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APUA: Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
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Upcoming International Chapter Events

June 4 - 6, 2005 First Conference of the Bulgarian Society of Medical Microbiology
Sofia, Bulgaria

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-Bulgaria/Bulgarian Society of Medical Microbiology/ Bulgarian Association of Microbiologists/ European Study Group on Antibiotic Policy (ESGAP)/ ESCMID

Contact: Prof. Ivan Mitov, MD, PhD, Conference President, President, Bulgarian Society of Medial Microbiology Head, Chair of Microbiolgy, Medical University— Sofia, 2, Zdrave Street, Sofia 1431, BULGARIA, Fax/Phone: +359 2 951 53 17, Email: mitov@medfac.acad.bg

Comments: CME credit. English language presentations with multimedia copy in Bulgarian. Poster sessions, Expert lectures, Oral sessions

January 23, 2005 National Symposium on “USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE and the Annual Meeting of APUA India
Jaipur, India

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-India

Contact: Jawahar S. Bapna, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Airport Road, Jaipur – 302 011, INDIA, jbapna@iihmr.org

January 23 - 30, 2005 International Training Course on Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community - See Announcement
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-India/ WHO's Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM), Geneva and SEARO, New Delhi/ Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD), New Delhi, India/ Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (RSPRUD), Jaipur, India /Asia-ITC, European Commission

Contact: Jawahar S. Bapna, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Airport Road, Jaipur – 302 011, INDIA, jbapna@iihmr.org

Comments: See announcement for more information. Some sponsorships are available.

October 16, 2004 AMR and Appropriate Antimicrobial Therapy Conference
Georgia

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-Georgia with the following participant organizations: National CDC, National Center of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis

Contact: Dr. Alexander Nanuashvili alexnanua@yahoo.com

October 9 - October 12, 2004 Antibiotic Policy workshop at the Fifth Congress of the International Federation of Infection
Porec, Croatia

Chapter/Sponser: APUA Croatia/ Croatian Committee for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance, International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC), Croatian Society of Medical Microbiology, Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences

Contact: Arjana Tambic Andrasevic, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia phone:+385 1 46 03 101 fax: +385 1 46 03 280 e-mail: arjana.andrasevic@zg.tel.hr

Comments: Offical Language: English

October 2 - October 6, 2004 Antimicrobial Therapy session at the 3rd Croatian Congress of Infectious Diseases (with international interpretation)
Opatija, Croatia

Chapter/Sponser: APUA Croatia/ Croatian Committee for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance, Croatian Society of Infectious Diseases, Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences

Contact: Ljiljana Betica Radic, General Hospital Dubrovnik, phone:+385 20 411 702 fax: +385 20 426 149 e-mail: ljiljanarad@bolnica-du.hr

Comments: Offical Language: Croatian and English

October 2 - October 6, 2004 Nosocomial Infections session at the 3rd Croatian Congress of Infectious Diseases (with international interpretation)
Opatija, Croatia

Chapter/Sponser: APUA Croatia/ Croatian Committee for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance, Croatian Society of Infectious Diseases, Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences

Contact:Arjana Tambic Andrasevic, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia phone:+385 1 46 03 101 fax: +385 1 46 03 280 e-mail: arjana.andrasevic@zg.tel.hr

Comments: Offical Language: Croatian and English

July 14 - July 16, 2004 III Congreso Ecuatoriano
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-Ecuador (co-sponsor)/Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Infectologia

Contact: Dr. Washington Aleman aleman1@telconet.net

Comments: Topics include AMR and prudent use of antibiotics.

May 10 - May 14, 2004 XVIII Curso Intensivo, XIII Curso Latinamericano de Actualizacion en Antimicrobianos “Alicia Rossi”
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chapter/Sponser: Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas/ PAHO/OPS/ APUA International

Contact: atb@anlis.gov.ar or (5411) 4303-2812

Comments: For more information, or to register, email atb@anlis.gov.ar or call (5411) 4303-2812. Registration closes: April 6, 2004.

March 1 - March 3, 2004 Meeting and launching of website of Quality Network for Rational Drug Managment in Primary Health Care
Jaipur, India

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-India

Contact: Professor J.S.Bapna jsbapna@iihmr.org

March, 2004 Workshop on antibiotic sensitivity testing
Zagreb, Croatia

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-Croatia/ Croatian Committee for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb,Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences

Contact: Arjana Tambic Andrasevic, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia phone:+385 1 46 03 101 fax: +385 1 46 03 280 e-mail: arjana.andrasevic@zg.tel.hr

Comments: Workshop is intended for microbiologists in the first place, but anyone interested in interpretation of antibiotic sensitivity tests is welcome. Practical work will include setting antibiotic sensitivity tests and exercising interpretative reading. Lectures will include topics: mechanisms of resistance, quality assurance, resistance patterns and antibiotic consumption in Croatian regions. Official language: Croatian and English

February 29, 2004 National Symposium on Use of Antibiotics
Jaipur, India

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-India in collaboration with the Indian Society for Anti-microbial Chemotherapy and the National Academy of Medical Sciences

Contact: Professor J.S.Bapna jsbapna@iihmr.org

February 23 - February 28, 2004 International Course on Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community
Jaipur, India

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-India (co-sponsor)

Contact: Professor J.S.Bapna jsbapna@iihmr.org

Comments: Antibiotics will be the main focus.

January 17, 2004 APUA-Zambia Launch Conference
Lusaka, Zambia

Chapter/Sponser: APUA-Zambia

Contact: Oliver Hazemba ohazemba@msh.org; Dr. James L. Mwansa jclmwansa@onebox.com

Comments: One-day conference with speakers from APUA-International and the WHO.


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