Abstract
In response to the accepted risk of emerging antimicrobial resistance, many organizations and institutions have developed and delivered events and activities designed to raise awareness of the issue and to change the behaviour of the intended audience. However, few of these events for a general public audience are documented or able to be sourced by those who might wish to repeat, adapt or modify, particularly those events that are successful. ‘Insider knowledge’ appears to be the best search tool. Moreover, evaluation of the success or impact of the event is rarely published. It would be useful if there were a ‘hub’ where descriptions of such activities could be deposited, enabling the building of a significant resource with real academic value.
Highlights
In January 2019, the UK Government published its 20 year vision for antimicrobial resistance (AMR),[1] stating that ‘By 2040, our vision is of a world in which antimicrobial resistance is effectively contained, controlled and mitigated’
There is clearly significant international collaboration around AMR, our paper focuses on efforts made in the UK to address AMR through public engagement events aimed at the general public
It is widely recognized that AMR is an issue that will critically affect future health and there are many schemes, programmes, initiatives and events taking place that are designed to raise awareness amongst the intended audience and change their behaviour
Summary
In January 2019, the UK Government published its 20 year vision for antimicrobial resistance (AMR),[1] stating that ‘By 2040, our vision is of a world in which antimicrobial resistance is effectively contained, controlled and mitigated’. The ninth ambition is aimed at engaging the public on AMR. There is clearly significant international collaboration around AMR, our paper focuses on efforts made in the UK to address AMR through public engagement events aimed at the general public. We focus on the UK only because, as UK-based microbiologists and public engagement practitioners, we are aware of large numbers of activities that have taken place. We believe this to be the case in other countries and hope that this paper will encourage similar endeavours elsewhere. We have attempted to provide an overview of the range of activities that have been implemented by selecting examples that represent different approaches/audiences, and which are citable, in order to facilitate searches made by others
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