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