Antimicrobial Resistance and Public Health (Demo)

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Describe the public health and economic burdens posed by antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens.
2. Discuss the impact that global population growth will have on demand for food supplies.
3. Identify the antimicrobial-resistant pathogens that represent the most critical threats to public health, as prioritized by the CDC.
4. Explain the different routes of bacterial disease transmission in common domestic species and their associated production systems.
5. Explain how bacteria that are resistant to antimicrobial drugs can move across borders and disseminate resistance through clonal spread.
6. Explain how antimicrobial drug use in animals and humans can exert selection pressure and promote antimicrobial resistance.
7. Locate and interpret antimicrobial susceptibility data generated by various surveillance programs, such as the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS).
8. Design a population health program that considers disease ecology and transmission in order to reduce pathogen exposure and thus minimize the use of antimicrobials.
9. Recommend an evidence-based prevention or treatment plan that minimizes the use of antimicrobials.
10. Identify potential reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and recommend measures to prevent zoonotic transmission.