Dr.
Anita Arora
Secretary, HIS-I,
Escorts Heart Institute and Research
Centre, Okhla Road,
New Delhi 110 025
Mobile: 9818556693, (O) 91-11-26825000
Ext. 4948, 4902
E-mail: hisi@hisindia.org
For further details please contact Dr. Nita Munshi Organising Secretary Ruby Hall Clinic, 40, Sassoon Road, Pune 411001
Phone: +91-20-66455302 Cell: +91-9890236656
email: hiscon2009@gmail.com
Meeting of the Delhi Chapter of HISI
10 May 2008; 12 noon - 4 pm
at India International Centre Annexe, New Delhi
Safety in Health Care & Antimicrobial Stewardship Organising Secy:
Dr Sharmila Sengupta & Dr Anita Arora Programme details
The
first adage of patient care is "to do no harm". However, health care
associated infections (HCAI) constitute and continue to be a major complication
of hospitalisation. Infections associated with health care increase the suffering,
prolong hospital stay and result in high costs to patients, their families and
the health care system. Added to this cost is the erosion of trust and confidence
in health care institutions among the public and health care providers. Recent
reports indicate that at any time about 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from
HCAI. According to estimates the risk of HCAI is 2-20 times higher in developing
countries where the overall incidence of HCAI is about 10% of hospitalised patients.
