9 Summary
In this course you have learned the basics of introducing WGS into your AMR surveillance system. You have read about the WGS process in the laboratory, the minimum requirements for introducing WGS into an AMR surveillance system and the costs and cost benefits associated with using WGS.
You should now be able to:
- describe the basic principles of WGS
- explain when, how and why WGS is used in AMR surveillance, and how it complements other types of testing and data to strengthen the AMR surveillance system
- give examples of how WGS is used in AMR-related surveillance
- reflect on how increasing WGS capacity could strengthen AMR surveillance in your work
- recognise the cost and economic advantages of WGS for AMR surveillance and understand the barriers to its implementation
- outline what is needed to make the case for increasing WGS capacity in your work.
Now that you have completed this course, consider the following questions:
- What is the single most important lesson that you have taken away from this course?
- How relevant is it to your work?
- Can you suggest ways in which this new knowledge can benefit your practice?
When you have reflected on these, go to your reflective blog and note down your thoughts.
Activity 10: Reflecting on your progress
Do you remember at the beginning of this course you were asked to take a moment to think about these learning outcomes and how confident you felt about your knowledge and skills in these areas?
Now that you have completed this course, take some time to reflect on your progress and 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
Try to use the full range of ratings shown above to rate yourself:
When you have reflected on your answers and your progress on this course, go to your reflective blog and note down your thoughts.
8 End-of-course quiz
