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The national extension team iAMResponsible teaches a multi-university virtual course on antimicrobial resistance across the one health spectrum every spring, some of the course materials are now available here at LPELC.
Here we include a lecture by Dr. Kari Nixon of Whitworth University on the history of public attitudes toward microbial diseases. Continue reading “History of Public Attitudes Toward Microbial Diseases”
The national extension team iAMResponsible teaches a multi-university virtual course on antimicrobial resistance across the one health spectrum every spring, some of the course materials are now available here at LPELC.
This lecture, from Dr. Bing Wang of the University of Nebraska, is a discussion of risk-based modeling, its use for assessing AMR interventions, and determining priorities for addressing the problem.
Continue reading “Risk-Based Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance”
The national extension team iAMResponsible teaches a multi-university virtual course on antimicrobial resistance across the one health spectrum every spring, some of the course materials are now available here at LPELC.
This is a recording of the very first lecture for the Antimicrobial Resistance from a One Health Perspective course, presented by Drs Stephanie Lansing and Amy Schmidt, leaders of the iAMResponsible Team, it provides an introduction to antimicrobial resistance. Continue reading “Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance”
When I was a kid, I remember being called inside for lunch on a summer day and hearing, “Wash your hands! You’ve been playing in the dirt!” Of course, we all grew up knowing that dirty hands can spread germs. But, I didn’t know until I was much older that the same soil that made my hands dirty was also the source of some pretty amazing medicines. Continue reading “Antimicrobial Resistance is Native to the Environment”