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Shortlist: Antibiotic Guardian 2022/23 Shared Learning Event and Awards
The 2022/23 short-listed organisations and individuals are listed below in alphabetical order. There were no entries for the Student of […]
WAAW Vlogs: Penicillin Allergy
These vlogs has been created for WAAW to support the daily theme of ‘Antimicrobials and untrue or spurious allergy’. They […]
WAAW Blog: Antibiotic Guardian: an example of social movement and public narrative to engage and mobilise collective action to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Amy Read, Trainee Consultant Clinical Scientist I have worked in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories for the past 20 years and have […]
WAAW Blog: Spurious penicillin allergy labels: Why de-labelling is an important intervention for Antimicrobial stewardship and the fight against Antimicrobial resistance?
Rashmeet Bhogal Lead Research Pharmacist ‘SPACE’ study (A multicentre Study to Investigate a Protocol-Driven Multidisciplinary Service Model to […]
WAAW Blog: The importance of infection prevention and control in tackling AMR – reflections from an NHS England Antimicrobial Stewardship Regional Lead
Dr Naomi Fleming NHS England Antimicrobial Stewardship Regional Lead The importance of infection prevention and control in tackling AMR – […]
WAAW Blog: What can wastewater-based epidemiology tell us about antimicrobial resistance?
Sophie Gullino Early Career Researcher Environmental Monitoring for Health Protection UK Health Security Agency What can wastewater-based epidemiology […]
WAAW Blog: Why shorter antibiotic courses?
Dr Ana Phelps, Consultant Geriatrician, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust As a consultant geriatrician, I am often at the front door […]
WAAW Blog: Shorter antibiotic course lengths – A primary care perspective
Dr John Wilkinson GP Partner at GPS Healthcare, Solihull I am both a practicing GP and a member of our […]
Access Recording: Community Pharmacy AMS Shared Learning Event
The English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR-PHE) hosted a virtual event discussing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and use […]
Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2020 Winners and Commended
Keeping the fight against antimicrobial resistance alive and celebrating global achievements Monday 30 November 2020 The fifth Antibiotic Guardian awards […]
Antimicrobials, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobials Antimicrobials are medicines used to prevent and treat infections caused by microorganisms in humans, animals and plants. Depending on […]
Twitter Chats during World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2020
Global Twitter Storm Join the Global #AntimicrobialResistance Twitter Storm on Wednesday 18 November 2020 1-2PM GMT (9-10AM ET) WHO, US CDC, […]
Shortlist: Antibiotic Guardian 2020 Shared Learning Event
The 2020 short-listed organisations and individuals in alphabetical order are listed below Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the awards […]
Shared Learning – Short Listed Entries 2019 AG Awards
Find out more about each of the short-listed entries. You can also click here to access Posters from the short-listed […]
Update from 2019 Highly commended – Das Pillay Antibiotic Stewardship Award – Nicola Walker, Pharmacy Technician, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Thanks to the financial donation associated with the award I was able to attend two antimicrobial conferences in 2019, the […]
Update from 2019 Winner – Das Pillay Antibiotic Stewardship Award – David Oliver Hamilton, Doctor, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
I won the Das Pillay 2019 Antimicrobial Stewardship Award for two antimicrobial stewardship quality improvement projects I coordinated whilst volunteering […]
South Africa’s Minister of Health signs Antibiotic Guardian pledge
On 4 October 2019, the South African Minister of Health signed his Antibiotic Guardian pledge….. Have you? Antibiotic resistance […]
Twitter Chats during World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019
Global Twitter Storm Below are the hashtags and images for twitter chats discussing antimicrobial resistance during World Antibiotic Awareness Week […]
Celebration of Collaboration – Dental subgroup of ESPAUR
In May 2019 year during National Smile Month the dental subgroup of ESPAUR had a ‘celebration of Collaboration’ to recognise […]
Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2019 – Winners and commended
Antimicrobial Resistance under the microscope at international awards Awards celebrating global fight against antimicrobial resistance Birmingham, June […]
Shared learning 2019 Posters
Posters from the short-listed entries for 2019 Antibiotic Guardian Awards
Update from 2018 Winner – Das Pillay Antibiotic Stewardship Award – Sue Bowler
‘A truly exciting journey ahead’ ‘A truly exciting journey ahead’ were my words after I won the Das Pillay memorial […]
Shortlist: Antibiotic Guardian 2019 Awards/Shared Learning Event
Join us on Thursday June 27th 2019 in Solihull as we host the fourth Antibiotic Guardian Awards championing those organisations […]
New peer reviewed publication on Antibiotic Guardian campaign
On 9 March 2019, the peer-reviewed manuscript: Demographic, Knowledge and Impact Analysis of 57,627 Antibiotic Guardians Who Have Pledged to […]
Launch of Europe wide survey of healthcare workers knowledge and attitudes about antibiotic use and resistance
Launch of Europe wide survey of healthcare workers knowledge and attitudes about antibiotic use and resistance On 28 January 2019, […]
Antibiotic Guardian Awards now open for nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Antibiotic Guardian Awards, hosted by Public Health England. Now in their fourth year, […]
Antibiotic Guardian Awards – Comments from previous winners
The Awards have seen a host of health professionals from the fields of human health, animal health, and the food […]
Our mission to meet the Gram negative bacteraemia reduction ambition
Ten million deaths globally by 2050 at a cost of £66 trillion is the stark prediction of the 2016 O’Neill […]
Twitter Chats during World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018
Below are the hashtags and images for twitter chats discussing antimicrobial resistance during World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018 (12 – […]
World Antibiotic Awareness Week and European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2018
World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018 World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) takes place every November and aims to increase global awareness […]
Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2018 – Winners and Highly Commended
Congratulations to the winners and highly commended entries announced at the third Antibiotic Guardian awards which took place on 27th […]
Antibiotic Guardian 2018 Awards Shortlist
Join us on Thursday June 27th 2018 in London as we host the third Antibiotic Guardian Awards championing those organisations […]
Registered organisations
Below are the organisations who registered their planned activities for World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW)/European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) […]
Healthcare Scientists & European Antibiotic Awareness Day (18 Nov 2017)
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats facing us today. Relevance to you: without effective antibiotics many routine […]
Twitter Chats – World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017
Below are the hashtags and images for a number of twitter chats discussing antimicrobial resistance during World Antibiotic Awareness Week […]
Antibiotic Guardian Student Champion 2016 (#AGCStudents) – Shortlisted Students
In 2016, health students and pre-registration professionals were invited to earn Antibiotic Guardian champion badges by completing a number of […]
Watch CATCH: a fictional short film about a father and daughter quarantined in their home in a post-antibiotic world
As part of activities for World Antibiotic Awareness Week, the CATCH film is now available to watch below. Further details […]
ECDC: European Antibiotic Awareness Day
European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) launched in 2008 is a public health initiative aimed at encouraging responsible use of […]
WHO: World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017
World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017 Theme: Seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional before taking antibiotics Antibiotics are a […]
Peer-review publications for the Antibiotic Guardian campaign
During July 2017 a qualitative evaluation of the Antibiotic Guardian campaign was peer-reviewed and published in BMC Public Health Journal. […]
Antibiotic Guardian available in additional languages and globally
Antibiotic Guardian Pledges are available in Dutch (a collaboration with Belgian Antibiotic Policy Coordination Committee, BAPCOC) French (a collaboration with Belgian Antibiotic […]
Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2017 – Winners and Highly Commended
The second Antibiotic Guardian awards took place on 8th June to celebrate the work of healthcare professionals across England in […]
Antibiotic Guardian 2017 Awards Shortlist
Join us on Thursday June 8th 2017 in London as we host the second Antibiotic Guardian Awards championing those organisations and […]
Protected: Antibiotic Guardian Activities Overview 2014 to 2016
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Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2016 – Winners and Highly Commended
The first inaugural Antibiotic Guardian awards took place on 12th May 2016 to celebrate the work of healthcare professionals across […]
World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2016
Each year the World Health Organization’s SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign aims to progress the goal of maintaining a global […]
Antibiotic Guardian Awards Shortlist
Join us on Thursday May 12th 2016 in Birmingham as we host the first Antibiotic Guardian Awards championing those organisations […]
The Drug’s Don’t Work by Dame Sally Davies – limited offer – purchase for 99p
To mark World Awareness Week Kind are offering readers the opportunity to purchase The Drugs Don’t Work: A Global Threat […]
Treat yourself better! Learn how to treat your symptoms
Did you know that antibiotics will NOT treat cold and flu symptoms? Take a look at Treat Yourself Better is […]
Educate yourself! Free to attend events on antibiotic resistance
Public Health England is organising five events during 2015 and 2016 to inform the public about the value of antibiotics […]