Abstract
This article is the first in a planned series of semi-annual updates, intended to provide readers with up-to-date information on antibiotic resistance in Canada and on the many current activities designed to address the problem. This information is provided by the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (CCAR), a national organization that has a mandate to coordinate activities designed to address the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in Canada.
Highlights
CANADIAN INTEGRATED PROGRAM FOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE SURVEILLANCE Health Canada has been working for several years with federal, provincial and university partners to develop a nationally integrated antimicrobial resistance surveillance program
The policy conference was designed to revisit and test the continued validity of key recommendations emanating from the 1997 efforts, to mark milestones achieved in the control of resistance, to identify areas of consensus and debate among experts, and to set priorities for the phase in the development of an integrated Canadian action plan
These efforts resulted in the formation of the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS)
Summary
Antimicrobial resistance in Canada: Update on activities of the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance. The Calgary Health Region (CHR), in conjunction with Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS), has established a regional program funded to prevent and control the spread of antibiotic-resistant organisms (AROs) within all sectors of a health region comprising 1.2 million people. The program focuses both on providing the clinical microbiology laboratory services necessary to detect resistant microorganisms and on preventing the indiscriminate use of antimicrobial agents.
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