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We're
dedicated to curbing antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the major public health threats
of the 21st century. Since 1981, APUA has been the premier organization
dedicated to promoting proper antibiotic use and curbing antibiotic
resistance worldwide. We promote global public health by raising
public awareness through education and research projects on proper
antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance
With members in over 100 countries and international chapters,
we support individual and country-based activities to control
and monitor antibiotic resistance. We facilitate the exchange
of up-to-date information by forging international partnerships
among scientists, healthcare providers, consumers and policy makers.
We
have a professional staff with expertise in medicine, microbiology,
health education, policy analysis, development and advocacy, ecology,
international program development and communications, with leadership
from recognized medical and scientific experts, including Nobel
laureates and members of national academies of medicine and science.
Our
Programs
Working in collaboration with organizations such as the World Health
Organization, Pan American Health Organization, US Agency for International
Development, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, local
Departments of Public Health and Foreign Ministries of Health, APUA
reached thousands of consumers, healthcare practitioners, researchers
and policy makers worldwide with our ongoing programs.
Education & Advocacy
Through educational programs and advocacy efforts, we build awareness
among healthcare practitioners, policy makers and consumers about
improving antibiotic use to preserve antibiotics for future generations.
- Conducted
workshops and major conferences in the developing world to promote
the prudent use of antibiotics.
- Presented
lectures on antibiotic resistance to over 9,000 primary care
practitioners at major regional and national healthcare conferences
throughout the US.
- Distributed
our quarterly scientific newsletter to over 10,000 individuals
in more than 90 countries.
- Developed
website with an intuitive interface to meet the varied needs
of our growing audiences.
- Developed
a small grants program to provide seed money to support projects
conducted by our foreign-affiliated chapters.
- Presented
testimony and served as advisors at meetings held by public
health groups such as the World Health Organization, US Institute
of Medicine, US Food & Drug Administration, US National
Institutes of Health and several US Congressional hearings.
- Conducted
interviews with journalists and writers, resulting in television
appearances, radio segments, press conferences, and newspaper
and magazine articles on the problem of antibiotic resistance
and our efforts to improve the use of antibiotics.
Research
& Surveillance
Through research and surveillance projects, APUA defines trends
in antibiotic prescribing and resistance patterns, and develop
strategies to curb antibiotic resistance and improve antibiotic
use.
- Convened
international roundtables on antibiotic resistance surveillance
with participants from regulatory and scientific groups.
- Conducted
a pilot test to integrate data from the major surveillance systems
to determine the feasibility of developing a global databank
to monitor antibiotic resistance trends.
- Surveyed
the attitudes of physicians in Massachusetts to determine reasons
for prescribing antibiotics that will enable us to develop tools
to improve prescribing habits.
- Conducted
regional survey regarding antibiotic use in Latin America to
determine how to maintain antibiotic efficacy in the region.
- Developed
first international research network and website on antibiotic
resistance in non-pathogenic bacteria.
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