IAP ICMR CALL TO ACTION TO TACKLE ANTIMICROBIAL

RESISTANCE
1. Education
: Workshops for pediatricians on Rational Antibiotic
Practice
: Workshops for Family Practitioners on Rational Antibiotic
Practice
2. National Guidelines on use of Antibiotics in Pediatrics
3. Guidelines for Infection Control for nursing Homes and small
hospitals
On line training will be available
4. Surveillance for Antimicrobial Resistance
Web based reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of
S Typhi, E. Coli, S.aureus. S. pneumonia,
Acinetobacter

Rational Antibiotic Practice Workshops (RAP)

A case based power point module used to conduct the workshop
National Training of Trainers workshop held at Indore on January
8, 2014
Zonal ToT workshops held at
Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata
Plans to conduct 25 workshops in IAP branches across the
country in 2014
Rational Management of Tuberculosis
A 2 day comprehensive course in management of Pedaitric
Tuberculosis
By invitation to train the faculty
A case based power point module for conducting workshops for
members by
the trained faculty
Revised Problem Solving in Pediatric Infectious Diseases (RPSPID)
Respiratory Tract Infections Group Education Module
(ReTRAIN)

Nutrition in Health and Disease (Nutrition)

Quick assessment of nutrition in office and nutrition in health
beyond lactation, Nutrition in common diseases like constipation,
obesity, Nutrition in teens, Sports Nutrition
Vitamin D in Pediatric Practice (Vitamin D)
Promoting Emotional Intelligence in Children (PEICH)