Karin Thursky, ECCMID 2022: Challenges of sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship programmes in hospitals

Prof. Karin Thursky (National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne, Australia) discusses the challenges of sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship programmes in hospitals. Prof. Thursky is a recognised international expert on the design and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs, with expertise in the use of information technology for antimicrobial stewardship and more broadly in healthcare. 

The presentation entitled: ‘Reconciling sepsis initiatives and antimicrobial stewardship programmes’ was presented at the 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 23-26 May 2022.

Part 2 of this interview on reconciling sepsis initiatives and antimicrobial stewardship programmes can be found here.

Questions:

1. Could you give us a brief overview of the challenges of sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship programmes in hospitals? (0:06)

Disclosures: Karin Thursky receives grant/research support from NHMRC and MRFF.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.

Filmed as a highlight of ECCMID 2022