Session 8

Session Chair: Dr. Antony Waruru/Sally Kiteme

THEME

Sustainable IPC & AMR solutions

11:00-11:10

Point Prevalence Survey on Antibiotic Use at Mbagathi County Hospital

Marion Ong'ayo

11:10-11:20

Use of 7-1-7 Approach for timely Detection and Response to Public Health Emergencies: Case Study of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) Outbreak in Marsabit County, Kenya

Charles Okendo

11:20-11:30

Antimicrobial use in four hospitals in Kenya, 2023: results from a point prevalence survey

Joseph Muendo

11:30-11:40

Prevalence of Antibiotic Prescribing at a Referral Hospital in Nakuru County: Findings of 2 Point Prevalence Surveys conducted over the past 7 years

Lydia Momanyi

11:40-11:50

Knowledge and Perception on Facility Safety among the Outpatient Seeking Services Across Health Facilities in Migori County during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Philip Apamo

11:50-12:00

Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of Infection Prevention and Control training 18 months after COVID-19 outbreaks in Homa Bay County, Kenya, June 2020 to September 2021

Felix Omollo

12:00-12:10

A Quality Improvement Collaborative to improve antibiotic time out reviews for adult patients admitted in medical wards at four hospitals in Kenya.

Reddempta David

12:10-12:30

Discussions

Session 9

Session Chair: John Mburu/Francis Onyango

THEME

Sustainable IPC & AMR solutions

11:00-11:10

Knowledge on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Survey among Community Health Promoters and Community Health Extension Workers in western Kenya.

Shem Kinara

11:10-11:20

The effect of antimicrobial stewardship in improving the appropriate use of antimicrobials: The case of Nyakach County Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya

David Meyo

11:20-11:30

Prospective surveillance of surgical site infections following abdominal surgery at Kakamega County General Hospital: Insights and Implications

Sharon Oginda

11:30-11:40

Role of the Community in the Escalation of Antibiotic Resistance: A Case Study in Obunga Slum- Kisumu, Kenya.

Lordlaro Lidoros

11:40-11:50

Enhancement of Caesarean Section Surgical Care Bundles Interventions at Kakamega County General Hospital

Charles Atelu

11:50-12:00

Building Resilience in Biosafety and Biosecurity for Occupational Health and Safety among Health Care Workers (HCWs) in Kayole II Sub County Hospital, Nairobi

Margaret Osoro

12:00-12:10

Antimicrobial Resistance across a One Health framework: Environmental Contamination through Wearing Scrubs in Public by health workers

Silas Awuor

12:10-12:30

Discussions

12:30-13:00

Lunch Break

Session 10

Plenary presentations

14:00-15:40

Session Chair: Dr Susan Gachau

14:00-14:30

Guest Speaker: 11

Geospatial Mapping in IPC and AMR surveillance

Dr. Anthony Waruru

14:30-15:00

Guest Speaker: 12

Artificial Intelligence in IPC

Jacques Muthusi

15:00-15:20

Guest Speaker: 13

Turning your abstract to a manuscript

Dr. George Agogo

15:20-15:40

Discussions

15:40-15:50

Conference Evaluation Findings- Dr. Stella Njuguna

15:50-16:40

IPNET KENYA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Day 3 Thursday 15th August 2024

Session 11

Plenary Presentation

8:30-9:30

Session Chair: Jacques Muthusi

8:30 -9:00

Guest Speaker: 14

Application of one health approach in Kenya

Kennedy Yatich

9:00-9:30

Guest Speaker: 14

The increasing role of IPC in sustaining Risk-focused and Patient-centered laboratory services

Dr. Ernest Makokha

9:30-10:50

Parallel plenary Sessions

Session 12

Session Chair: Dr George Agogo/Jeniffer Njuhigu

THEME

Measuring & tracking impact of IPC & AMR mitigation interventions

9:30-9:40

Resistance Patterns of Most Empirically Prescribed Antibiotics at Mbagathi County Hospital

Martin Maitima

9:40-9:50

Sustainable Laboratory Practices in Bactriology, Culture and AST Surveillance in regions of Kenya

Brian Adero

9:50-10:00

Incidence Rate of HAI Acquired Bloodstream Infection at Thika Level 5 Hospital

Faith Maina

10:00-10:10

Isolation and identification micro-organisms found in blood cultures in kakamega county general hospital

Rose Malaba

10:10-10:20

Profiling of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Phenotypes Among Selected Gram-Negative Nosocomial Isolates.

Benard Wambulwa

10:20-10:30

Point prevalence survey on healthcare associated infections (HAI) at Kenyatta University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital

Caroline Mwangi

10:30-10:50

Discussions

Session 12

Session Chair: Erick Kitangala/Paul Musingila

THEME

Measuring & tracking impact of IPC & AMR mitigation interventions

9:30-9:40

Covid-19 vaccination uptake among People Living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolled in Umoja Heath Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

Simon Mong'are

9:40-9:50

Characteristics of febrile convulsions among sari patients in CGTRH mombasa-kenya, 2019 – 2024.

Juma Maleve

9:50-10:00

Understanding of antimicrobial resistance among hospital leadership; a qualitative study in western Kenya

Leonida Chelangat

10:00-10:10

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Klebsiella Pneumoniae reported at the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory in 2023

George Njau

10:10-10:20

Application of Nano pore sequencing to identify antimicrobial resistance genes, mobile genetic elements and virulence factors in bacterial isolates from a referral hospital in Kenya

Racheal Kimani

10:20-10:30

Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Escherichia coli isolates received in National Microbiology Reference Laboratories for retesting between 2022 and 2023

Teresia Nyaga

10:30-10:50

Discussions

Session 12

Session Chair: Jacques Muthusi/Dr. Irungu Kamau

THEME

Biosafety and Biosecurity for Occupational Health Safety

9:30-9:40

Assessment of needle stick and sharps injury among healthcare workers in private, faith based and public hospitals in Kajiado county, Kenya

Monica Munyendo

9:40-9:50

Improving waste segregation in all departments at Likoni sub county hospital

Monica Munyendo

9:50-10:00

Managing Guanidinium Thiocyanate (GTC) waste from Gene Xpert testing facilities: Findings from Homabay County, Kenya

Evelyne Mboga

10:00-10:10

Proper waste management practices in public hospitals through networking: Experience of Homabay county, Kenya.

Kipngetich Vincent

10:10-10:20

Assessment of waste management status of all hard to reach facilities in the Islands in Homa Bay County Kenya 2024

James Okuthe

10:20-10:30

Needle Stick Injuries: Uptake of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis among Health Care Workers at Makueni County, Kenya, 2022-2023

Jacinta Kasyoki

10:30-10:50

Discussions

10:50-11:20

Health Break: Poster viewing/ Exhibition

11:20-12:40

Parallel plenary Sessions

Session 15

Session Chair: Dr. Susan Gachau/Dr. Emanuel Tanui

THEME

Special issues in infection control

11:20-11:30

Monitoring the infection prevention and control practices and compliance among health care workers. Case study of Ngima for sure project, Siaya County, Kenya.

Philip Opere

11:30-11:40

Rapid Initiation of a Ring Approach to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) at Non-Ebola Healthcare Facilities in Mubende District, Uganda

Paul Katongole

11:40-11:50

Infection prevention and control assessment of top level facilities in Laikipia county

Lawrence Wamiti

11:50-12:00

Assessment on knowledge and practices of infection prevention control among community health promoters in Vihiga county Kenya February 2024

Obino Tai

12:00-12:10

Factors contributing to poor documentation of Surgical care bundles at Kitale County Hospital

Lorrine Nyambeki

12:10-12:20

Reducing incidence of malaria among children under 5years following introduction of malaria vaccine at Nyagoro Health centre, rangwe subcounty, homabay county

Winnie Akinyi Oluoch

12:20-12:30

Catheterisation practice for in-patients at jm kariuki memorial county refferal hospital, nyandarua county.

Michael Ruitururi

12:30-12:40

Surgical site infections in a teriary hospital,Nairobi Kenya

Beatrice Kanyoro

12:40-13:00

Discussions

Session 16

Session Chair:Loice Kihungi/Dr Stella Njuguna

THEME

IPC in special setting(IPD,TB Clinic,MNCH) and special patient populations

11:20-11:30

Uptake of Hepatitis B Vaccination among health care workers in Faith Bases Supported Health facilities within Migori County,Kenya

Bryan Mino

11:30-11:40

Assessment of Households infected by tungiasis to understand the linkage, Case study of Makuchi sub-location,Hamisi Sub-county, Vihiga County Kenya

Obino Tai

11:40-11:50

Urinary Tract Infections in Catheterized Patients at Kajiado County Referral Hospital,Kenya.

Aggrey Keya

11:50-12:00

Surgical Site Infections among Mothers caring for Newborn babies in New Born Unit. - A case of Kitale County Hospital.

Nelly Wafula

12:00-12:10

Learning outcomes of an Infection control workshop: A training evaluation using Kirkpatrick Model.

David Odada

12:10-12:20

Contribution of unsafe sex and incorrect condom use to spread of HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases, Analysis of reasons for Post Exposure Prophylaxis use at Kendu Sub-county hospital.

Kevin Mimba

12:20-12:30

Factors Associated with Low Implementation of the Surgical Care Bundles in Caesarean section surgeries at Kitale County Hospital.

Kelvin Wanyonyi

12:30-12:40

Low Hepatitis B immunization coverage among healthcare workers in Kajiado county, Kenya; a call for action

Samuel Otieno

12:40-13:00

Discussions

Session 17

Session Chair:Dr Anthony Waruru/Paul Musingila

THEME

IPC in special setting(IPD,TB Clinic,MNCH) and special patient populations

11:20-11:30

An assessment of Genotypic ART resistance amongst clients on 3rd line and salvage regimens, Homabay County Kenya 2023

Corneleous Edward Okal

11:30-11:40

HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Testing Samples Rejection, precursors to antimicrobial resistance.

Nahashon Ouko

11:40-11:50

Infection prevention and control in special setting (IPD, TB clinic, MNCH) and special patient populations (TB/HIV/key populations)

Grace Ndeda

11:50-12:00

Early Detection and surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance among patients diagnosed with Tuberculosis: Lessons from Tuberculosis Program, Homa Bay County Kenya.

Gabriel Kotewas

12:00-12:10

Tuberculous infection control measures in Kitutu Chache South Facilities , Kisii County, Kenya

Stella Bosire

12:10-12:20

Role of community ART Distribution Groups on improving HIV/AIDS infection Prevention and Control in Transmara West Sub-County Hospital.

Josiah Kinyanjui

12:20-12:30

Active TB Case finding among Patients visiting Outpatient Department in Umoja Health Centre, Nairobi Kenya.

Mwajuma Abdullahi

12:30-12:40

Increase uptake of tuberculosis preventive therapy among patients living with HIV, at Gesusu Sub County Hospital,Kisii County Kenya

Bernadette Masagara

12:40-13:00

Discussions