1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern
October 27, 2025; 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
International challenges and opportunities in antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship
This talk will provide an overview of current international approaches, challenges and opportunities in antimicrobial stewardship. It will provide an update on going or planned initiatives and high-level meetings, and their potential impact on antimicrobial resistance action. It will also provide an overview of the challenges with addressing companion animals in global antimicrobial stewardship actions and strategies.
Presented by: J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (LAIM)
Dr. Weese is a veterinary internist and Professor at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Director of the University of Guelph Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, Chief of Infection Control at the Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre. He is Chair of the WHO Advisory Group for Critically Important Antimicrobials in Human Medicine, a member of the Government of Canada’s Advisory Group on AMR, the quadripartite’s AMR Multistakeholder Partnership Platform and the Ontario Public Health Emergencies Scientific Advisory Committee, and a past member of the Quadripartite Global Leaders Group on AMR. He runs the infectious disease website WormsAndGermsBlog (http://www.wormsandgermsblog.com).
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