Uniting disciplines against antimicrobial resistance (AMR): highlights from a multidisciplinary inaugural AMR summit

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, projected to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Addressing AMR requires a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach encompassing infectious disease (ID) clinicians, pharmacists, microbiologists, infection preventionists, a...

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Main Authors: Brittany Rodriguez, Andrea M. Prinzi, Brandon K. Hill, Robert Tibbetts, Heinz Salazar, David McAdams, Awilda M. Rivera-Acosta, Minkey Wungwattana, Suzane Silbert, Denver T. Niles
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25100399/type/journal_article
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description Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, projected to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Addressing AMR requires a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach encompassing infectious disease (ID) clinicians, pharmacists, microbiologists, infection preventionists, and policymakers. The inaugural AMR Summit, hosted by bioMérieux in collaboration with Tampa General Hospital and the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in November 2024, convened experts from various fields to explore innovative strategies for combating AMR. Key topics discussed included the role of multidisciplinary teams in antimicrobial stewardship programs, advancements in rapid diagnostic tests and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, the application of implementation science in AMR, and the integration of next-generation sequencing in ID diagnostics. The summit underscored the importance of diagnostic innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, policy, advocacy, and public engagement in advancing efforts against AMR.
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spelling doaj-art-e08d13b90c4d4fb08aadaa3739a8b7732025-08-20T03:30:28ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2025-01-01510.1017/ash.2025.10039Uniting disciplines against antimicrobial resistance (AMR): highlights from a multidisciplinary inaugural AMR summitBrittany Rodriguez0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8737-4227Andrea M. Prinzi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2949-5484Brandon K. Hill2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6509-9302Robert Tibbetts3Heinz Salazar4David McAdams5Awilda M. Rivera-Acosta6Minkey Wungwattana7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0264-7831Suzane Silbert8Denver T. Niles9https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7452-4366Department of Pharmacy Services, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USAUS Medical Affairs, bioMérieux, Salt Lake City, UT, USAUS Medical Affairs, bioMérieux, Salt Lake City, UT, USAMicrobiology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USAMicrobiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USAFuqua School of Business and Economics Department, Duke University, Durham, NC, USADepartment of Pathology-Microbiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USAUS Medical Affairs, bioMérieux, Salt Lake City, UT, USAMicrobiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USABaylor College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Houston, TXAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, projected to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Addressing AMR requires a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach encompassing infectious disease (ID) clinicians, pharmacists, microbiologists, infection preventionists, and policymakers. The inaugural AMR Summit, hosted by bioMérieux in collaboration with Tampa General Hospital and the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in November 2024, convened experts from various fields to explore innovative strategies for combating AMR. Key topics discussed included the role of multidisciplinary teams in antimicrobial stewardship programs, advancements in rapid diagnostic tests and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, the application of implementation science in AMR, and the integration of next-generation sequencing in ID diagnostics. The summit underscored the importance of diagnostic innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, policy, advocacy, and public engagement in advancing efforts against AMR.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25100399/type/journal_article
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Uniting disciplines against antimicrobial resistance (AMR): highlights from a multidisciplinary inaugural AMR summit
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