UK AND ZAMBIAN PHARMACISTS WORKING TOGETHER: IMPROVING ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP AND EDUCATION

• At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-APS-043
• By: KALUNGIA, Aubrey (University of Zambia, Department of Pharmacy, Zambia)
• Co-author(s): Aubrey Chichonyi Kalungia: Department of Pharmacy, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  Anja St.Clair-Jones: Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
  Samantha Lippett: Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
  Enock Chikatula: Pharmacy Department, University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka, Zambia
  David Banda: Pharmacy Department, University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka, Zambia
  Andrew Bambala: Hospital Pharmacists Association of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  Derick Munkombwe: Department of Pharmacy, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  Chiluba Mwila: Department of Pharmacy, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  Luke Alutuli: Pharmacy Department, University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka, Zambia
  Sarah Marshall: Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
  Jasmin Islam: Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
  Claire May: School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
  Michael Pettit: School of Life Sciences, Sussex Pharmacy, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
  Bugewa Apampa: School of Life Sciences, Sussex Pharmacy, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat driven by the misuse of antibiotics. There is need for pharmacy-led Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) interventions to address the problem.

  Methods

  In 2016, UK (Brighton) and Zambian (Lusaka) pharmacists established a partnership through the Brighton-Lusaka Health Link (BLHL)¹. Through
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