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Tackling the Intersectoral Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Problem Solving Seminar
Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online with Some Synchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning
Why has it taken decades for the challenge of AMR to be recognized as the extraordinary threat it is to the miracles of modern-day medicine? The Lancet GRAM study attributed 1.27 million deaths due to bacterial AMR in 2019. By 2050, 10 mil people will die of drug-resistant infections--more than the number who die of cancer each year today. The World Bank projects that up to 24 mil more people would be forced into extreme poverty, and if AMR goes unchecked, the loss of annual GDP could mount to $3.4 trillion by 2030. What steps account for its rise from neglect to 1 of 4 global health issues ever discussed by the UN General Assembly--what will it take to mobilize the resources to respond?
Examines antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as an intersectoral challenge, one that affects both our healthcare delivery and food systems. As a One Health issue, AMR also has an environmental dimension: up to 80% of some antimicrobials consumed by humans or food animals may be discharged into the environment. The incentives of traditional business models, where a drug company’s revenues come from volume-based sales, are at odds with efforts to ensure access, but not excess use of antimicrobials. Some have called AMR an ongoing pandemic; others have noted the opportunity to invest in shared infrastructure, from infection control and prevention to integrated disease surveillance, that might address both future pandemics and AMR. Invites students to tackle this global health challenge by applying strategic planning tools to deepen one’s appreciation and find creative solutions to AMR.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Examine how global policymaking influences and guides the workings of intergovernmental agencies, national governments and local healthcare delivery and food production
- Analyze economic, ethical and equity issues related to antimicrobial access, innovation, and use in the healthcare delivery system and food production system
- Design a systems-level intervention that will make a catalytic difference in advancing antimicrobial resistance policy or outcomes within a One Health or intersectoral framework
- Assess how policy tools and measures can help hold key actors accountable and recognize disparate impact of policy interventions across countries, sectors and settings of differing resource levels
- Identify interprofessional team perspectives and insights to propose approaches for driving multistakeholder action for tackling antimicrobial resistance
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 20% Quizzes
- 40% Group Work
- 5% Reflection
- 25% Final Paper