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Resistomap Spring Webinar Series

Webinar Series:
Monitoring ARGs in LMICs

One cornerstone of the global strategy against antibiotic resistance is to monitor the levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in hotspots where antibiotic resistance is developing and spreading. Despite the high burden of infectious diseases, ARG monitoring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is still relatively limited and fragmented. This lack of information makes it difficult to estimate the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in these countries and to develop effective strategies to mitigate the spread. Considerable efforts are thus urgently needed to improve surveillance in LMICs. 

This webinar series aims to improve public awareness on the importance of ARG monitoring and on the need to fill the surveillance gap in LMICs. We are inviting world-leading researchers and experts to offer insights based on their work on antibiotic resistance in the environment in LMICs, and to discuss best strategies to avoid further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in the countries. Each webinar will focus on antibiotic resistance monitoring projects within a specific country or region. The dates of the webinars are as follows:

February Webinar:
Monitoring ARGs in West Africa
Tuesday, 23 February 2021,
14:00 - 15:30 EET (UTC +2)

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March Webinar:
Monitoring ARGs in Indonesia
Tuesday, 30 March 2021,
15:00 - 16:30 EEST (UTC +3)

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April Webinar:
Monitoring ARGs in Latin America
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
16:00 - 17:30 (EEST/UTC +3)
09:00 - 10:30 (EDT/UTC -4)

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May Webinar:
Monitoring ARGs in Nepal
Tuesday, 25 May2021
14:00 - 15:30 (EEST/UTC +3)
16:45 - 18:15 (EDT/UTC +5:45)

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June Webinar:
Monitoring ARGs in Vietnam

Tuesday, Tuesday, 29 June 2021
14:00 - 15:30 EEST (UTC +3)
18:00-19:30 ICT (UTC +7)

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Resistomap Webinar Series

Resistomap Webinar Series:
Fighting Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment

To celebrate this year’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Resistomap is organizing a series of live webinars from August to November 2020. This webinar series aims to improve public awareness and understanding of antibiotic resistance and its environmental impact.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent threats to global health. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that antibiotic resistance in bacteria is leading to “a post-antibiotic era” in which antibiotics regularly fail and common infections are potentially lethal.

Inappropriate and heavy use of antibiotics leads to an increase in resistant bacteria. Hospitals, aquaculture, agriculture and pharmaceutical manufacturing sites are hotspots where antibiotics are ubiquitous. From these hotspots, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can enter the environment, for instance through wastewater or the spreading of manure to soil. This leads to the silent spread of resistance in the environment.

In the webinars, world-leading researchers and experts will offer insights based on their work on antibiotic resistance in the environment and discuss best strategies to avoid further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.

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AMR Workshop

Workshop and Seminar
on Antibiotic Resistance

Dear all,

The situation regarding the COVID-19 outbreak is currently very serious in many places. Although we do not know the development, it seems very unlikely that the situation is suitable for a workshop and seminar in April, or at least many would prefer not to travel already in April. Therefore, we have decided to postpone the Workshop and Seminar on Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment to be held in 2021.

Those who have already registered  for the Workshop will have the option to keep their registration or to ask for a reimbursement. Seminar participants would have to obtain new tickets, which will be made available as soon as possible.

We apologize for the inconvenience this might have caused you.