Tackling the Intersectoral Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Problem Solving Seminar

3 Credits.

Examines antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as an intersectoral challenge, one that affects both our healthcare delivery and food systems. As a One Health issue, AMR also has an environmental dimension: up to 80% of some antimicrobials consumed by humans or food animals may be discharged into the environment. The incentives of traditional business models, where a drug company’s revenues come from volume-based sales, are at odds with efforts to ensure access, but not excess use of antimicrobials. Some have called AMR an ongoing pandemic; others have noted the opportunity to invest in shared infrastructure, from infection control and prevention to integrated disease surveillance, that might address both future pandemics and AMR. Invites students to tackle this global health challenge by applying strategic planning tools to deepen one’s appreciation and find creative solutions to AMR.