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	Resistant pathogens NEW BUKO Pharma-Kampagne (2020) C2 View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX BUKO Pharma-Kampagne has investigated the causes and consequences of antibiotic resistance in India, South Africa, Tanzania and Germany. Together with our partners we collected data and did interviews with numerous stakeholders. The outcome is presented in a brochure that is now available in English Resistant bacteria are spreading worldwide. In collaboration with partners in India, Tanzania, South Africa and Germany, we have investigated the causes and consequences of this spread.2 This Pharma-Brief Special presents the results. It examines the risks for humans, animals and the environment. It focuses on local problems and approaches, international interactions and the re-sponsibility of doctors, farmers and consumers Tags: AMR, Pharmacology, resistance, human pathogens, Environment, Source: https://www.bukopharma.de/images/english
	Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance: Consolidated Guidance World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO View PDF(1) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX Prevention, early diagnosis, and effective treatment are essential for the control and elimination of Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a public health problem. Currently, in Latin America and the Caribbean, treatment for gonorrhea infection is largely empiric and based on clinical diagnosis. In the Americas, the high burden of new N. gonorrhoeae infections (estimated at 11 million new cases a year), the complexity of the disease epidemiology, and in many countries the limited resources, make it difficult to fully understand the burden of disease and the burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in N. gonorrhoeae. PAHO has developed this document to facilitate the navigation of available guidance and recommendations for N. gonorrhoeae AMR surveillance by public health and health care professionals, at the national and subnational levels, involved in designing, implementing, and/or strengthening AMR surveillance of N. gonorrhoeae and overall surveillance of sexually transmitted infections Tags: Latin America, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), AMR, neisseria, Source: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/523
	European nurse: Information and communication guide on microbes European specialist nurse organisation (ESN) (2020) C2 View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX This manual addresses all the issues. It focus on the cycle of microbes, antibiotics, vaccination, AMR, infection prevention and control. It will support nurses on better action and also on communication towards their patients and families Tags: Vaccination, microbiology, AMR, antibiotics, microbes, infection, Prevention, Nurse, Source: https://www.esno.org/assets/files/Microb
	Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance EuroHealth Observer European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Eurostation (2020) C2 Open external link (9) Add to my MEDBOX The focus of the current quarterly edition of Eurohealth (from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies) is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and contains the following articles: • Strengthening implementation of AMR national action plans • Fostering clinical development and commercialisation of novel antibiotics • Tackling AMR in the community • Quantifying the benefits of vaccines in combating AM Tags: vaccine, AMR, research, antibiotic stewardship, Source: https://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/par
	Technical brief on water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management to prevent infections and reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) World Health Organization WHO, Food and Agriculture Organization FAO, World Organization for Animal Health OIE (2020) C_WHO View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX Improvements in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management in all sectors are critical elements of preventing infections and reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as identified in the Global Action Plan to combat AMR. Yet, at present, WASH and wastewater management actors and improvement actions are under-represented in AMR multi-stakeholder platforms and national action plans (NAPs). This WHO/FAO/OIE technical brief on WASH and wastewater management to reduce the spread of AMR provides a summary of evidence and rationale for WASH and wastewater actions within AMR NAPs and sector specific policy to combat AMR. Evidence and actions are presented in the domains of; coordination and leadership, households and communities, health care facilities, animal and plant production, manufacturing of antimicrobials, and surveillance and research Tags: AMR, WASH, healthcare, Source: https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_hea
	Antimicrobial Resistance is a big problem Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO Open external link (10) Add to my MEDBOX The videos introduce AMR, what it is, and how it is spread (hospital-acquired, community-acquired, foods of animal origin, environmentally acquired). The take-home messages are what can be done to reduce the risk of AMR. They were produced through a partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization. The first video highlights what AMR is and the repercussions of not using anti-microbials properly. It also defines AMR and highlights that we are all a part of the solutio Tags: Video, AMR, Antimicrobial resistance, Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2xD3nGS
	A lifeline to learning - Leveraging technology to support education for refugees UNESCO Education 2030 (2020) CC View PDF(2) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX Education is UNESCO’s top priority because it is a basic human right and the foundation on which to build peace and drive sustainable development. UNESCO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for education and the Education Sector provides global and regional leadership in education, strengthens national education systems and responds to contemporary global challenges through education with a special focus on gender equality and Africa Tags: learning, mental well being, Source: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf
	Antibiotic resistance: using a cultural contexts of health approach to address a global health challenge Ledingham, K. World Health Organization Europe (2020) C_WHO View PDF(3) Download (8) Add to my MEDBOX This policy brief has been developed in response to the contemporary challenge of antibiotic resistance (‎ABR)‎. ABR poses a formidable threat to global health and sustainable development. It is now increasingly recognized that the systematic neglect of cultural factors is one of the biggest obstacles to achieving better health outcomes and better standards of living worldwide. Using a cultural contexts of health approach, the policy brief explores the centrality of culture to the challenge of ABR. The brief examines how the prescription and use of antibacterial medicines, the transmission of resistance, and the regulation and funding of research are influenced by cultural, social and commercial, as well as biological and technological factors. The brief moves beyond the ready equation of culture with individual behaviours and demonstrates how culture serve as an enabler of health and provide new possibilities for change Tags: AMR, culture, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/3
	The Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) programme National Office of Animal Health NOAH (2020) C2 Open external link (42) Add to my MEDBOX The Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) programme: developed by NOAH in partnership with stakeholders along the food supply chain to improve co-ordination and consistency in approach to the responsible use of medicines. Training modules are available for dairy, beef, sheep and pig farmers on the responsible use of antibiotics Tags: AMR, Antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics, veterinary, animals, farmer, Source: https://www.noah.co.uk/farmer-training/
	Antimicrobial Stewardship: Improving Clinical Outcomes By Optimization of Antibiotic Practices (CME) Standford School of Medicine (2020) C2 Open external link (48) Add to my MEDBOX This course will offer a practical approach to prescribing antibiotic therapy and development of antimicrobial stewardship across all specialties and settings. Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed classes of drugs and it is estimated that approximately 50% of antibiotic use, in both the outpatient and inpatient settings, is inappropriate. At the same time, in contrast to any other class of drugs, every antibiotic use has a potential public health consequence – inappropriate use may not harm only the individual patient, but contributes to societal harm by exerting an unnecessary selective pressure that may lead to antibiotic resistance among bacteria. This video based course will introduce learners to the basic principles of appropriate antibiotic use, demonstrate how to apply these principles to the management of common infections, and outline how to develop and maintain an antimicrobial stewardship program Tags: AMR, Antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics, antimicrobial stewardship, Source: https://online.stanford.edu/courses/som-

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