Introducing AMR

Introducing AMR

This badge has been issued for participating in the activities in the free non-accredited The AMR Professional course. This free course supported demonstration of the following key learning outcomes: • Explain how antibiotics work to stop infections from spreading and kill bacteria • State what is meant by the term ‘antibiotic resistance’ • Describe and exemplify the three main mechanisms of resistance that bacteria have developed to counteract the action of antibiotics • Explain how genetic mutations can give rise to antibiotic resistance that can be inherited • Describe the horizontal gene transfer mechanisms that allow antibiotic resistance to be transferred between bacteria • Explain that antibiotic resistance evolved to protect bacteria • Apply scientific terminology when explaining how changes to antibiotic resistance relate to your current work You can review this course at the link below: https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/view.php?id=5554 This badge does not represent formal credit or award. It does demonstrate participation in informal learning activity.