Workshop on Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) 2025
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre
Date: 21 June 2025
Tentative Programme
Time | Title |
8.00 am - 8.30 am | Registration |
8.30 am - 9.00 am | Overview of MDROs: Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Resistance Dr Tang Soon Nee, UM |
9.00 am - 9.30 am | Laboratory Detection and Surveillance of MDROs: Best Practices and Challenges Dr. Sahlawati binti Mustakim, Hospital Sungai Buloh |
9.30 am - 10.00 am | Optimizing Antimicrobial Treatment in the Era of MDROs Dr. Rahela Ambaras Khan, Hospital Kuala Lumpur |
10.00 am - 10.30 am | Tea break |
10.30 am - 11.00 am | Management of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Dr Anjanna Kukreja, UM |
11.00 am - 11.30 am | Management of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC Organisms A/P Dr. Petrick Periyasamy, UKM |
11.30 am - 11.45 am | Panel Discussion Dr Anjanna Kukreja, UM A/P Dr. Petrick Periyasamy, UKM |
11.45 am - 12.15 pm | Management of Acinetobacter baumanii Dr Suraya Hanim Abdullah Hashim, Hospital Ampang |
12.15 pm - 12.45 pm | Management of difficult-to-treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Dr Sazali Basri, UMMC |
12.45 pm - 1.00 pm | Panel discussion Dr Suraya Hanim Abdullah Hashim, Hospital Ampang Dr Sazali Basri, UMMC |
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm | Lunch |
2.00 pm - 2.30 pm | Management of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Dr Ng Rong Xiang, UM |
2.30 pm - 3.00 pm | Infection Prevention and Control Strategies: Breaking the Chain of Transmission Prof. Dr. Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, UM |
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm | Emerging Therapies and Future Directions in MDRO Treatment A/P Dr. Helmi Sulaiman, UM |
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm | Q&A and Closing Remarks |