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This webinar will describe the epidemiology of multi-drug resistant organisms in Latin America prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and review the ramifications of the pandemic with regards to antibiotic misuse and overuse in Latin America. The presentation will also cover how diagnostics can be used to guide ideal prescribing practices for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Hosted by CIDRAP (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) University of Minnesota, USA Supported by an educational grant from bioMérieux.

Speakers:

Silvia Figueiredo Costa, MD, PhD Professor Infectious Diseases Coordinator of the Infection in Patients of the Hospital das Clinicas of FMUSP University of São Paulo-Brazil

María Virginia Villegas MD, MSc Professor Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Executive Director of CIDEIM and Chief of AMR and AMS Committee for API University del Bosque of Bogotá - Colombia

Moderator:

Doctor Marnie Peterson, PharmD, PhD Outreach Coordinator, Antimicrobial Stewardship Project Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy CIDRAP University of Minnesota, USA