Antimicrobial Pharmacist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Striving for better antibiotic use. All views are my own.
London, England
Joined April 2016
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Aneeka Chavda retweeted
"Using antimicrobials responsibly is important now and for future generations."
To start WAAW, we spoke to Priti Kukadia about her role as lead infection pharmacist and best practices for using antimicrobials responsibly ➡️ intranet.imperial.nhs.uk/pag…
#WorldAMRAwarenessWeek
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Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Great to see @ImperialNHS and @ImperialMed supporting this initiative - @TomJacques11 @lizWWyld @aneeka_chavda @KukadiaPriti @richwilson17 - more to come over the week
World #AMR awareness week starts on Monday and runs until Sunday 24 November.
It aims to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and encourage best practices for using antimicrobials responsibly. Find out how you can get involved ➡️ intranet.imperial.nhs.uk/pag…
#WAAW
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Aneeka Chavda retweeted
#ESCMIDGlobal2024 #ECCMID2024: Debunking the myths around penicillin allergies: specialists raising awareness through a media campaign. Including top tips on public messaging
@MGilchrist123 chair @rpharms AMR expert advisory group presenting our collaborative project
Some of the UK infection /#AntimicrobialStewardship pharmacists at #ESCMIDGlobal2024 (& @idpharmd who has collaborated with several UK ID/AMS pharmacists).
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@AntibioticLeeds
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@MGilchrist123
@RyanPharmilton
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Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Are you really allergic to penicillin? If not, you could be missing out on the right medicine when you need it. Chair of our Antimicrobial Expert Advisory Group Mark Gilchrist explains more: bit.ly/45c09F0
#Penicillin #WAAW #AMR @MGilchrist123
Happy National Penicillin Allergy Day! A special day for @ImperialNHS - the home of where penicillin was first discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming💊🦠@LondonAllergy @rpharms @TrubianoJason @MGilchrist123 @UKCPAPIN
Millions of us could be missing out on the right antibiotic if we develop an infection because we mistakenly believe we are allergic to penicillin: More bit.ly/3rs3nGR
#Penicillin #PenicillinAllergy #PenicillinAllergyDay #Allergy @MGilchrist123
Thank you @ImperialNHS for marking UKs first National Penicillin Allergy Day.
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Meet Aneeka, infection pharmacist 👋🏼
"Today is #NationalPenicillinAllergyDay. It aims to raise awareness around the impact of carrying a penicillin allergy label and how it affects a patient’s healthcare treatment." 1/
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Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Great to have had our 1st @ImperialNHS kick off penicillin delabelling meeting led by @aneeka_chavda & ID Reg Tom & Akish using @BSACI_Allergy guidance. V helpful chat & engagement. Super excited to have Grace from @TrubianoJason team with us & local expert @LondonAllergy 1/2
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3504… great review about key LZD ADR
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
‼️We are hiring ‼️ and on the look out for an enthusiastic 8b ID pharmacist with a portfolio interest in Antifungals @ImperialNHS - committed to developing and strengthening our AMS programme - if interested do contact me. Links below for more info jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Unnecessary antibacterial use in patients with viral syndromes drives antimicrobial resistance.
Educating patient, parents and prescribers on futility of this intervention *plus* the unintended harm as a result is a key role of all pharmacists
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Are you a clinical pharmacist with a passion for delivering high quality care, working in an MDT and developing your career? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic clinical Infection Pharmacy Team at ICHNT @ImperialNHS @MGilchrist123 jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/91683…
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
2nd Q; same pathogen identified. What dose of Amox do you advised for PO stepdown in line with #POET study (assuming meets all criteria) with a 2nd drug of choice:@MarisaJL @adeltsheikh @StephenJ_Hughes @TingYauMRPharmS @RakheePatel81 @jonathanurch @DrDianeAshiru @aneeka_chavda
32%Amoxicillin PO 500mg TDS
26%Amoxicillin PO 1g TDS
37%Amoxicillin PO 1g QDS
5%Other
19 votes • Final resultsPerhaps the next one for journal club...@MGilchrist123
Clearly prolonged #antibiotics are not required in Gram-negative bacteremia - 7days should do the job! What will be the next frontier? C-Reactive Protein–Guided vs. Fixed Antibiotic Duration on Clinical Failure in Patients With Gram-Negative Bacteremia ja.ma/2U7oydc
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Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Amazing achievements are made when you have incredible people working together! @NwlPathology @Imperialpeople #expert #collaborative #teams our #SARSCoV2 #antibodytest is up and running! @AbbottGlobal – at East, England
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
We are back!
This time we focus on the NICE guidelines for bacterial infections. Includes how we implement these guidelines, adapting to our local epidemiology & chat on the need for future research with @aneeka_chavda @AntibioticLeeds @neilthepcist & a few other friends
We are delighted to announce that the 4th RPS/UKCPA Pharmacy Infection Network Q&A discussion on the management of infection during the Covid-19 pandemic will take place on Thursday 7 May 2020 at 7pm. Please register here: buff.ly/3bW4YHZ @UKCPAPIN @rpharms
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
The @UKCPAPIN Starting out in microbiology (London) is now open for registration. Free for all @UKCPA members to attend. New to micro, working in nonspecialist micro role, working in primary care? Come join & learn about the core microbiology skills ukclinicalpharmacy.org/event…
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Healthcare professionals and patients alike can make an antibiotic pledge and become an #AntibioticGuardian to #KeepAntibioticsWorking Sign up and find out more here: antibioticguardian.com
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
It's World Antibiotic Awareness Week! Taking antibiotics when you don't need them puts you at risk. Ask your pharmacist's advice. #KeepAntibioticsWorking #AntibioticGuardian #WAAW2019
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Looking forward to this - shining spotlight on abx & the wider AMR agenda this week @eimeartb @lizWWyld @aneeka_chavda @LauraWhitney123 @jonotter @TraceyGalletly @SidMookerjee @aghazy20 @james_r_price @mt_jo @grahamscooke @Grampospath @HPRUamr @AHolmesID @e_charani @castrocloud
This week is #AntibioticsAwarenessWeek so all week, we're raising awareness on what we can all do to #KeepAntibioticsWorking #WAAW2019
Aneeka Chavda retweeted
Want to come and join an exciting & dynamic infection pharmacy team @ImperialNHS please take a 👀 jobs.imperial.nhs.uk/job/v20… This new role (0.4 WTE) will combine clinical work with developing, leading & managing our educational portfolio @aneeka_chavda @LauraWhitney123