title: The Chennai Declaration: a roadmap to tackle the challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
abstract: "A Roadmap to Tackle the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance - A Joint meeting of Medical Societies in India" was organized as a pre-conference symposium of the 2 nd annual conference of the Clinical Infectious Disease Society (CIDSCON 2012) at Chennai on 24 th August. This was the first ever meeting of medical societies in India on issue of tackling resistance, with a plan to formulate a road map to tackle the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance from the Indian perspective. We had representatives from most medical societies in India, eminent policy makers from both central and state governments, representatives of World Health Organization, National Accreditation Board of Hospitals, Medical Council of India, Drug Controller General of India, and Indian Council of Medical Research along with well-known dignitaries in the Indian medical field. The meeting was attended by a large gathering of health care professionals. The meeting consisted of plenary and interactive discussion sessions designed to seek experience and views from a large range of health care professionals and included six international experts who shared action plans in their respective regions. The intention was to gain a broad consensus and range of opinions to guide formation of the road map. The ethos of the meeting was very much not to look back but rather to look forward and make joint efforts to tackle the menace of antibiotic resistance. The Chennai Declaration will be submitted to all stake holders.
authors.affiliation: Clinical infectious Diseases Society (CIDS).
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mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000592:standards; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007391:International Cooperation; D009313:National Health Programs; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents