Event: Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance
Date: 22 November 2023
Time: 09:00 - 14:00 CEST
Venue: Hybrid (In-person: South Auditorium, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, and Virtual)
Title: Political advocacy and closing the knowledge gaps to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, in collaboration with the WHO Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), is delighted to extend an invitation to an engaging symposium focused on raising awareness about AMR. This hybrid educational event seeks to shed light on the pressing issue of AMR and its profound impact on public health.
Objective and Focus: The primary goal of this symposium is to enlighten patients and the public regarding antibiotic misuse and the critical need for effective infection prevention measures. The symposium will feature insights from members of the AMR Patient Group who will share their personal experiences in dealing with resistant bacteria. Their narratives will serve to advocate for concrete actions to combat this escalating public health threat.
To register for the event click here.
Symposium Programme
09:00 Registration
09:30 Opening Speech
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Hon. Dr Chris Fearne, Vice-Chair of One Health Global Leaders Group (GLG) on AMR
09:45 Roundtable 1
Global political action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Keynote
The burden of antibiotic resistance: worldwide perspective
Speaker: Professor Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), GLG member
10:15 Presentation followed by moderator dialogue (15 minutes)
- Climate change and antimicrobial resistance... tragedies of the commons
Speaker: Professor Michael Borg, Chair, National AMR Committee
- Quadripartite coordination of the global AMR response
Speaker: Dr Haileyesus Getahun, Director of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR and the Global Coordination Department of WHO (Virtual)
10:45 Q&A
11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:45 Roundtable 2
Fostering patient-centred care
Presentation followed by moderator dialogue (15 minutes)
- How to engage patients and the public in the AMR debate
Speaker: Dr Ermira Tartari Bonnici, Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta
- Valuing patient engagement to implement meaningful interventions for AMR
Speaker: Ms Vanessa Carter, Founder of the AMR Narrative, Antimicrobial Resistance Patient Survivor and One Health Activist (Virtual)
- The potential of AI in empowering patients
Speaker: Dr Vanessa Camilleri, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information & Communication Technology, University of Malta
- The use of chatbots in raising patient awareness of AMR