Sonya Kolman

Developing a Pediatric Pain Curriculum for Pediatric Anesthesia Fellows in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Delphi Study

Anisa Z. Bhettay, Rebecca Gray, Romy Parker, Nikki Allorto et autres

BACKGROUND: Comprehensive pain management in children requires a specialized skillset, with a limited number of clinicians possessing the level of expertise required to successfully navigate the complexities of holistic care. The emergence of pediatric anesthesia fellowship programs in sub-Saharan Africa presents an …

Afrique du Sud, Ghana, nz, Tanzanie, ca, Kenya, gb, Botswana, Cameroun, Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Fatal Renal Mucormycosis Following Pediatric Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in a High‐Risk Recipient: A Case Report

Cecil Steven Levy, Trusha Nana, Yvonne Perner, Zafar Ahmed Khan et autres

BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis is a rare but devastating opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts with particularly high morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients. Pediatric cases are exceedingly rare, and outcomes are often fatal. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Defining and responding to the contextual drivers for implementation of antimicrobial stewardship in 14 neonatal units in South Africa

Dena van den Bergh, Esmita Charani, Angela Dramowski, Ama Sakoa Annor et autres

Abstract Background Research on the contextual drivers of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme interventions in neonatal units is limited. Methods As part of a prospective mixed-methods multidisciplinary neonatal AMS (NeoAMS) interventional study in 14 South African hospitals, we applied a three-phased process to …

Afrique du Sud, us, Tunisie, in (code pays fourni par la source)

The changing landscape of antimicrobial resistance and use in South Africa: The need for access to new antibiotics: A position paper.

Heather C. Finlayson, Vindana Chibabhai, Prakash Jeena, Sonya Kolman et autres

Antibiotic resistance is a global threat, with a disproportionate burden of mortality in low- and middle-income countries. It is increasing in both the public and private healthcare sectors within South Africa, especially in Gram-negative organisms, and is associated with increased use of …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Prospective antimicrobial stewardship interventions by multidisciplinary teams to reduce neonatal antibiotic use in South Africa: The Neonatal Antimicrobial Stewardship (NeoAMS) study

Angela Dramowski, Pavel A. Prusakov, Debra A. Goff, Adrian John Brink et autres

BACKGROUND: Hospitalized neonates are vulnerable to infection and have high rates of antibiotic utilization. METHODS: Fourteen South African neonatal units (seven public, seven private sector) assembled multidisciplinary teams involving neonatologists, microbiologists, pharmacists, and nurses to implement prospective audit and feedback neonatal antimicrobial …

Afrique du Sud, us, in (code pays fourni par la source)

International train the trainer neonatal antibiotic stewardship program for South African pharmacists

Debra A. Goff, Pavel A. Prusakov, Julie E. Mangino, Pablo J. Sánchez et autres

Abstract Hospital‐acquired antimicrobial‐resistant infections are a leading cause of neonatal mortality in South African (SA) neonatal intensive care units (NICU). There is an urgent need for NICU Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASP). We describe the development of an international Train‐the‐Trainer (TTT) NICU‐ASP mentoring …

us, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

A global point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in neonatal intensive care units: The no-more-antibiotics and resistance (NO-MAS-R) study

Pavel A. Prusakov, Debra A. Goff, Phillip S. Wozniak, Azraa Cassim et autres

BACKGROUND: Global assessment of antimicrobial agents prescribed to infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may inform antimicrobial stewardship efforts. METHODS: We conducted a one-day global point prevalence study of all antimicrobials provided to NICU infants. Demographic, clinical, and microbiologic data …

us, Afrique du Sud, cl, it, cn, Nigéria, il, br, co, es, Ghana, fi, pe, gy, nl, mx, jp, ec, gr, cr, se, ir, be, om, ca, lb, pa (code pays fourni par la source)

COVID-19: Guidelines for pharmacists in South Africa

Natalie Schellack, Monique Coetzee, Gustav Schellack, Michelle Gijzelaar et autres

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, and its declaration as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the reliance on pharmacists as one of the first points of contact within the healthcare system has been highlighted. This evidence-based review is aimed at …

Afrique du Sud, nz (code pays fourni par la source)

International Train the Trainer antibiotic stewardship program for pharmacists: Implementation, sustainability, and outcomes

Debra A. Goff, Karri A A Bauer, Adrian John Brink, Sonya Kolman et autres

Abstract Introduction The high burden of infectious diseases in South Africa and the misuse and overuse of antibiotics are driving antibiotic resistance to the extent that bacterial infections are commonly difficult to treat, and in some cases, are untreatable. Implementing antibiotic stewardship …

us, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

SASOCP position statement on the pharmacist’s role in antibiotic stewardship 2018

Natalie Schellack, Elmien Bronkhorst, Renier Coetzee, Brian Godman et autres

Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medicines in global healthcare practice today. Their effectiveness is crucial and often life-saving in humanity’s battle against pathogens and infectious diseases. Antibiotic/antimicrobial stewardship strategies and programmes have become vital to the preservation of effective antibiotics and …

Afrique du Sud, gb, se, cn (code pays fourni par la source)

Engaging pharmacy personnel in antimicrobial stewardship using a novel method of teaching

Sonya Kolman, Hanlie Geertsema, Dena van den Bergh, Debra A. Goff

Background: Pharmacists need to become antimicrobial stewards to ensure the responsible use of antibiotics. Advanced training in infectious diseases is not offered in South Africa’s pharmacy education system. The purpose of this study was to develop an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) educational tool …

us (code pays fourni par la source)

COLISTIN: adult and paediatric guideline for South Africa, 2016

Quinten Labuschagne, Natalie Schellack, Andries G. S. Gous, Elmien Bronkhorst et autres

This document was created to serve as a guideline for colistin prescribing in South Africa. Antimicrobial resistance is threatening the effective prevention and treatment of a wide variety of infections, especially those that are caused by multi-drug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria. Colistin is …