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21 June 2024
Antibiotics Webinar | Exploring Critical Gaps in the Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance, 10 July 2024
The importance of the One Health approach in tackling health issues globally cannot be overemphasized. However, while the implementation of this approach has been heavily geared toward humans and animals, the environmental sector still has not received the same attention. This is particularly true when considering antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
It is now evident that the environment plays a crucial role as a reservoir and transmission route for antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms and their associated resistance genes. Furthermore, the environment presents a favourable setting for the interaction between microorganisms and pharmaceuticals and their residues, creating selection pressure that leads to the development of resistance.
Despite this knowledge and the increasing number of studies on the environmental dimension of AMR, much work remains to be carried out. For example, the use of genomics in the identification and characterization of AMR in the environment is still limited to some parts of the world, notably developed countries, due to their cost and the need for trained experts to analyze the big data originating from genomic studies. Also, while environmental studies focus mostly on aquatic and terrestrial environments, the atmospheric dimension has not yet been fully explored. These all create critical gaps in the fight against AMR in the environment, calling for more research and evidence-based publications in this field. This webinar, therefore, seeks to address some of the critical gaps regarding the environmental dimensions of AMR.
Date: 10 July 2024 at 2:00 p.m. CEST | 8:00 a.m. EDT | 8:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 823 5514 9588
Webinar link: https://sciforum.net/event/Antibiotics-4
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| Speaker/Presentation | Time in CEST | Time in EDT | Time in CST Asia |
| Prof. Akebe Luther King Abia Chair Introduction |
2:00 p.m.–2:10 p.m. | 8:00 a.m.–8:10 a.m. | 8:00 p.m.–8:10 p.m. |
| Prof. Dr. Caroline Duchaine Bioaerosols and Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transport: Understanding the Role, Impacts, and Fate |
2:10 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | 8:10 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | 8:10 p.m.–8:30 p.m. |
| Dr. Daniel Gyamfi Amoako TBD |
2:30 p.m.–2:50 p.m. | 8:30 a.m.–8:50 a.m. | 8:30 p.m.–8:50 p.m. |
| Q&A Session | 2:50 p.m.–3:05 p.m. | 8:50 a.m.–9:05 a.m. | 8:50 p.m.–9:05 p.m. |
| Prof. Akebe Luther King Abia Closing of Webinar |
3:05 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | 9:05 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | 9:05 p.m.–9:15 p.m. |
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Akebe Luther King Abia, Antimicrobial Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa;
- Dr. Caroline Duchaine, Département de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-Informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada;
- Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, 1Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; 2College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Relevant Special Issue:
“Antimicrobial Resistance and Environmental Health, 2nd Volume”
Guest Editor: Prof. Akebe Luther King Abia
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 August 2024
