[ÖRFÍ] 2nd European Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Prevention - 4 - 5 October 2012 / Vilnius - Lithuania

[Þórunn Rafnar Þorsteinsdóttir]

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October 2012 / Vilnius - Lithuania
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  Dear Colleagues,

Antimicrobial resistance is a challenge for public health and the problem
of this century. Objective of the 2nd European Conference on Antimicrobial
Resistance and Infection Prevention is to call specialist and public
attention to this key problem of public health.

Annually about 440 thousand cases of multidrug-resistant
mycobacterium-caused tuberculosis are identified, and at least 150 thousand
people die of it.  Number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases is,
unfortunately, on increase also in Lithuania, and this indicator is one of
the highest in the world. Treatment of only drug-resistant tuberculosis
cost for the Lithuanian tax-payers from 6.6 up to 10.5 million Litas a
year. In the last decade prevalence of the sexually transmitted infections
has inclined.  We face augmenting reproduction problems due to increasing
prevalence of diseases caused by C. Trachomatis. Public health is
confronted with even more troubles because of gonorrhoea prevalence and
spread of drug-resistant N. Gonorrhoeae. Resistance among human deficiency
and hepatitis C viruses to new antiviral medication is real and worrying.
Current treatment of latent Hepatitis B does not protect from viral
replication.
  Inadequately prescribed and used not only in human health care but also
in veterinary, agriculture and food producing animals stimulate the spread
of antibiotic-resistant micro organisms in humans, livestock and
environment.  Resistance development is supported by antibiotic use for
animal growth stimulation, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases
since this is an opening for spread of resistant microbes from animal to
human via food of animal origin. Improper antibiotic use, especially of
carbapenems, third and fourth generation cephalosporins and fluorochinilons
can be associated with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
infections and colonisation risk, outbreaks of these infection frequent
hospitals.   Problem of antimicrobial resistance is getting worse as very
few new antibiotics have been discovered for a quite long time, only new
derivatives of current classes are synthesize, which are , in fact,
analogous to their predecessors. Bacteria affected by antimicrobials in
this way are able to adapt to unfavourable conditions as majority of them
have required genetic information to develop resistance.

Bacterial resistance differs from country to country depending from various
factors (country economy, geographical location, legal basis, etc.)
Development of Lithuanian economy has also undoubtedly influenced
antimicrobial resistance.  European survey data proved 47% belief of the
Europeans in antibiotic effectiveness against cold and fever. Even 71% of
Lithuanians are certain of this, while only 28% of Fins think the same way.
We must look for effective ways to prevent improper antibiotic use not only
in health care but also in other sectors: veterinary, agriculture, food
production. New, research-based, cheap, standardized, accessible methods
for bacteria identification and analysis of the mechanisms of their
resistance are required.  Urgent measures to stop transmission of resistant
micro organisms via food of animal origin to be applied, radical changes of
public attitudes toward antibiotic use are indispensable. To increase
public awareness of the problem, to discuss actual issues of the worsening
antimicrobial resistance and communicable disease prevention, and to look
for well-chosen decisions we invite politicians, specialists of public and
personal health, drug producers and distributors and general population to
attend the 2nd European Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance and
Infection Prevention to be held in Vilnius on 4-5 October, 2012.

On behalf of the ARIC Organising Committee, we look forward to welcoming
you to Vilnius.

Yours sincerely,


Chairman of the Organising Committee             Assoc. Prof. Astra
Vitkauskienė, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Saulius Caplinskas, MD, PhD          Co-Chairwoman






   *Abstract Topics include:*

   - *Monitoring and prevention of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis.*
   - *Prevalence of sexually transmitted bacterial agents, threat of
   antibiotic resistance, early molecular diagnosis.*
   - *HIV and Viral hepatitis resistance to direct antiviral drugs.*
   - *Resistance in food-borne pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc.).*
   - *Food industry and antibiotic disposal related antimicrobial
   resistance.*
   - *Enterobacteriaceae antimicrobial resistance: prevalence,
   opportunities of laboratory diagnosis.*
   - *HAI monitoring and prevention challenges.*
   - *BBS monitoring of communicable diseases protective and risk factors
   among target groups.*
   - *Social determinants of antimicrobial resistance.*
   - *Antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance; research for resistance
   mechanisms.*

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