AMR in the environment
Introduction
The environment plays a significant role in the development, transmission and spread of AMR (antimicrobial resistance), acting as a reservoir of AMR organisms and genes for human and animal pathogens.
This course will build on The problem of antimicrobial resistance, Introducing antimicrobial resistance and Introducing a One Health approach to AMR, exploring in depth the environmental dimensions of AMR and the role of environmental surveillance as part of a One Health multisectoral approach to addressing AMR.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- explain how AMR emerges and is maintained in the environment, and how it is transmitted and spread within the environment and between the environment, humans and animals
- illustrate the main ways by which human activities, including animal husbandry, exacerbate AMR in the environment and how these could be managed
- explain the consequences of AMR organisms and mobile AMR genes in the environment
- demonstrate awareness of the links between AMR and pollution and waste
- explain the purpose(s) of environmental AMR-related surveillance and its importance as part of the One Health multisectoral approach to addressing AMR
- outline environmental surveillance methodologies
- explain what factors need to be considered when designing/implementing AMR-related surveillance in the environment
- describe an example of how environmental surveillance can be integrated with human and animal surveillance as part of a One Health approach.
In order to achieve your digital badge and Statement of Participation for this course, you must:
- click on every page of the course
- pass the end-of-course quiz
- complete the course satisfaction survey.
The quiz allows up to three attempts at each question. A passing grade is 50% or more.
When you have successfully achieved the completion criteria listed above you will receive an email notification that your badge and Statement of Participation have been awarded. (Please note that it can take up to 24 hours for these to be issued.)
Activity 1: Assessing your skills and knowledge
Before you begin this course, you should take a moment to think about the learning outcomes and how confident you feel about your knowledge and skills in these areas. Don’t worry if you do not feel very confident in some skills – they may be areas that you are hoping to develop by studying these courses.
Now use the interactive tool to rate your confidence in these areas using the following scale:
- 5 Very confident
- 4 Confident
- 3 Neither confident nor not confident
- 2 Not very confident
- 1 Not at all confident
This is for you to reflect on your own knowledge and skills you already have.
