Happy Valentines Day! These past two days were filled with very full meeting days, but again with a lot of wonderful topics and discussion. This group was a wonderful group of people, which was showcased I think best by this: in the mid-afternoon as people were getting tired, suddenly we transitioned to all being told to stand up and follow the instructions on the screen. What came on was the chicken dance. Without hesitation, a room of 40 people in a meeting all began to do the chicken dance. What a great way to break the ice and get some movement after lunch in a full day of lectures.
The topics of this meting covered a lot about the importance of antimicrobial stewardship, and how to implement stewardship in a low-resource setting. We heard a lot from the 8 countries present (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Nepal, Timor Leste, and Thailand) about what was already in place (often not much), what struggles they have had, and a lot of good discussion on ideas of how to improve and what were feasible next steps to take.
Next we broke into small groups, I was happy to be able to have a discussion with the Maldives. The two representatives from Maldives, one WHO headquarters member and I got together to discuss what were short term and long-term goals for implementation of various areas of stewardship. Our team sat outside and had some great discussion. During this hours outside I also learned that the sun at high altitude is quite strong, and soon after we returned inside I realized my entire left arm was quite burnt! But it was worth the fresh air.
Though the 3-day meeting was quite tiring, I have to say it was my favorite meeting I’ve ever been a part of. I learned a lot, met a lot of wonderful people, and was impressed at how all of these people came together so well to discuss how to further stewardship in their respective countries. I will be excited to continue to see what develops in the world of AMS in the countries involved in this meeting. Hopefully some change in resistance patterns!
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