AGPJ “Strengthening Infection Control in Primary Care: From Prevention to the Management of Sepsis”

Association of General Practitioners of Jamaica (AGPJ) focused on Infection Control, with a special emphasis on Sepsis:

Webinar Theme:

“Strengthening Infection Control in Primary Care: From Prevention to the Management of Sepsis”

Proposed Sub-Topics and Presentations:

🔹 1. Principles of Infection Control in Community and Primary Care Settings

• Presentation Title: “Standard Precautions and Beyond: Building a Culture of Infection Prevention”
• Focus: Hand hygiene, PPE use, environmental cleaning, and antibiotic stewardship at the primary care level.

🔹 2. Tackling Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in Ambulatory Care

• Presentation Title: “Hidden Threats: Identifying and Reducing HAIs in the GP’s Office”
• Focus: Common HAIs, surveillance, and minimizing infection risks in outpatient settings.

🔹 3. Recognizing and Responding to Sepsis in the Community

• Presentation Title: “Time is Tissue: Early Recognition and Referral of Sepsis in Primary Care”
• Focus: Sepsis red flags, screening tools, and when to escalate care from GP to hospital.

🔹 4. Updates in Sepsis Management: What the General Practitioner Needs to Know

• Presentation Title: “Sepsis 2025: What’s New in Guidelines and Initial Outpatient Management”
• Focus: Recent Sepsis definitions (Sepsis-3), empirical antibiotic choices, initial fluid resuscitation, and transfer protocols.

🔹 5. Post-Sepsis Care and Patient Recovery

• Presentation Title: “Beyond Survival: Managing Post-Sepsis Syndrome in Primary Care”
• Focus: Follow-up care, physical and cognitive rehabilitation, and mental health support for survivors.

🔹 6. Antimicrobial Stewardship: Fighting Resistance in the Age of Superbugs

• Presentation Title: “Prescribe with Purpose: The Role of GPs in Combating Antibiotic Resistance”
• Focus: Judicious antibiotic use in outpatient infections, resistance patterns, and guideline-adherent prescribing.

Here’s a 2.5-hour agenda for the AGPJ Infection Control Webinar starting at 6:30 pm:

Webinar Agenda: Strengthening Infection Control in Primary Care: From Prevention to the Management of Sepsis

6:30 pm – 6:35 pm | Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker Type:

• Event Chair/Organizer (e.g., AGPJ President or Executive Committee Member)
• Responsible for introducing the webinar, setting the context, and welcoming participants.

6:35 pm – 6:55 pm | Session 1: Principles of Infection Control in Community and Primary Care Settings

Speaker Type:

• Infection Control Specialist or Public Health Expert
• Clinical Microbiologist
• Someone with expertise in infection prevention and control measures in outpatient or primary care settings, with experience in environmental hygiene, PPE usage, and education on standard precautions.

6:55 pm – 7:25 pm | Session 2: Tackling Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in Ambulatory Care

Speaker Type:

• Infection Control Nurse or Hospital Epidemiologist
• Consultant in Infectious Diseases
• A specialist in the epidemiology of infections and control measures in healthcare settings, ideally with knowledge in both hospital and primary care environments.

7:25 pm – 7:50 pm | Session 3: Recognizing and Responding to Sepsis in the Community

Speaker Type:

• Emergency Medicine Physician or Critical Care Specialist
• Family Physician with Experience in Acute Care
• A clinician with experience in sepsis recognition, early diagnosis, and protocols for referral or transfer in primary or emergency care settings.

7:50 pm – 8:15 pm | Session 4: Updates in Sepsis Management: What the General Practitioner Needs to Know

Speaker Type:

• Intensivist or Consultant in Infectious Diseases
• Sepsis Expert or Clinical Pharmacologist
• An expert in the latest sepsis management guidelines, including antibiotic treatment protocols, fluid resuscitation, and advanced management techniques suitable for GPs to incorporate into their practice.

8:15 pm – 8:40 pm | Session 5: Post-Sepsis Care and Patient Recovery

Speaker Type:

• Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist or Physiatrist
• Psychiatrist or Clinical Psychologist (to discuss mental health recovery)
• Family Physician with Experience in Long-Term Care
• A multidisciplinary expert who can discuss the long-term impacts of sepsis, including physical rehabilitation, cognitive recovery, and mental health concerns such as depression and PTSD in sepsis survivors.

8:40 pm – 9:00 pm | Session 6: Antimicrobial Stewardship: Fighting Resistance in the Age of Superbugs

Speaker Type:

• Antimicrobial Stewardship Specialist or Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
• Public Health Expert with focus on Antibiotic Resistance
• An expert in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), responsible antibiotic prescribing, and stewardship practices to combat the growing global threat of resistant infections.