Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Huang Wei Ling
Medical Acupuncture and Pain Management Clinic, Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Keynote: How Many Resources Are Wasted in The Treatment of Nosocomial Infections and How Much Could We Save If They Were Completely Controlled?
Biography:
Huang Wei Ling, born in Taiwan, raised and graduated in medicine in Brazil, specialist in infectious and parasitic diseases, a General Practitioner and Parenteral and Enteral Medical Nutrition Therapist. Once in charge of the Hospital Infection Control Service of the City of Franca’s General Hospital, she was responsible for the control of all prescribed antimicrobial medication and received an award for the best paper presented at the Brazilian Hospital Infection Control Congress in 1998. Since 1997, she has been presenting her work worldwide, working with the approach and treatment of all diseases of all systems of the human body in a holistic way, with treatment guided through the teachings of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hippocrates.
Abstract:
Introduction: Nosocomial infections are a widespread problem around the world. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that nosocomial infections affect around 1.7 million patients per year, and cause 99.000 deaths. According to CDC, 32% of all healthcare acquired infections are urinary tract infections, 22% are surgical site infections, 15% are pneumonia and 14% are bloodstream infections. Nowadays, only 1/3 of nosocomial infections can be prevented with the Infection Control Programs. The other 2/3 cannot be prevented with the programs used nowadays. In USA, 31 billions of dollars are spend in the treatment of nosocomial infections per year. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how this 2/3 of nosocomial infections could be controlled with the use ancient medicines reasoning, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hippocrates theories. Another goal is to make evident the possible economy to healthcare when using these techniques and tools in the treatment of nosocomial infections. Methods: The methodology used was a review of studies, such as those presented by Hippocrates (“Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.”), as well as others from oriental medicines, which comprehend the disease as originated from three factors: external (exposure to cold, heat, humidity, wind and dryness), internal (emotional) and dietary. Findings: When comprehending the patient in a broader view, considering the energy imbalances of Yin, Yang, Qi, Blood and Heat retention, it is possible to control and prevent better more nosocomial infections, reducing the costs for the healthcares. Conclusion: The 2/3 of not controlled nosocomial infections cannot be prevented because of the reasoning used in the treatment of infections in Western Medicine. When using ancient oriental medicines reasoning, a different thinking can be used. According to Einstein, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Keynote Forum
Goutam Kumar Acherjya,
Health Complex, Bagherpara, Jashore, Bangladesh.
Keynote: Antimicrobial Resistance - A Global Public Health Challenge.
Biography:
Dr. Goutam Kumar Acherjya is working as a junior consultant of Medicine in the Upazila Health Complex, Bagherpara, Jashore, Bangladesh. He has obtained his MBBS degree from Sher-E-Bangla Medical College & Hospital under University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2003 and completed Fellowship (FCPS) in internal medicine in 2011 from Bangladesh College of Physician and Surgeon (BCPS), Bangladesh. He has completed Fellowship training under Emeritus Prof. AV Srinivashan in AVS Clinic and Prof. MR Sivakumar in GLB Hospital and Acute Stroke Centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has achieved his Life Membership from Bangladesh Society of Medicine and Bangladesh Medical Association. He has gained his membership from American College of Physician in 2016. He has experience to organize a number of CME, Symposium and Scientific Seminars in the regional, national and international levels. He has delivered several presentations in the prestigious national and international conferences. Recently he has won the Bangladesh Society of Medicine Research Grant Award 2018. One of his abstract has been selected among the top fifty abstracts in the ACP early carrier abstract competition in 2018. He has delivered both oral and poster presentations in the 34 th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa in 2018. He has 11 national and international publications and several interesting case reports. Some of his articles are on the way to publish in some eminent national and international journals. He has experience to consult at different levels of Bangladesh Health Sectors. Now he is practicing to consult his private patients in Modern Hospital & Diagnostic Centre, Jashore, Bangladesh. He used to consult both indoor and outdoor patients in his working place. As a researcher his areas of interest are Diabetes, Effect of Metabolic disorders on Central Nervous System and Gerentology.
Abstract:
Over the couple of decades the antimicrobial resistance is one of most common global public health problems not only in the developed countries but also developing countries. In the daily clinical practice antibiotics are commonly prescribed in case of respiratory tract infections, many of the genitourinary tract infections, acute of chronic gastroenteritis or other gastro intestinal symptoms, traumatized patients to prevent secondary infections. Antibiotics are commonly used to prevent and control the bacterial infection for reducing the mortalities and morbidities but its resistance has become the major public health challenge in the era of 21 st century. After achieving the millennium development goal, antibiotic resistance will be one of the major stakeholders to set the sustainable developmental goals as the scenario is more endangering and life threatening than our current anticipation. A complex mechanism of interaction between genetic, pathogenic properties, environmental and host factors are related to develop antimicrobial resistance. Out of which several factors including inappropriate antibiotics practicing, patient’s illiteracy, unauthorized sale of antibiotics, inadequate supervision by drug monitoring agencies and non-human use of antibiotics such as animal production are modifiable. Many of the pathogens have shown highly resistance to several commonly used antimicrobials reported in various studies which is really alarming for us. So, the judicious strategies should be planned to prevent and combat against the antimicrobial resistance and make the globe livable for our generation next.