Communicating AMR data to stakeholders
Introduction
This module will encourage you to think about how you can make the biggest impact in communicating
Global action to tackle drug-resistant infections is not happening at the scale and urgency needed. Action can be strengthened with a better recognition and understanding of the problem. Unfortunately, this wider understanding of AMR, AMU and AMC data and their impact is currently limited. We can change this by communicating more widely and more powerfully.
Note that because different stakeholders use different terms, ‘antimicrobial’ and ‘antibiotic’ are used interchangeably in this module.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- appreciate the ‘bigger picture’ and make the most of AMR, AMU and AMC data
- identify local, national and global ‘AMR networks’ and stakeholders
- recognise different target audiences, and effectively match your communication strategies to each audience
- use a range of communication styles and platforms.
Activity 1: Assessing your skills and knowledge
Before you begin this module, you should take a moment to think about the learning outcomes and how confident you feel about your knowledge and skills in these areas. Do not worry if you do not feel very confident in some skills – they may be areas that you are hoping to develop by studying these modules.
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.