Antimicrobial Resistance Conference: Interface between Human and Animal Health

A full-day workshop for professionals in human medicine, veterinary medicine and public health.

Date and Location

August 27, 2007
The Ohio State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Wexner Auditorium
Veterinary Medicine Academic Building
1900 Coffey Road

 Background and Mission

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the crucial challenges that public health is facing today. Veterinary medicine, food animal production and human medicine are the major components that are involved in the origin, development and maintenance of antimicrobial resistance. There is a lack of coherent scientific knowledge on the various factors that are involved in this challenge. Therefore, this workshop aims to educate the scientific community on the issue of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine, human medicine, agricultural practices and the environment.

Specific Goals

• To raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance in human and veterinary medicine
• To disseminate scientific information that enables grasping the scientific basis of resistance
• To discuss the various host, pathogen and environmental factors that play a role
• Discuss the current trend and potential control measures
• To consolidate ideas for development of Program on Antimicrobial Resistance as a component of the Infectious Disease Signature Program (IDSP) and Center for Microbial Interface Biology (CMIB)

Key Note Speaker

The keynote address will be given by Professor E. John Threlfall. Professor Threlfall has worked in the Health Protection Agency for over 30 years, specializing in antimicrobial resistance and molecular epidemiolgy with particular emphasis on Salmonella infections.  He is currently the Director of Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens at Health Protection Agency of United Kingdom.

Co-Chairs

Wondwossen A. Gebreyes, DVM, PhD
Jeffrey T. LeJeune, DVM, PhD
Kurt Stevenson, MD, MPH

This course is certified for 7 veterinary continuing education credit hours.  It is not certified for Category 1 continuing medical education credit hours.  We will provide you with a certificate of attendance so that you can claim this as a Category 2 continuing medical education activity.

Contact Information

For more information please contact:

Michele Morscher
Program Coordinator
e-mail

Printable brochure

Organization

This conference is organized by the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Divsion of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University.