School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Enhances Hospital Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Control

From July to October 2024, the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, implemented key activities within the US CDC-funded IMPACT project to monitor and control hospital antimicrobial resistance. These activities aim to strengthen hospital capacity, support infection control, and enhance responsiveness to antimicrobial resistance, thereby protecting public health.

Key Activities:

1. Technical Support for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance: The School organized two technical support sessions at Bai Chay Hospital and Hau Giang Provincial General Hospital in August 2024. Specific recommendations were provided to enhance the antimicrobial stewardship capacity of the Microbiology and Clinical Pharmacy departments at these hospitals.





2. Translation of Clinical Microbiology Documents: Important Clinical Microbiology documents were translated into Vietnamese, providing useful tools for hospitals in laboratory testing, facilitating access to information, and improving testing quality.

3. Expert Meeting and Report Development: On September 13, 2024, a meeting with experts from major hospitals was held to prepare a national report on antimicrobial resistance and develop a surveillance dashboard.

4. Data Cleaning for AR/HAI Surveillance: The School collaborated with experts from Cho Ray Hospital and Hue Central Hospital to clean AR/HAI data from 10 hospitals to improve data quality on the national surveillance system.

5. CME Training on Hospital Surveillance Data Visualization: Two data visualization training courses were organized in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of 68 trainees from 36 hospitals. The courses equipped participants with Excel skills and AI applications in managing, cleaning, and visualizing antimicrobial resistance surveillance data, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of report generation and infection control.





These activities have contributed to improving the antimicrobial resistance surveillance and control system in Vietnam, aiming to build a strong and sustainable healthcare system against the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance.