Antibiotics Webinar | Antibiotic Resistance: Recent Developments in Epidemiology and Implications for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
Antibiotics Webinar | Antibiotic Resistance: Recent Developments in Epidemiology and Implications for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
12 September 2025
Antimicrobial Resistance, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Multidrug Resistance, Clinical Bacteriology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Self-medication, KAP, Regulatory Perspectives, Drug Utilization
Welcome from the Chair
9th Antibiotics Webinar
Antibiotic Resistance: Recent Developments in Epidemiology and Implications for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
We would like to warmly welcome all those interested to a webinar on "Antibiotic Resistance: Recent Developments in Epidemiology and Implications for Patients and Healthcare Professionals," which will take place on September 12 at 14:00 (CET).
This is a very critical topic at this time, as the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance continues to have a significant impact on public health globally. The objective of this webinar will be to explore the latest findings in the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance and discuss what these new developments mean for clinical practice and, above all, for patient care.
We encourage all interested parties to participate in this important discussion, and we are confident that the session will be highly engaging and productive.
Date: 12 September 2025
Time: 2:00 pm CEST | 8:00 am EDT | 8:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 835 6897 4907
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Registration
This is a FREE webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Certificates of attendance will be delivered to those who attend the live webinar.
Can’t attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Event Chair
School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa,
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Fernando Albericio is Research Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa & Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Barcelona. He was the Inaugural Rector of Yachay Tech (Ecuador), and Founder and General Director of the Barcelona Science Park. Currently, he is catalyzing the creation of BioDurban. His major research interests cover practically all aspects of peptide synthesis (new reactions, building blocks, coupling reagents, solid phase supports, protecting groups, and linkers) and combinatorial chemistry methodologies, as well. Lastly, his group is concentrating its efforts on greening peptide synthesis. Furthermore, his group is also involved in the synthesis of peptides and small molecules with therapeutic activities (infectious diseases and cancer), and in nanotechnology, developing new systems for drug delivery and strategies for diagnostics as well. He has published more than 1100 scientific articles, filed more than 60 patents, and graduated more than 80 Ph.D. students.
Keynote Speakers
Márió Gajdács Pharm.D., MPH, MSc, Ph.D. is currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Szeged. He received his pharmacy degree, Ph.D. from medical microbiology and board certification in „Pharmacology, pharmacotherapy” from the University of Szeged; in addition, he holds a degree of Master of Public Health (MPH; specialization: epidemiology) and Master of Healthcare Management from the University of Pécs. His current research interests include the investigation of the drivers associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and infectious diseases using epidemiological and social science methods, in addition to digital epidemiological studies. He published 170 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia,
Department of Pharmacy Services, District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital, Pakpattan 57400, Pakistan
Zia Ul Mustafa (PharmD, Mphil, PhD) has extensive professional and research experience in clinical pharmacy/pharmacy practice. He has more than 80 publications in international peer-review journals as primary investigator/co-investigator and serving as an academic edi-tor/reviewer for many international journals. His research expertise includes, Antibiotic use among particularly in neonates and children, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial steward-ship programs (AMS), medication safety, pharmacist-led educational interventions. He is also working as a hospital pharmacist Healthcare department of Punjab, Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Program
|
Speaker |
Presentation Title |
Time in CEST |
Time in EDT |
Time in CST Asia |
| Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio | Chair Introduction |
2:00–2:10 p.m. |
8:00–8:10 a.m. |
8:00–8:10 p.m. |
| Dr. Márió Gajdács | Exploring Patterns and Influences of Antibiotic-related Information-Seeking in Hungary: A Mixed-Methods Infodemiological Study |
2:10–2:30 p.m. |
8:10–8:30 a.m. |
8:10–8:30 p.m. |
| Dr. Zia Ul Mustafa | Antimicrobial Use Among Hospitalized Neonates and Children; Findings and Implications from a Point Prevalence Survey in Punjab, Pakistan |
2:30–2:50 p.m. |
8:30–8:50 a.m. |
8:30–8:50 p.m. |
|
Q&A Session |
2:50–3:05 p.m. |
8:50–9:05 a.m. |
8:50–9:05 p.m. |
|
| Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio | Closing of Webinar |
3:05–3:10 p.m. |
9:05–9:10 a.m. |
9:05–9:10 p.m. |
Relevant Special Issue
Antibiotic Resistance: From the Bench to Patients, 2nd Edition
Edited by Fernando Albericio and Márió Gajdács
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025
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