Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium 2023

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This event was developed and organized by a cross-functional team at bioMérieux Canada and their partners at Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) and University of Toronto, for the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2023.

This year, the symposium focuses on the Pan-Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), emphasizing a One Health perspective. North American stakeholders share experiences on the role of diagnostics in combating AMR and driving practice changes.

Multi-drug resistant organisms in the laboratory - impact and challenges

In this talk, Dr. Susan Poutanen speaks about multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), and in particular about the challenges labs face when interpreting antibiograms. She explains the impact of MDROs from a lab perspective and discusses the solutions available to fight MDROs, from drugs to phage therapy.

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Multi-drug resistant organisms in the laboratory - impact and challenges

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