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PG14 Antibiotic stewardship for respiratory infections

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: George Dimopoulos (Athens, Greece), Mark Andrew Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Aims: To review hot topics and unresolved questions in the management of LRTI caused by MDR pathogens and to discuss the current approaches to antibiotic stewardship that are recommended by international guidelines.
Target audience: Pulmonologists, intensivists, emergency medicine doctors, nurses, respiratory physicians, clinical researchers, research fellows, and trainees.

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MDR pathogens: definitions, mechanisms and risk factors Eva Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)
Inhaled antibiotics: an answer to MDR pathogens? Jordi Rello (Barcelona, Spain)
Biomarkers and rapid diagnostics in antibiotic stewardship Daiana Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Effective strategies for designing a stewardship program Keertan Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa)