribing and resistance in adults, published in the Lancet Global Health. We invite Global-PPS…