Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2022 - Phil Howard

For this special episode the Apothecaries are joined by Professor Phil Howard ,OBE, to discuss Antimicrobial Resistance and what we can all do to tackle it. Phil is well placed to discuss this with us as the Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead for the North-East & Yorkshire region of England and the former President of the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24th November) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices for using antimicrobials responsibly among the general public, health workers and policy makers, to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-antibiotic-awareness-day-resources-toolkit-for-healthcare-professionals-in-england/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week-waaw-and-european-antibiotic-awareness-day-eaad.

We explore why prescribers might feel compelled to prescribe antibiotics in spite of the risks and what can be done to support prudent prescribing. We hear examples of good practice and about the resources that are out there to help people. Don’t miss an exciting announcement about a future partnership between the Three Apothecaries and the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy! We discuss previous Health Secretary’s admission that she had shared unused antibiotics with friends and family…

As with all of our guests, Phil shares with us a Memorable Drug, a career anthem and book that has influenced his career. Expect an antimicrobial theme!

Our micro-discussion focuses on the role of community pharmacy in supplying antibiotics and in particular the sore throat test and treat service that is in operation in Wales. An improvement in care or a risk to resistance? We discuss the latest research and give our verdict (https://academic.oup.com/jac/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jac/dkac358/6770011).

The Royal Pharmaceutical Antibiotic Amnesty Toolkit can be found here; https://www.rpharms.com/resources/pharmacy-guides/antimicrobial-resistance-and-stewardship/antibiotic-amnesty.

The Antibiotic Freakonomics podcasts mentioned can be found at
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/cassandra-quave-thinks-the-way-antibiotics-are-developing-might-kill-us/
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/doctors-know-they-prescribe-too-many-antibiotics-why-dont-they-stop/

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