Russia
 APUA-Russia
was established in 1997. Professor Leonid Stratchounski serves as
chapter leader. APUA-Russia has assisted development of other APUA
chapters within the Eastern European region. Chapter members also
frequently participate in national and international conferences
and symposiums. APUA-Russia participated in the V
IACMAC International Conference in Moscow June 4-6, 2002.
Funded through the
APUA Small Grants Program, APUA-Russia is currently conducting
a study on "Cost-effectiveness analysis of miniVITAL automated
system vs. routine microbiological procedures for blood cultures
from ICU patients with sepsis."
Chapter Activities
A professor of the
Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Smolensk State Medical
Academy was the beneficiary of the APUA small grant program which
conducted a study entitled "Inventory of antibiotics in the
home medicine cabinet" that served as the basis of a public
information strategy aimed at promoting the prudent use of antibiotics.
The survey revealed that most Russian families possess antibiotics
for systemic use at home and would use them without a doctor's
prescription.
The APUA-Russia chapter
has translated and published the APUA Newsletter in a Russian
edition that was distributed to several APUA chapters in Eastern
and Central Europe. Chapter members are involved in a national
surveillance program tracking data on antibiotic use, patient
information and resistance patterns. Data collected from 35 regional
laboratories are compiled in a central laboratory.
Chapter Objectives
- To promote the
prudent use of antibiotics and surveillance of antimicrobial
resistance.
- To organize conferences
and symposia.
- To support national
and international research in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
- To publish research
results on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance.
- To publish and
distribute the APUA Newsletter in Russian.
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