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CATEGORIES:Departmental Seminar Programme\, Department of Vet
 erinary Medicine
SUMMARY:Advances\, challenges\, and new initiatives in vet
 erinary clinical microbiology - Dorina Timofte\, U
 niversity of Liverpool
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240605T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240605T140000
UID:TALK213589AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/213589
DESCRIPTION:The development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 
 is one of the most important public health challen
 ges and has highlighted the critical role that cli
 nical microbiology laboratories play in driving an
 timicrobial stewardship. Despite the recognition o
 f its importance\, there are several areas of impr
 ovement which need to be addressed in this field\,
  starting with the need for standardized training 
 of clinical microbiologists and harmonization of d
 iagnostic procedures across veterinary microbiolog
 y diagnostic laboratories. Bacterial culture\, ide
 ntification and antimicrobial susceptibility testi
 ng (C&ID and AST) are key tools for antimicrobial 
 therapy guidance and the lack of specific guidelin
 es for processing companion animal clinical specim
 ens for microbiology testing is a serious challeng
 e to the veterinary profession. Similarly\, the la
 ck of guidelines or programmes for AMR surveillanc
 e in companion animals and the use of multiple sta
 ndards is a major limitation when comparing suscep
 tibility data between laboratories or countries. B
 oth aspects have multiple implications for the dia
 gnosis and management of infections\, and impact o
 verall on antimicrobial stewardship. \nFurthermore
 \, surveillance in veterinary hospitals of healthc
 are associated infections (HCAIs) associated with 
 multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria is less well-es
 tablished than in human hospitals and needs furthe
 r development. Our infection control studies at th
 e University of Liverpool should generate sufficie
 nt veterinary-specific data to enable the developm
 ent of evidence-based infection control policies t
 o help prevent veterinary HCAIs. In addition\, tea
 ching veterinary students about infection control 
 and how to interpret microbiology results\, are ke
 y steps towards safeguarding antibiotics for the f
 uture.\nIn this talk\, I will cover the developmen
 ts which we implemented at Liverpool to address th
 ese challenges. In addition\, I will include findi
 ngs from two European-wide projects addressing the
 se issues and how we now plan to take real steps t
 owards developing a united approach in supporting 
 both diagnosticians and clinicians.\n\nDorina is P
 rofessor of Veterinary Clinical Microbiology at th
 e University of Liverpool and has a long-standing 
 career in this field. Originally from Romania\, wh
 ere she took her DVM and PhD at Iasi Veterinary Sc
 hool\, Dorina moved to the UK in 2004 and since 20
 09\, has been leading the Veterinary Microbiology 
 Diagnostic Laboratory at Liverpool School of Veter
 inary Science and chair of the Biosecurity and Inf
 ection Control Committee at the Liverpool School o
 f Veterinary Science. Dorina is RCVS Specialist in
  Veterinary Microbiology and Diplomat of the Europ
 ean College of Veterinary Microbiology (ECVM)\; sh
 e established the first ECVM Residency training pr
 ogramme at Liverpool and is currently the ECVM vic
 e-president.\nDorina is involved in several initia
 tives focusing on the development of veterinary cl
 inical microbiology and raising the profile of the
  diagnostic laboratory role in antimicrobial stewa
 rdship. She participates in various clinical micro
 biology training events and is developing harmonis
 ed laboratory methodologies for surveillance of AM
 R in companion animals.  \nDorina`s research focus
 es on characterisation of antimicrobial resistance
  mechanisms in companion and farm animals\, as wel
 l as the genomic epidemiology of interspecies tran
 smission of multidrug resistant bacteria between h
 umans\, animals and the environment. She also has 
 a particular research interest in the epidemiology
  of healthcare associated infections in human and 
 veterinary hospitals.\n\n\n\nChaired by Cassia Har
 e
LOCATION:LT2
CONTACT:Fiona Roby
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