Plenary Programme
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Monday, March 15th, Conference Opening
14:00 Opening and Welcome
14:10 Plenary Session 1: Setting the Scene
Speakers:
- Dr Otto Cars, Professor, Uppsala University, Founder and Senior Advisor, ReAct, Former member of the UN interagency group on Antimicrobial resistance
- Dr Keith Sumption Chief Veterinary Officer, FAO
- Dr Dame Sally Davies, Professor, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, Former Chief Medical Officer, UK
15:10 Break
15:25 Plenary Session 2:
Understanding the bounderies for individual change: Addressing AMR in a social, economic, and political context - possibilities for new approaches in research and action
Speakers:
- Dr Koen Peeters, Professor, Dept. of Medical Anthropology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
- Dr Franck Cesar Berthe, Senior Live Stock Specialist, World Bank: How to address the misuse and lack of access in low-income countries
16:10 - 16:20 Wrap-up of day 1
Tuesday, March 16th
14:00 Welcome back
14:05 Plenary Session 3: Communicating the value and safety of vaccines
- Dr Julie Leask, Professor, Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health "How to improve vaccination rates using behavioural science"
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Dr Michel Dione, Scientist, Animal and Human Health Program, International Livestock Research Institute “Behavioral obstacles to vaccinations in livestock – examples from Sub-Saharan Africa”.
14:55 - 15:00 Wrap-up of day 2
15:05 - 17:30 Workshops in parallel (separate programme)
Wednesday, March 17
14:00 Welcome Back Day 3
14:05 Plenary Session 4: Communicating the complexity of AMR
Speakers:
- Denesha Brar, Communications Lead, Wellcome Trust, UK
- Dr Thomas Abraham, Associate Professor, Director Public Health Communication Program, Hong Kong University
- Dr Hathairat Kosiyaporn, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. "A national monitoring tool to measure AMR knowledge among the general public.
14:55-15:00 Wrap-up of Day 3
15:05 - 17:30 Workshops in parallell (separate programme)
​Thursday, March 18th
14:00 Plenary Session 5: Closing Session
Report back from workshops and the road ahead.
Closing Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, Assistant Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance WHO
16:00 End of event