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JOIN THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY AND PROMOTE 
EUROPEAN ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS DAY

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Publications in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy


The World Health Assembly resolution on antimicrobial resistance
Laura J. Shallcross and Sally C. Davies

Developing the first national antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competences
D. Ashiru-Oredope, B. Cookson and C. Fry on behalf of the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection Professional Education Subgroup

 

Antibiotic Action Posters

Download your Antibiotic Action posters here and display in your ward, office, GP surgery, etc and email to friends and colleagues.

 

Massive Open On-line Course on Antimicrobial Stewardship

The University of Dundee, working in partnership with the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) is set to offer its first Massive Open Online Course – MOOC – after signing an agreement with the FutureLearn platform. 

Massive Open On-line Courses (MOOCs) are web-based, free-access learning courses that offer university standard courses.   Dundee and BSAC’s first course on antimicrobial stewardship  will offer the first truly global education programme for healthcare professionals.  The course will open for registrations in September 2015 - to register your interest please click here.

 

NICHE antibiotic prescribing campaign - 5 moments to make a difference and prevent antibiotic resistance

NICHE is an electronic poster campaign with its acronym invited prescribers to consider the following - Need (for antibiotic), Investigation (cultures for prescribing), Choice (spectrum of antibiotic), How Long (is your prescription for), Evaluate (your patient and prescription).

Posters are available in pop art, info graphic and diagrammatic formats, with the info graphic version available for both hospital and community settings.   Please click here to download and display.

NICHE Pop Art Poster (Female)
NICHE Pop Art Poster (Male)
NICHE – Info graphic (hospital)
NICHE – Info graphic (Community)

NICHE – Diagrammatic

 

Less antibiotics in dentistry - Thunderclap Campaign

BSAC and Antibiotic Action are delighted to partner this campaign driven by the Faculty for General Dental Practice (UK) which encourages a more responsible approach to antimicrobial prescribing in dentistry to help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Other pledge partner is the Association of Clinical Oral Microbiologists.  Please add your support by clicking here.

 

Become an Antibiotic Guardian!

If you haven't already supporting the Public Health England Antibiotic Guardian Campaign please do so now!  Click here to take your pledge.