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Biosafety experiences at European and International Level. David C Benton Chief Executive Officer International Council of Nurses. Presentation Outline. Future/Current Challenges The Nurse’s Role in MDR TB Preparedness. Future/Current Challenges. Advances in Technology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Biosafety experiences at Biosafety experiences at European and International European and International
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David C BentonChief Executive Officer
International Council of Nurses
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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
• Future/Current Challenges
• The Nurse’s Role in MDR TB
• Preparedness
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Future/Current ChallengesFuture/Current Challenges
• Advances in Technology
• Numbers and Competence of Staff
• Cost
• Xenomics, Morphogenesis and Xeno-Transplantation
• Bioterrorism
• Increasing Drug Resistance
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Global TB trendsGlobal TB trends
• TB incidence falling >1% per year but number growing with population
• 9.7 new cases of TB in 2007
• 1.7 million co-infected with HIV
• Around 500,000 cases MDR-TB emerge each year
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Estimated # of new cases
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GLC
Notified cases of MDR-TB and patients Notified cases of MDR-TB and patients treated for MDR compared to estimated treated for MDR compared to estimated
burden of MDR-TBburden of MDR-TBEstimated 510,000 new MDR-TB cases each year
Less than 10% receive treatment
Source: GLC April 2008
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ICN TB/MDR-TB ProjectICN TB/MDR-TB Project
• Aims to build global nursing capacity to respond to the growing challenge of TB and MDR-TB by– Training nurse trainers– Developing practical teaching and
learning materials– Advocacy and representation
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Training of trainers (TOT)Training of trainers (TOT)
• In collaboration with National Nurses Associations in 18 countries with high TB/MDR-TB burden by end 2011
• Over 850 nurses trained as trainers in 14 countries to date
• 18000 nurses and allied health workers have so far received training from these trainers
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ICN TB Project coverageICN TB Project coverage
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Nurses……Nurses……
• Are the first point of call for people with symptoms
• Are exposed to resistant TB where no treatment available and infection control is ineffective
• Are crucial to planning and implementation of effective infection control
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Be Prepared!Be Prepared!
• Knowledge and Education
• Protective Innovations
• Sufficient Numbers of Health Care Workers
• Health Working Conditions
• Strategic Plans
• Think of the Impossible
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Thank YouThank You
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