On July 12th, the Care of the Small and Sick Newborn CoP will host a webinar in partnership with NEST360. This session aims to follow on from the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care Seminar which focused on "Closing the neonatal infection detection gap: from data and evidence to action," hosted in April 2022. This session will take an in-depth look at gaps in detecting neonatal infection in facilities and specific infection prevention, control and management practices in neonatal units in Malawi and India followed by an opportunity for discussion and questions and answers.
Moderator:
Dr. Neena Khadka –Newborn Health Focal Point, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, USAID Grantee
Speakers:
Dr. James Cross – NEST360 at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr. Oliver Pearse – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust
Dr. Sushma Nangia – Department of Neonatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital
Agenda:
Introductions
Neonatal infection detection gap: Barriers and enablers to the use of neonatal blood culture in facilities within NEST360
Neonatal infection and environmental contamination on a neonatal unit in Malawi
Antibiotic stewardship in a neonatal unit in India
Discussion and Q&A
Wrap-up
Date: 12 July 2022 Time: 8am EST | 1pm BST | 3pm EAT | 5:30pm IST Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
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