Global Forum on Bacterial Infections-Annoncement

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Dear NeTRIUMians,I am forwarding the announcement and invitation from the organizers of the 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections. This international conference is one of its kind and is being organized by Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), Washington DC. They have formed Global Antibiotic Partnership (GARP) with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation project to take steps to decrease antimicrobial resistance in five developing countries. India is one of the countries and I am member of National Working Group of GARP-India. Please submit your research work for the forthcoming meeting (announcement pasted below).Best,Anita KotwaniDear Colleagues,

You are invited to the 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections: Balancing Treatment Access and Antibiotic Resistance, to be held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India, 3–5 October 2011.

The Global Forum, sponsored by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) and the Public Health Foundation of India, will focus on the significant burden of bacterial infections, including pneumonia and hospital-acquired infections, in the developing world.

Highlights and key topics will include:

· Introducing policies to expand antibiotic access to those not currently reached while limiting the spread of resistance

· Supporting the introduction of vaccines to prevent childhood pneumonia

· Building global antibiotic resistance surveillance networks

· Exploring the science of the NDM-1 gene and policy responses in India and other countries

· Investigating the drivers and effects of antibiotic use in livestock and agriculture

The Global Forum will be the first gathering of its kind held in a developing country.

We anticipate welcoming more than 600 researchers, clinicians, public

health program managers and policymakers, most from low- and

middle-income countries. Participants from both public and private

sector organisations will share research findings, challenges and

solutions relevant to the developing world. The Global Forum will also

offer pre-conference intensive workshops covering antibiotic stewardship and hospital infection control.

Visit www.globalbacteria.org

for information on abstract submission, travel awards, student prizes,

confirmed speakers, exploring New Delhi and more. Questions? Email us at globalbacteria@....

We hope to see you in New Delhi in October.

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