3 Who is ‘the AMR surveillance professional’?

The responsibility for AMR surveillance is distributed across various professional roles – for example:

  • clinicians, nurses and veterinarians collect samples and document the clinical information
  • laboratory staff perform tests
  • data scientists and epidemiologists analyse, interpret and report data
  • senior managers and policy-makers use the data to develop policy and practice
  • clinicians, veterinarians and pharmacists use the data to treat patients.

However, even if you do not have a specific, identifiable role in a surveillance programme, everyone involved in animal and human healthcare has a role to play in reducing AMR.

Activity 1: You as an AMR surveillance professional

Timing: Allow about 10 minutes

Part 1

First you should fill in this questionnaire [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]   about your role as an AMR surveillance professional.

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2 Introducing AMR surveillance

3.1 Communication between AMR surveillance professionals