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KACP Pathology Clinics: AMR, The Ongoing Silent Pandemic
May 6, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
A practical KACP Pathology Clinics seminar on the diagnosis and management of WHO priority pathogens (ESBL, CRE and MRSA), held on Saturday 6 May 2023 at the Aga Khan University Centre, Nairobi, from 8:00am to 2:00pm. Entry was free and the seminar was CPD accredited.
Programme
- AMR session, chaired by Dr. Ali Kassim
- Approach to laboratory identification of AMR, phenotypic and genotypic detection methods: Dr. Tandzile Simelane
- Infectious disease and clinical microbiology case collaboration on ESBL, CRE and MRSA: Dr. Cyrus Matheka and Dr. Duncan Nyukuri
- Plenary session, chaired by Dr. Alice Kanyua, with Dr. Felix Riunga, Prof. Gunturu Revathi, Dr. Brenda Gicheru, Dr. Marybeth Maritim and Esther Ngata
- Bench sessions on rapid molecular diagnosis, culture based methods, phenotypic identification and reserve drug testing options
