Antimicrobial Resistance Portfolio
In collaboration with regional faculty, leaders and global experts, the Global Health Impact Group (GHIG) Global Health Continuing Professional (GHCPD) platform has produced a series of educational courses and activities to raise awareness, educate, and advocate in the fight against AMR.
The AMR Global Health Academy
The AMR Global Health Academy is a virtual community where healthcare professionals can access free, open access, online quality educational materials and informative resources for professional development. The Academy has been established for the advancement of the global AMR response and provides global health professionals and AMR stewards in low- and middle-income countries a curriculum to support their professional development. The Academy is guided by an Advisory Board with representation from key organizations and key stakeholders, and local regional faculty help drive the curricula. Materials are available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
The Academy distributes a bi-monthly newsletter on the latest in AMR news, events, and innovations.
Engagements
The AMR courses and training activities have been endorsed by numerous professional societies and teaching institutions (e.g. The Brazilian Society of Clinical Analysts (SBAC), Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista (UPSJB), Peru). This is often reflected in the certificate the learner receives upon successful completion of GHCPD courses and educational activities. GHIG / GHCPD has also contributed to the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Partnership Hub (GASPH), been featured with the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BASC), and taken part in the AMR Relay 2024.
Microbiology Laboratory Testing to Address AMR
This self-paced course covers the role of the microbiology laboratory in the fight against AMR using e-Learning modalities, such as mini-lectures, animations, practical training videos and discussion forums to address basic principles and applications of microbiology laboratory techniques. The curriculum consists of 3 modules and takes approximately 5 hours to complete. Materials are available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
The Laboratory in the Prevention and Control of Healthcare-associated Infections: Making healthcare facilities safer
This course examines the alarming spread of AMR in healthcare settings and addresses the role of the laboratory in HAI prevention and control. The curriculum consists of 3 modules and takes approximately 5 hours to complete. Materials are available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Building Capacity for AMR Surveillance in Low- and Middle-Income
This course addresses why AMR surveillance is critical to the AMR response and will show the learner how to build stronger surveillance systems with practical critical thinking exercises. Learners will also apply what they have learned through a series of interactive activities and thought experiments. The curriculum consists of 2 modules and takes approximately 5 hours to complete. Materials are available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
AMR Country Case Studies Series
A series of cases shared by local faculty highlight how GHCPD courses have impacted national AMR programs and allowed the AMR community of practice to continue to grow. Materials are available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
AMR Problem-Solving Case Studies Series (HAIs)
The series of problem-solving case studies provides an opportunity to apply critical thinking skills to solve real-world AMR problems. The first case addresses a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) with Acinetobacter baumanii complex ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit of a referral hospital in India. In the 2nd case you are the microbiologist and must help solve the case of a contamination that presents itself in blood culture bottles. The 3rd case investigates a neonatal ICU KPC outbreak. The series takes approximately 5 – 6 hours to complete. Materials are made available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
AMR Problem-Solving Case Studies Series (Community Engagement)
This year we are developing the AMR Life Support Course, which mimics other Life Support courses that teach healthcare professionals and others essential skills to respond to life-threatening emergencies. This course will target AMR health professionals / stewards and provide them with essential concepts and tools for managing bacterial infections in resource-limited settings, including: source control and de-escalation to exemplify the importance and applicability of antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial’s use and adverse effects, microbiology laboratory core techniques, and communication between clinicians and microbiology laboratory personnel. The course will also include a user-friendly practical handbook that summarizes key takeaways from the course and can be used as a reference tool.
AMR Life Support
This year we are developing the AMR Life Support Course, which mimics other Life Support courses that teach healthcare professionals and others essential skills to respond to life-threatening emergencies. This course will target AMR health professionals / stewards and provide them with essential concepts and tools for managing bacterial infections in resource-limited settings, including: source control and de-escalation to exemplify the importance and applicability of antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial’s use and adverse effects, microbiology laboratory core techniques, and communication between clinicians and microbiology laboratory personnel. The course will also include a user-friendly practical handbook that summarizes key takeaways from the course and can be used as a reference tool.
A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
In 2019, GHCPD collaborated with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to develop one pf the first online educational courses to address the AMR global crisis increase awareness. This massive open online course (MOOC) can be found on the LSHTM Future Learn platform. There are 6 weekly modules and should take approximately 4 hours per week to complete.
Diagnostics for AMR: Building Back Better from the COVID-19 Pandemic
As a follow up to the first AMR massive open online course (MOOC), GHCPD again collaborated with LSHTM. This course looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and shares lessons from the pandemic that can be applied to AMR. There are 3 weekly modules and should take approximately 3 hours per week to complete. This MOOC is also found on the LSHTM Future Learn platform.
A Health Technology Coalition (HTC) to Introduce New Technologies
The HTC was established during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide a neutral platform to introduce novel innovations in diagnostics and technologies. It provides an opportunity to bring together industry, regulators, policy makers, and subject matter experts to understand the technology and explore potential uses in LMICs. The HTC is now being used as an open forum to discuss accelerating access to AMR diagnostics in LMICs.
Surveys and Consultations
GHIG often conducts surveys, consultations, and crowdsourcing through our large database of healthcare professionals and network of key stakeholders to collect data that informs initiatives and highlights new opportunities. This data is often shared with key stakeholders to illustrate experiences and inform agendas.
Technical Support
Given our collective expertise and experiences, GHIG is sometimes requested to provide more focused or long-term support to organizations, programs, partners, etc. GHIG has had the opportunity to provide AMR support to professional organizations and partners.
Example Resources:
- The value of diagnostics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Peeling RW, Heymann D, Boeras D. GARDP REVIVE Advancing Antimicrobial R&D. 25 January 2024. https://revive.gardp.org/the-value-of-diagnostics-in-the-fight-against-antimicrobial-resistance/
- Ensuring innovation for diagnostics for bacterial infection to combat antimicrobial resistance. Peeling RW, Boeras D, Nkengasong J. 21 March 2020. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/challenges-to-tackling-antimicrobial-resistance/ensuring-innovation-for-diagnostics-for-bacterial-infection-to-combat-antimicrobial-resistance/821EF1297DFEC18D8CC8F9BFFBDF1536
- Diagnostics in the response to antimicrobial resistance. Peeling RW, Boeras D, Gadde R, Fongwen N. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 August. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30525-9/fulltext
- REASSURED diagnostics to inform disease control strategies, strengthen health systems and improve patient outcomes. Land KJ, Boeras DI, Chen XS, Ramsay AR, Peeling RW. Nat Microbiol. 2019 Jan;4(1):46-54. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0295-3
- Diagnostic Innovation for Antimicrobial Resistance. Peeling RW, Boeras D. AMR Control 2016. Jul 11, 2016. http://resistancecontrol.info/diagnostics/diagnostic-innovation-for-antimicrobial-resistance/
Partners
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
- All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Kalyani, India
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- AMR Relay
- Brazilian Chamber of Laboratory Diagnostics (CBDL)
- Brazilian Society of Clinical Analysis (SBAC)
- Chatham House
- Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP)
- Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Partnership Hub (GASPH)
- International Diagnostics Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IDC/LSHTM)
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, (Belgium) & University of Antwerp
- Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Senegal
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Moçambique (INS Mozambique)
- Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Manipal, India
- Latin American Alliance for the Development of In Vitro Diagnostics (ALADDiV)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
- Microbiology Society
- Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM)
- Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista (UPSJB)
- University of Manitoba, Canada
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