Annual Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium
Putting Evidence into Practice in the Fight Against AMR
We’d like to thank everyone who participated in this symposium, which took place November 22-23, 2023 and was a huge success. If you attended the accredited Day 1 and require a certificate of participation, please email Leah@ammi.ca
Nov. 22, 2023 – DAY 1(Accredited)
The Pan-Canadian Action Plan on AMR 101: A One Health Perspective
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DAY 1 AGENDA
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:30 Unaccredited |
Arrivals + Breakfast + Networking+ Poster setup | |
| 08:30 – 08:55 Unaccredited |
Welcome and Opening Remarks | Julie Emond Sylvia Jones Michael Sherar |
| 08:55 – 09:00 | The Pan-Canadian Action Plan On AMR 101: A One Health Perspective | Herman Barkema Natasha Christie-Holmes Deborah Yamamura |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | AMR Burden in Canada and the Pan-Canadian Action Plan on AMR – a response to calls to action from industry, academia and other partners across One Health sectors | Introductions and Moderator: Herman Barkema Aboubakar Mounchili |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Pillar 2 – Surveillance | Introductions and Moderator: Herman Barkema Linda Pelude (virtual) |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break and Networking | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Pillar 3 – Stewardship | Introductions: Deborah Yamamura Moderator: Herman Barkema Mark Loeb |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch and Networking | |
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Pillar 4: IPAC | Introductions: Deborah Yamamura Moderator: Herman Barkema Allison McGeer |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | Pillar 5: Leadership | Introductions: Natasha Christie-Holmes Moderator: Herman Barkema Susan Rogers Van Katwyk (virtual) |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee Break and Networking | |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | Pillar 1 – Research & Innovation | Introductions: Natasha Christie-Holmes Moderator: Herman Barkema Scott Gray-Owen |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Closing Wrap-up high-level learnings from each pillar |
Herman Barkema with Deborah Yamamura Natasha Christie-Holmes |
| 16:30 – 18:00 Unaccredited |
Networking and Posters | Natasha Christie-Holmes |
Nov. 23, 2023 – DAY 2 (Unaccredited)
Taking Action and Changing Practice
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DAY 2 AGENDA
| Time | Morning: Implementation across settings | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrivals + Breakfast + Networking | |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Opening Remarks | Julie Emond Moderator: Natasha Christie Holmes |
| 09:05 – 09:30 | AMR in the Setting of Sepsis: Clinical practicalities | Alison Fox-Robichaud |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | How Rapid Diagnostics can Help Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices | April Bobenchik (virtual) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break + Networking | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Panel discussion on the impact of diagnostic stewardship on Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs | Moderator: Larissa Matukas Daniel Landry Bertrand Bolduc April Bobenchik (virtual) |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | Plenary – “Evaluating point of care diagnostics for infections in the community: The POETIC, PACE and PRUDENCE (Value-DX) Experiences | Christopher Butler (virtual) |
| Time | Afternoon: Research Advances and The Way Forward on AMR | Speaker |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Lunch and Networking | |
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Resistance is Futile: New Technologies for AMR Diagnostics | Vanessa Tran |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Advanced tools to optimize antimicrobial stewardship in acute-care hospitals | Louis Valiquette (virtual) |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Role of the microbiome in AMR: a reason, a reservoir, and a resolution | Laura Sycuro |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Phage Therapy: Solutions in a Post-Antibiotic Era | Landon Getz |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break and Networking | |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Getting loud about AMR: Strategies to bring a silent pandemic into the public limelight | Moderator: Susan Poutanen Ryan Lock Victoria Marshall – patient Paul Eckford Laura Greer |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | The economics of AMR in a One-Health World | Aidan Hollis |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Summary and discussion of symposium learnings | Natasha Christie-Holmes |
| 17:00 – 17:05 | Closing | Julie Emond |
POSTERS (Unaccredited) PDF
In collaboration with
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
November 18 to 24, 2024
Celebrated annually, the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.
A global action plan to tackle the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines was endorsed at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015. One of the key objectives of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education and training. For more information please visit: who.int/campaigns/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week or antibioticawareness.ca/
#GoBlueforAMR to raise awareness and spark action!
