Unifying messages on AMR

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY working group has been formed to examine how communications to professionals on the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) might be unified and improved. Agreement for the new working group was reached at a cross-professional debate on AMR hosted by the Bella Moss Foundation (BMF) at the Royal Veterinary College in London on October 26. The meeting brought together representatives from the RCVS, the BVA, the British Small Animal Veterinary Association, the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate with colleagues from the British Medical Association, the British Dental Association, the General Medical Council, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal College of Nursing. Following a lecture on the nature of behaviour change by Tony Barnett of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, delegates discussed communications about AMR and how they might be unified across sectors through better joint awareness campaigns....
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research