On September 21st, 2023 CAMRIA researcher and leader of the MARGIN project – Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen is organising an event entitled “Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in environmental and human samples”.
The seminar will gather several international speakers that will discuss the problem of antimicrobial resistance focusing on different perspectives, including antimicrobial resistance in One Health Context, human gut antibiotic resistome, monitoring of global AMR patterns and many more.
It is possible to participate in the event physically – it will take place in Auditorium 2, BB-building, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 91, Bergen – or online. To receive a link to the event, you can register here.
The seminar program:
11:30 Welcome
11:35 Antimicrobial Stewardship in Hospitals, Resistance Selection and Transfer in a One Health Context – the STRESST Project – Adam Roberts, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
12:15 Klebsiella pneumoniae in a One Health perspective in Norway – Iren Høyland Löhr, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway
12:55 Population-level variation in the human gut antibiotic resistome – Katariina Pärnänen, University of Turku, Finland
13:35 Coffee break (15 min)
13:50 Residues, recirculation, re-exposure and resistance. Why we need to consider the stability of antimicrobials in the farm environment – Aldert Zomer, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
14:30 Monitoring of global AMR patterns using sewage and public data – Patrick Munk, Denmark Technical University, Denmark
15:10 AMR in the environment and the need for surveillance: a Norwegian perspective – Nachiket Marathe, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
15:50 Closing remarks
If you have any questions about the event, contact the organiser: Randi J Bertelsen, e-mail: randi.j.bertelsen@uib.no