The Arab Countries Infection Control Network Newsletter 

October 2017

 

Every patient has a name, a story, and worries...

Watch the story of: 

In Your Hands -- Phyllis' Story

Only one day separates us form GCCMID 2017  

 

Click here to access the most "enriching scientific and educational gathering in the region which will provide the latest advances in research and practice through presentations, workshops and discussions with in-depth high quality scientific contents in the field of microbiology and infectious disease".

 
1st – 4th November 2017, Kingdom of Bahrain

 HIV Drug Resistance  — An Emerging Threat to Epidemic Control

HIV response efforts is facing unprecedented threats.  Click here to access.

October 26/10/2017

Read here NICE updated guidelines on assessing and managing chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve care for people with hepatitis B by specifying which tests and treatments to use for people of different ages and with different disease severities.?

Click here to access the 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea-                              19 October 2017

 

Read a systematic review on the use of procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections from here.

12 October 2017

 

Are you up to this challenge? Do you feel your hospital deserves an award? Check out the HAND HYGIENE EXCELLENCE AWARD - MENA to know more...
Upcoming event: 2nd Annual Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Training Course. 25-28 Nov. 2017, Jeddah- KSA
Upcoming Event: The 2017 Infection Prevention Conference Dec.6-7, 2017, Al Ahsa, KSA.

Monthly Newsletter: AcicN welcomes members’ contributions in the monthly newsletter. If you have any article you would like to share please send it to tannouse@hotmail.com for appraisal & evaluation.

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