Tune into the webinar on April 28, 2021 to learn more about how PACCARB and groups like the IDSA are working to further the use of diagnostic tests and the role of infectious disease professionals to help stem the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
A “Pandemic Era”: Why Infectious Diseases Pose an Increasing Threat to Global Health
Between 1900 and 2020, global average life expectancy increased from 32 to 72 years. However, against this backdrop of health improvement over the past century, we have also seen new pathogens arise more frequently, leading to deadly local outbreaks, regional epidemics, and global pandemics.
Everyone Can Contribute to Patient Safety Awareness
Because everyone interacts with healthcare systems, we all have a role to play in advancing safe healthcare in the U.S. and around the world.
To Effectively Fight Global Pandemics, We Must Break the “Cycle of Panic and Neglect”
In September of 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) published a report with a warning—our risk of a global pandemic was on the rise, and the world was not prepared. Three months later, in December 2019, the first COVID-19 cases were reported to the World Health Organization.
The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem
At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...