Practical part of the workshop “Antibiotic resistance: global crisis, problems and solutions”

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing problems in modern medicine, both in human and veterinary medicine. The misuse of antibiotics in animal husbandry leads to the emergence of resistant strains of bacteria that can be transmitted to humans through food and direct contact. This poses a serious threat to public health and calls into question the effectiveness of treatment of infectious diseases.

That is why the training seminar «Antibiotic resistance: Global Crisis, Problems and Solutions», organised by the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection and the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, is extremely relevant. Today, in the practical part of the workshop, leading experts in bacteriology and microbiology from the laboratories of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection engaged in a detailed study of modern methods for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of microorganisms.

The participants focused on the following important issues

– Disc diffusion method: Despite its simplicity, this classic method remains one of the most widely used in microbiological laboratories. D.O. Ordynska, a researcher at SRIEF’s Bacteriology Department, gave a detailed masterclass on the finer points of its application.

– Serial dilution method: this method makes it possible to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of an antibiotic, i.e. the lowest concentration of the drug that inhibits the growth of bacteria. L. Ostrovska, senior scientist at the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, shared her experience of using this method in practice.

– Use of automated microbiological analysers: modern automated systems greatly simplify and speed up the process of determining antimicrobial susceptibility. The details of the use of the Vitek 2 compact analyser will be presented by I. Kushnir, Head of the Laboratory of Bacteriological Control of Quality and Safety of Veterinary Preparations of SCIVP, T. Stetsko, Head of the Laboratory of Control of Chemotherapeutic Preparations of SCIVP, I. Musiyets, Head of the Research Department of Bacteriology of SILDVM, L. Ostrovska and I. Semen, Senior Research Scientists of SCIVP.

The exchange of experience between leading experts is essential to improve the effectiveness of the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The results of this workshop will contribute to the improvement of laboratory diagnostics and the development of new strategies for the rational use of antibiotics in both veterinary and human medicine.

Tackling antibiotic resistance: experts join forces to find solutions

A major all-Ukrainian training seminar on the acute problem of antimicrobial resistance took place in Ukraine today. The event was organised by the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in cooperation with the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives and chaired by Oleg Osiyan, First Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

Ihor Lotskin, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, and Volodymyr Stibel, Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, welcomed the participants.

The seminar participants – leading experts in the fields of bacteriology, microbiology and veterinary medicine – discussed current aspects of the global antimicrobial resistance crisis. Representatives from leading scientific institutions and international organisations shared their experiences in tackling this problem. In particular, Marta Konieciewicz-Jarzab, Director of the Feed, Medicines and Utilisation Department of the General Inspectorate of Veterinary Medicine (GIW, Warsaw, Poland), spoke in detail about the planning and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in Poland. Prof. Dariusz Wasil, representative of the National Veterinary Institute (PIWet, Pulawy, Poland), presented modern methodological approaches to such monitoring.

Representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlighted the current aspects of the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Roman Gursky, Head of the Main Department in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, spoke about the regional programme to control antimicrobial resistance. Interesting reports were given by Tatiana Garkavenko, Irina Musiyets and Olga Gorbatyuk.

Yuriy Kosenko stressed the importance of controlling the circulation of antimicrobial agents and the susceptibility of micro-organisms to them as two components of an effective response to antimicrobial resistance. Viktor Muzyka informed the participants about national and international regulations on antimicrobial resistance surveillance.

Tomorrow, at the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, participants will be able to put their theoretical knowledge into practice. Leading industry experts will give masterclasses on the methodology for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of microorganisms.

Joint meeting of the sections of the State Pharmacological Commission of Veterinary Medicine on 26 June 2024

Today, the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives hosted a joint meeting of the sections of the State Pharmacological Commission of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine, attended by leading scientists in the field of veterinary pharmacy. As part of the meeting, a separate meeting of the Veterinary Medicines Section was held, where 39 veterinary medicines were reviewed and recommended for registration in Ukraine. Among them: 7 new registrations, 24 renewals and 8 amendments to registration documents.

The meeting was held in a mixed mode under the chairmanship of Oleh Osiyan, First Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection; Volodymyr Stybel, Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinfl Products and Feed Additives, Deputy Directors  Iryna Mazur; Yurii Kosenko; Dmytro Yanovych; Viktor Muzyka; Taras Levytskyi; Head of the Department for Licensing and State Control of Veterinary Medicines of the State Control Directorate of the Ministry of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine Lyudmyla Lukianets; Ihor Kotsiumbas, Honorary Director of the Institute; Mykola Verkholiuk, Head of the Veterinary Medicines Agency; Oksana Brezvin, Scientific Secretary, and other representatives of scientific institutions took part in the meeting.

The meeting was also attended online by Ihor Lotskin, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine; Mykola Bilous, Deputy Director of the Department – Head of the Department of State Control and Accounting of Market Operators; Volodymyr Dukhnytskyi, Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine of NUBIP, Dmytro Unguryan, Head of the Department of Animal Health and Welfare, and Olha Semenchuk, Head of the Department of Food Safety, scientists from the State Research Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise Halyna Alekseeva, Viacheslav Kovalenko; Institute of Biotechnology and Microbial Strains Olga Shevchenko, Anatolii Holovko and other participants from various regions, in particular Mykhailo Rublenko, Head of the Department of Surgery and Diseases of Small Animals at the BNAU, Yevhen Rudenko, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Beekeeping, Vasyl Stefanyk, Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Biotechnology of Animal Reproduction at the Lviv National Veterinary University, and Ihor Yuskiv, Professor at the Department of Parasitology and Ichthyopathology at the same institution, etc.

In addition to the review of medicines, the meeting included constructive discussions on improving the circulation of veterinary medicines in the internal market and balanced government regulation. Participants discussed possible measures to strengthen the quality control and availability of veterinary medicines under military law, as well as to optimise their registration procedures.

This meeting was an important step in the development of veterinary medicine in Ukraine, helping to improve the quality and safety of medicines used to treat animals.