HOW PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIESCAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE AMR AGENDA

Tracey GuiseChief Executive Officer

British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

THE POLITICAL RISE OF AMR

ARGENTINA Australia Austria Belgium Brazil

China Costa Rica Egypt Germany Hong Kong

Hungary Iceland INDIA Iran Ireland

Italy Kuwait Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand

Nigeria Oman Pakistan Portugal Russia

S E Asia Saudi Arabia Singapore SLOVAKIA South Africa

Spain Sri Lanka Switzerland The Netherlands Turkey

USA West Indies Western Australia

BSAC MEMBERSHIPUK + 39 other countries

ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLYTO THE AMR AGENDA

• Research - £4.1 million• Resistance surveillance programme – www.bsacsurv.org• National PPS software – www.nas-pps.com• Public & political engagement www.antibiotic-action.com

& www.appg-on-antibiotics.com• Evidence based practice• International stewardship• Global education• Supporting drug discovery – www.antibioticdb.com

• MAY 2014: Concept developed

• JULY 2014: Consortia sponsorship secured

• SEPT 2014: Contracts signed

• OCT 2014: Course development begins

• SEPT 2015: Course launches

• DEC 2016: 4 runs of the course completed& 34,000 registered users recorded

• FEB 2017: Chinese translation launches

• MARCH 2017: Spanish translation commences

• Less than $5 USD per participant to date

COURSE METRICS

MEDIA ENGAGEMENT

READERSHIP WERE 864,000 FROM SECTORS INCLUDING:

156,000 healthcare88,000 social care 338,000 education11,000 environment27,000 science34,000 government

IMPACT

SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE

WHAT NEXT?

Thinking differently +

Aligning the work of learned bodies with health and government administrations

+ Harnessing professional engagement

=Acceleration in the pace of change and increased

achievement

THANK YOU

Tracey GuiseChief Executive Officer

British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy