NHS Dumfries & Galloway Antimicrobial Handbook
- Blood culture contamination: the impact on clinical care and why it matters. Dr Jon van Aartsen, Consultant Microbiologist.
NHS D&G Microbiology and IPC Presentation Archive
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Presentations are listed in descending date order (i.e. most recent presentation at the top).
- Staphylococcus aureus: a focus on relevant clinical microbiology, including the management of bacteraemia. Dr Jon van Aartsen, Consultant Microbiologist.
- Important: SAPG Adult SAB guidance should be followed when assessing and managing adult patients with a SAB in NHS D&G.
- E. coli bacteraemia, a rapid overview. Dr Jon van Aartsen, Consultant Microbiologist.
- E. coli bacteraemia, the local NHS D&G Data. Ross Darley, Infection Prevention and Control Manager.
- Diagnostic Stewardship and Diagnostic Test Appropriateness, a case scenario. Dr Jon van Aartsen, Consultant Microbiologist.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship quiz [Start @ 00:00]. Claire Mitchell, Antimicrobial Pharmacist, and Donna Davidson, Antimicrobial Pharmacy Technician
- Duration of Antibiotic Therapy- historical dogma vs current best practice [Start @ 11:40 - select manually]. Dr Jon van Aartsen, Consultant Microbiologist.
- Clostridium difficile local NHS D&G data, with a focus on HCAI rates [Start @ 43:31 - select manually]. Ross Darley, Infection Prevention and Control Manager.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship: Careful considerations for optimal prescribing. Evelyn Yoong, Clinical Pharmacist/ Antimicrobial Pharmacist.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship: An effective IPC strategy. Dr Jon van Aartsen, Consultant Microbiologist. Presented at the NHS D&G Infection Prevention and You Conference.
Summary of national AMS targets - Claire Mitchell (Primary Care Antimicrobial Pharmacist) [Start @ 00:00 - select manually]
Penicillin Allergy De-labelling - Dr Jezmit Singh (IMT1) [Start @ 13:14 - select manually]
Carbepenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae Ross Darley (Infection Prevention & Control Manager) [Start @ 38:00 - select manually]