KSA ID Week 2026
WHO-EMRO Workshop
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WHO-EMRO Workshop
Towards Zero Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections: Hands-On Lab for Prevention, Surveillance and Quality Improvement
Time
Activity / Presentation
Speaker / Facilitator
14:00 – 14:05
Welcome, Workshop Objectives and Agenda Overview
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO-EMRO
Session 1:
Understanding and Preventing Vascular Catheter-Associated Infections
14:05 – 14:10
Live Poll: Setting the Baseline
Dr. Iman Heweidy, WHO-EMRO
14:10 – 14:30
Why Do Infections Associated with Vascular Catheters Still Occur?
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO-EMRO
14:30 – 15:00
WHO Guidelines and Resources for Preventing Infections
Associated with Vascular Catheters
Dr. Maher Al Bahrani, Oman
15:00 – 15:45
Vascular Catheter Infection Detective Challenge:
What Went Wrong, and What Needs Correcting?
Prof. Rima Moghnieh, LAU-Lebanon
Dr. Iman Heweidy
Dr. Claire Kilpatrick
Dr. Iman Heweidy
Dr. Claire Kilpatrick
15:45 – 16:00
Break
Session 2:
Surveillance, AMU and Improving Clinical Practice
16:00 – 16:25
BSI Surveillance and WHO Case Definitions:
Identifying the Right Case
Dr. Maha Talaat, WHO-EMRO
16:25 – 16:40
WHO Resources and Tools for Optimizing Antibiotic Use
in the Context of BSI
Dr. Shaffi Koya, WHO-EMRO
16:40 – 17:15
Clinical Interventions to Improve Antibiotic Use for BSI
Prof. Rima Moghnieh, LAU-Lebanon
17:15 – 17:30
Break
Session 3:
From Evidence to Sustainable Improvement
17:30 – 17:50
Leading with Excellence:
National IPC Initiative to Reduce Central Line-Associated
Bloodstream Infections in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Faisal Mohammed Alsheddi, MOH-KSA
17:50 – 18:25
Vascular Catheter Care Bundle and Multimodal Improvement
Strategy Studio:
How Shall We Make the Agreed Change Happen and Sustain It?
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi
Prof. Rima Moghnieh
Dr. Iman Heweidy
Dr. Claire Kilpatrick
Prof. Rima Moghnieh
Dr. Iman Heweidy
Dr. Claire Kilpatrick
18:25 – 18:30
Closing Remarks and the Way Forward
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi
Dr. Majid Alshamrani
Dr. Majid Alshamrani
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