It was reported in the news that the Thai cabinet has approved a national action plan by the Public Health Ministry to halve antibiotic-resistant infections by 2021. This is one of the most ambitious pledges by any government in the battle against antimicrobial resistance to date. I could not find the policy plan online, but […]
I used to think that trying to establish antibiotic stewardship in Singapore in an outpatient setting, just like in private hospitals, was a relatively futile exercise. Multiple factors (or so I thought) contribute to the failure of any serious effort that goes beyond public or physician education, including: Patients who insist on antibiotics (and who can easily obtain […]
Two further observances were held at TTSH and SGH on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th November. There was also a booth set up at NUH on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week. All events were organised by the respective hospital antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) members. Unfortunately I do not have access to more professionally taken […]
Here are some photos of the WAAW event at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, organised by NTFGH Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme team. I had the honour of being invited to give a talk at that event. All photos were taken by Pearl Gan.
Here are some photos of the WAAW event at Jurong Library, organised by staff from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. There is also an attempt at making a Flipagram out of several photos here. All photos were taken by Pearl Gan.
A cross posting from Dr Clarence Tam’s blog, which also offers up many better and more interesting blog pieces for the observation of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, including: The economics of antibiotic resistance by Prof Richard Smith from LSHTM. Penicillin at the petrol shop by Dr Mishal Khan from LSHTM/SSHSPH. Teaching kids about antibiotic resistance […]
One of the most vexing antibiotic-related questions is: “Should you finish the course of antibiotics that the doctor has prescribed you?” My colleague and I were asked just that when we were interviewed by 938Live Body & Soul’s Daniel Martin recently. The conventional answer has generally been: “Yes, you should finish every single dose, even if […]
I learned about this intriguing comic book via Twitter. Written by Sara Kenney – a documentary producer with a masters in science communication – and drawn by John Watkiss, this series about a young brash female surgeon and how she navigates a dystopian future U.K. where antibiotic resistance is rife and where antibiotics are kept under […]
Better to focus on local events this week. World Antibiotic Awareness Week is around the corner, and below is a flyer for the event organised by Dr Clarence Tam (his blog is here) and his team at Jurong Regional Library this coming weekend. There will be several booths set up during those two days. There will […]
An ongoing Facebook discussion on medical tourism set me thinking about its implications. There are many who argue that more should be done to encourage the growth of Singapore’s medical tourism industry, which reached its peak In 2012. Reasons include regional stature, development of more specialized medical skills (due to a larger pool of patients […]
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