Aims and objectives

As one of the earliest Study Groups, The ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP) has been at the forefront of promoting education and research on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship since its founding in 1999. The link between antibiotic use and resistance is clear and reversal of resistance problems pushes ESGAP onwards in its aims to: 

  • Change the patterns of antibiotic use 
  • Address the tremendous variations in standards for antibiotic prescriptions 
  • Reduce the use of unnecessary antibiotics 
  • Share knowledge and expertise on this topic with prescribers, clinicians, researchers and the general public.

Activities and resources

ESGAP Newsletter, September 2024

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National Action Plans for Antimicrobial Resistance – a framework for operationalizing existing plans and developing a research strategy to address gaps and opportunities. 

Charani E, Mendelson M, Ahmad R, Mpundu M, Mbamalu O, Bonaconsa C, Singh S, Peiffer-Smadja N, Pallett S, Vazquez VAV, Moore L, Schouten J, Kostyanev T, Vlahovic-Palcevski V, Kofteridis D, Holmes A. Supported by the ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP). Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Mar;11(3):e466-e474.

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The battle against fungi: lessons in antifungal stewardship from COVID-19 times. 

Kanj SS, Haddad SF, Meis JF, Verweij PE, Voss A, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Levy-Hara G, Chowdhary A, Ghafur A, Brüggemann R, Bal AM, Schouten J. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2023;62(1):106846.

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immunocompromised Hosts

24 September 2024 

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Behaviour change interventions in antimicrobial stewardship programmes 

13 November 2023 (during WAAW)

Antimicrobial stewardship in low and middle-income countries 

ESCMID AMS Certificate elective course
23-25 January 2023, online

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Antifungal stewardship from primary to tertiary care 

ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
1-2 February 2024, Leuven Belgium (2 slots)

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Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in migration- and travel-associated infections 

ESCMID AMS Certificate elective course
17-19 March 2023, Homburg/Saar, Germany

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Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in primary care: a behaviour change approach 

ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
7-8 March 2024, Oxford, UK

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Antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities 

ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course 
16 & 18 April 2024, online

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Antimicrobial stewardship programme live! On-site learning in a Southern Europe hospital with low rate of MDRO

ESCMID AMS Certificate elective module 
8-10 May 2024, Seville, Spain

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Antimicrobial stewardship – Maths against antimicrobial resistance 

ESCMID AMS Certificate elective module 
15-16 June 2023, Lille, France

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Principles of antimicrobial stewardship: the what and the how 

ESCMID AMS Certificate basic course
12-16th June 2023, Berg en Dal, the Netherlands

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From lab to wards in a large hospital, diagnostic stewardship 

ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
17-18 October 2023, Rome, Italy

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Communication with patients in decision making on antibiotic prescribing in primary and outpatient care 

ESCMID AMS Certificate elective course 
26-27 October 2023, online, Northern Macedonia

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The structure & position of AMS and antimicrobial stewardship aspect of management of infections 

ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course 
9-10 November 2023, Slovenia

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Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control 

ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced module 
29 November-1 December 2024, Crete, Greece

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Executive Committee

  Diane Ashiru-Oredope

Diane Ashiru-Oredope

Chair
UK Health Security Agency
London, United Kingdom
  Mark G.J. de Boer

Mark G.J. de Boer

Secretary
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands
  Lucy Catteau

Lucy Catteau

Science Officer
Sciensano
Brussels, Belgium
  Nathan Peiffer-Smadja

Nathan Peiffer-Smadja

Education Officer
Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard
Paris, France
  Rita Murri

Rita Murri

Treasurer
Catholic University of Rome
Rome, Italy
  Filippo Medioli

Filippo Medioli

Ad hoc: TAE representative
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena
Modena, Italy

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