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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Light of COVID-19 A Webinar Series

Join CDC and partners for the second of a four-part webinar series on Thursday, October 15, 2020, on how the COVID-19 pandemic has informed global infection prevention efforts for healthcare systems. The webinar will feature CDC’s Ben Park, Chief of the International Infection Control Program, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. 

Through the webinar series, global experts discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic could reshape strategies for combating AMR around the world. Each of us is now living in a world with a nearly untreatable virus—but COVID-19 is not the only threat that we are facing. Many bacterial and fungal infections that were previously considered treatable are no longer responding to the drugs designed to kill them

Webinar Topics and Dates Prevention is stronger than a cure Register for webinar: Thursday, October 15, 2020, 9 AM EST

Preventing drug-resistant infections reduces the use of antibiotics and improves patient outcomes. Infection control practices, from simple handwashing to global vaccination, and the use of effective infection prevention measures are key tools to combat COVID-19 and AMR. How has the COVID-19 pandemic informed our infection prevention efforts for healthcare systems and individuals around the world?

Save the Date—More Webinars Soon! Aiming in the dark: What happens when disease spreads without diagnosis Register for webinar: Thursday, November 5, 2020, 9 AM EST Responding to difficult-to-treat infections: Role and responsibilities of governments, researchers, clinicians, industry and patients Register for webinar: Thursday, November 19, 2020, 9 AM EST