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Antimicrobial resistance: “Wake-up call” or “Dream on”?

Antibiotic resistance is more than a threat - it is an inevitable reality. Despite Norway being recognized for its low incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), it is essential to acknowledge the significant efforts behind maintaining this status.

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AMR has profound consequences for individuals and healthcare systems, requiring substantial investments to sustain this protection. But how long can we realistically keep this threat at bay?

In this symposium, we will address the spread of AMR between animals, humans, and the environment—a critical factor in understanding this complex challenge.

We will also examine the patient perspective in a world where antibiotics no longer work. How does the healthcare system manage evacuated patients with resistant microbes from the war in Ukraine? And what are the long-term consequences of antibiotic use? During the symposium, we will also gain insight into the extensive efforts made to keep resistant microbes out of Norwegian food production.

This event is organized by the NORSE and RESISFORCE networks in collaboration with the AMR Centre at NIPH.

Program
10:00

Welcome 

  • Fernanda Petersen, Project Leader: RESISFORCE
  • Ulf Dahle, Project Leader: NORSE and Head of NIPH AMR Centre)

Opening Session

  • Guri Rørtveit, Director General, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • Janne Elin Reseland, Vice Dean of Research and Research Training, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo
10:15

Keynote Speech: Understanding and Combating Antibiotic Resistance Evolution Across Diverse Habitats

  • Gautam Dantas, Conan Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis Departments of Pathology & Immunology, Pediatrics, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Microbiology, and The Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology
11:00

Questions and Discussion
11.15

Coffee Break
  Moderator: Achal Dhariwal, Postdoc, University of Oslo
11.30

“Surviving Against the Odds: A Journey through an AMR Infection"

  • Vanessa Carter, Chair of the WHO Task Force of AMR survivors
12:00

“Under Siege: The Complexities and Challenges of Managing Imported and Local AMR Infections in Norway”

  • Else Liv Quist- Paulsen, Senior consultant, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital
  • Kristian Tonby, Senior consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital
12:25 Antibiotic use: Microbial aftermath
  • Fernanda Petersen, Professor, Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo
12:45

Questions and Discussion
13:00

Lunch
  Moderator: Rogers Junges, Assistant Professor, University of Oslo
14:15 Combating LA-MRSA: A Battle in the Norwegian Pigsty
  • Carl Andreas Grøntvedt, Subject matter expert on swine, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
14:45 Tackling Carbapenem Resistance in Norwegian Cattle
  • Anne Margrete Urdahl, Subject matter expert on AMR, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
15:15

Questions and Discussion
15:30

Closing Remarks

  • Ulf Dahle
15:45-17:00 Finger-foods and Drinks

A poster presentation will be available throughout the day.

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