A 90-minute “Antimicrobial Stewardship: Defining Health Impacts and Improving Use” event will be held to identify related and existing areas of strength on campus, hear lightning talks from active researchers in this space, and discuss emerging research opportunities in this area. The goal of this event is to help mobilize potential research teams on these topics.
While antimicrobials are life-saving drugs, they can cause harm to individual and public health when used inappropriately. Individual harms include serious side effects, allergic reactions, links to chronic and autoimmune diseases, obesity, disruption of the microbiome, immune system dysregulation, and increased healthcare utilization. Antimicrobials are often overused across sectors including in human and veterinary medicine, and in agriculture, leading to increased antimicrobial resistance, which threatens the health of all Americans. Growing evidence shows an increase in antimicrobial resistance associated with plastic in the environment, spurring efforts to measure and mitigate waste associated with excess antibiotic use.
There is an increasing interest from the United States Department of Health and Human Services in defining the acute and chronic health impacts of antibiotic use, especially for children, and in strategies to improve the use of these drugs.
In coordination with the Office of the Vice President for Research, this event is hosted by Utah Quality Advancement Laboratory (UQuAL), Immunology, Inflammation, Infectious Disease (3i) Initiative, Division of Epidemiology, and Department of Internal Medicine.
Guidance on Lightning Talk Presentations:
- Lightning talks will be limited to a maximum of 5-slides and 3-5 minutes per person. The presentation should regard your past, current, or planned research in this space.
- Space for lightning talks is limited. Please indicate on your registration form whether you are interested in submitting a lightning talk.
- You may also upload your slides as part of the registration or submit them to Natalie McElroy.
Event Details
- Date: Tuesday, September 23rd
- Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am
- Location: Please register to receive the location information
- Please submit your registration here.
University faculty, staff, students, community-partners, public health professionals, and other stakeholders are also invited to attend and participate in the conversation and future collaboration.
Questions can be directed to Natalie McElroy.
