8 Communicating the health and economic burden of AMR in your work

You should now have a better understanding of how the health and economic burden of AMR is conceptualised and can be measured or estimated. Before you finish this course, you should complete this final activity, which will help you to think about your role in communicating these concepts and analyses to your peers and stakeholders.

Activity 10: Health and economic burden of AMR in your work

Timing: Allow about 20 minutes

Think about what you have learned in this course. Use the space below to reflect and make notes in response to the following questions:

  1. How might you and/or your colleagues apply your knowledge of the health and economic burden of AMR to your workplace?
  2. How would you now approach antimicrobial decision-making differently, now that you understand the broader health and economic consequences of resistance?
  3. Would you feel more comfortable communicating estimates of the health and economic burden of AMR through your work and to your colleagues?
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7 Costs and benefits of strategies to mitigate AMR

9 End-of-course quiz