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Kestutis Rudaitis
Project Lead
Public Health Research Department
Tel: +370 5 2618390
Fax: +370 5 2624663
kestutis.rudaitis@hi.ltKestutis graduated at Vilnius University, Medical faculty in 2007. Since 2011 he has been working in the Institute of Hygiene in Patient safety department. Every year he was involed in organizing European Antibiotic Awareness Day, colaborating with local Public Health Bureaus and Ministry of Health in Lithuania. He has also assisted in creating and distributing information about antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance for general population, primary care prescribers and hospital prescribers on website of Institute of Hygiene.
Kestutis Rudaitis
Project Lead
Public Health Research DepartmentTel: +370 5 2618390
Fax: +370 5 2624663
kestutis.rudaitis@hi.ltKestutis graduated at Vilnius University, Medical faculty in 2007. Since 2011 he has been working in the Institute of Hygiene in Patient safety department. Every year he was involed in organizing European Antibiotic Awareness Day, colaborating with local Public Health Bureaus and Ministry of Health in Lithuania. He has also assisted in creating and distributing information about antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance for general population, primary care prescribers and hospital prescribers on website of Institute of Hygiene.
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Rolanda Valinteliene
rolanda.valinteliene@hi.ltAkvile Sinkeviciute
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e-Bug in Lithuania
Peer education at schools
1Every year during November, specialists from Public Health Bureaus meet young schoolars to discuss about infections prevention and importance of prudent use of antibiotics. Students test their knowledge solving crosswords, younger one participate on drawing competitions.
EAAD schools competition "Be stronger than Microbes - Learn more!"
14-16 Years old students were invited to participate in the quiz about infections and prophylaxis, antibitic consumption and threat of resistance.
Lessons design competition
17-18 Year old students were invited to create Power point lesson for younger students about microorganisms, antibiotics, right use of antibiotics, development of bacterial resistance, antibiotics in future.
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Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania
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Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania is State budget institution. Its mission is to seek national unity and continue to build a state of wellbeing for all, where everyone could lead a dignified, comfortable, safe and healthy life. Institute of Hygiene is budget institution and colaborate with Personal Health Care Department and Public Health Department. Every year specialists form Institute and members of MoH togeather with Public Health Bureaus discuss, share and plan ideas about following European Antibiotic Awareness Day.
Public Health Bureaus
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Public Health Bureaus are budget institutions providing quality, effective, accessible health care services, strengthening public health, quality of life, reduce morbidity and mortality forming healthy lifestyle provisions of the community. Some specialists work at schools and implement prevention campaigns, lectures about healthy life including diseases prevention, use of medicines as well as antibiotics. Colaborating with Institute of Hygiene organize public health researchers and initiate European Antibiotic Awareness Day also:http://www.kedainiubiuras.lt/aktualu/314-europos-supratimo-apie-antibiotikus-diena.html
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e-Bug publications include research documents, surveillance reports, publications and magazine articles.
- Andrasevic A, Andrajati R, Monnet DL, Cunney R, Matteo A, Edelstein H, Valinteliene R, Alkerwi A, Scicluna EA, Grzesiowski P, Bara AC, Tesar T, Cizman M, Campos J, Lundborg CS, Birkin J. Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe. Emerging infectious diseases 2006 Vol. 12, Number 3-March. [Serial on the Internet].
Link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no03/05-0992.htm - Berzanskyte A, Valinteliene R, Haaijer-Ruskamp FM. Attitudes of population to antibiotic use in Lithuania: analysis of face-to-face interviews. Visuomenės sveikata. 2006; 4(35):54-58.
- Berzanskytė A, Valintėlienė R, Gurevičius R Antibiotic use. Aspects of antibacterial treatment of some respiratory tract infections Visuomenės sveikata.2009; 1(44):9-18..
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/9-18.pdf - Berzanskytė A, Valintėlienė R, Gurevičius R, Palekauskaite A Antibiotic use in Lithuanian nursing hospitals Visuomenės sveikata.2009; 3(46):97-106.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/vs3%2097-106.pdf - Bagdonaite R., Valinteliene R., Griskeviciene J., Macijauskiene A. Control of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in lithuanian acute care hospitals Visuomenės sveikata.2009; 3(46):97-106.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/vs3%20107-114.pdf - Palekauskaite A., Valinteliene R., Berzanskyte A. Adult respiratory tract infections and their treatment with antibiotics in lithuanian primary health care Visuomenės sveikata.2006; 4(35):115-120.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/vs3%20115-120.pdf - Kirkliauskiene A., Ambrozaitis A., Robert L. Skov, Niels Frimodt-Møller The prevalence of Staphylococcus Aureus nose and throat carriage by healthy adults Visuomenės sveikata.2010; 2(49):124-131.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/Kirkliauskiene_2.pdf - Markevice R., Valinteliene R. Health care-associated infections and long-term care facilities Visuomenės sveikata.2010; 3(50):30-37.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/SV_3_Markevice_lit_apzv.pdf - Jurkeviciene A., Valinteliene R., Berzanskyte A. Health care professionals attitude towards antibiotic use and it influencing factors in Lithuanian acute hospitals Visuomenės sveikata.2010; 4(51):72-79.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/Sv_4(51)_Jurkeiciene.pdf - Jurkeviciene A., Valinteliene R., Berzanskyte A., Rudaitis K. Antibiotic consumption and influencing factors in lithuanian hospitals Visuomenės sveikata.2012; 1(56):41-48.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/Sveik_1(56)_Valinteliene.pdf - Sinotova J., Miciuleviciene J., Berzanskyte A. Trends of invasive bacteria antimicrobial resistance in lithuanian general hospitals Visuomenės sveikata.2012; 3(58):34-43.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/Sv_3(58)_Miciuleviciene.pdf - Markevice R., Valinteliene R. Control of healthcare – associated infections in lithuanian long-term care hospitals Visuomenės sveikata.2012; 3(58):44-51.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/Sv_3(58)_Markevice.pdf - Gierasimovic Z., Gailiene G., Petruseviciute D. Quality evaluation of hand antisepsis of medical staf Visuomenės sveikata.2012; 3(58):52-58.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/Sv_3(58)_Gierasimovic.pdf - Asembergiene J., Gurskis V., Kondratas T. Nosocomial infections in the intensive care units in lithuania: results of the national nosocomial surveillance system, 2009-2011 Visuomenės sveikata.2013; 1(58):58-66.
Link: http://www.hi.lt/images/VS%201(60)%20ORI%20S%20Hospitalines%20infekcijos.pdf
Publications
- Andrasevic A, Andrajati R, Monnet DL, Cunney R, Matteo A, Edelstein H, Valinteliene R, Alkerwi A, Scicluna EA, Grzesiowski P, Bara AC, Tesar T, Cizman M, Campos J, Lundborg CS, Birkin J. Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe. Emerging infectious diseases 2006 Vol. 12, Number 3-March. [Serial on the Internet].
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