Antimicrobial Resistance

E-learning

Supporting countries and food and agriculture stakeholders in building capacities and competencies to address the risk of AMR is one of FAO’s mandate.  Online learning can play a crucial role in delivering training across the globe. In addition, due to COVID-19, remote education has been highly demanded. FAO has developed a training set based on the demand and will continuously present helpful learning opportunities.

Understand Antimicrobial Resistance in Food and Agriculture

Understand Antimicrobial Resistance in Food and Agriculture

Overview

This course offers an overview of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a global threat to human, animal and environmental health. It explains the role of the food and agriculture sector and the impact of AMR on agrifood systems. It also describes how FAO contributes to increased awareness and engagement of all stakeholders in the food and agriculture sector to tackle AMR.

Target Audience

This course is designed for a range of stakeholders with a role and interest in antimicrobial resistance in food and agriculture, including:

  • producers and wholesale and retail distributors of antimicrobials;
  • extension and veterinary services, epidemiologists, laboratory personnel and academia, including students; and
  • government officials, policy-makers, food safety officers and the private sector.

You will learn about:
  • general principles of the emergence and spread of AMR in agrifood systems
  • relevance and impacts of AMR in the food and agriculture sector
  • the potential role of governments, farmers, animal health professionals, industry and other key stakeholders in AMR mitigation
  • the role and current initiatives of FAO in tackling AMR and the FAO Action Plan on AMR 2021-2022

Course structure

The course consists of five lessons, ranging from approximately 30 - 40 minutes duration each:

  • Lesson 1 - What is antimicrobial resistance and why is it a global public health challenge
  • Lesson 2 - Antimicrobial resistance in the context of One Health
  • Lesson 3 - The role of food and agriculture stakeholders in antimicrobial resistance
  • Lesson 4 - How can antimicrobial resistance be contained and its impacts minimized in food and agriculture
  • Lesson 5 - The role and current initiatives of FAO in tackling antimicrobial resistance

Access link

https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=783

E-learning introductory course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnMLqosRvsY

 

 

Raising awareness on the responsible use of antibiotics in livestock

Raising awareness on the responsible use of antibiotics in livestock

Overview

This course aims to raise awareness on the responsible use of antibiotics in livestock production. It explains what antibiotic resistance is,  the consequences of inappropriate use of antibiotics in livestock production, and how to use antibiotics responsibly.

Target Audience

This course is designed for a range of participants whose work is related to small- and medium-scale livestock farming, including:

  • Livestock farmers
  • Dairy farmers
  • Milk processors
  • Feedlot managers

 

You will learn about

What antimicrobials resistance is

  • how to reduce the need for antimicrobials in animal farming
  • how to use antibiotics responsibly.
  • the consequences of inappropriate use of antibiotics in livestock production
  • One Health approach and global initiatives to tackle antimicrobial resistance

 

Course structure

This is a one-hour course consisting of four lessons below.

  • Lesson 1:
    Why should we care about antimicrobial resistance?
  • Lesson 2:
    Why should we use antibiotics responsibly on animals?
  • Lesson 3: 
    How should we address animal diseases?
  • Lesson 4:
    What global initiatives are there to tackle antimicrobial resistance?

 

Access Link

https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=1131

 

 

FAO Progressive Management Pathway for Antimicrobial Resistance

FAO Progressive Management Pathway for Antimicrobial Resistance

Overview

The course provides a comprehensive overview of the FAO Progressive Management Pathway for Antimicrobial Resistance (PMP-AMR). It covers FAO’s support focusing on the National Action Plans on AMR (AMR-NAPs), through the PMP-AMR tool, which provides assistance in incorporating the food and agriculture components of the AMR-NAPs and in ensuring that a One Health approach is applied, to support national efforts to combat AMR. Learners will gain an understanding of the technical topics addressed in the PMP-AMR tool. They will also learn about the practical application of the tool, specifically how to organize and support PMP-AMR national assessment workshops, by identifying all the key stakeholders involved. The course concludes with guidance for planning assessment workshops.

Target Audience

The target audience for this course includes:

  • PMP-AMR facilitators, who will directly guide and support countries in implementing AMR-NAPs or national AMR activities, by using the FAO-PMP-AMR approach;
  • members of national multisectoral coordination groups (MCGs) on AMR or national AMR focal points who are interested in developing, implementing or revising AMR NAPs; and
  • other stakeholders relevant to AMR, including producers and wholesale and retail distributors of antimicrobials; extension and veterinary services, epidemiologists, laboratory personnel and academia; and government officials, policymakers, food safety officers and the private sector.

You will learn about:

 

  • The PMP-AMR approach and its link to national action plans (NAPs) and other FAO tools.
  • The technical components of a PMP-AMR assessment.
  • How to implement a PMP-AMR self-assessment and organize stakeholder workshops.
  • How to assess PMP-AMR outputs and identify priority actions for NAP revision using a One Health approach.

 

Course structure

This course consists of four lessons of around 25 - 40 minutes duration each:

  • Lesson 1 - Understanding the PMP-AMR approach
  • Lesson 2 - Understanding the PMP-AMR assessment tool
  • Lesson 3 - Conducting PMP-AMR assessments
  • Lesson 4 - Planning PMP-AMR assessments

 

Access link

https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=1266

Video

 https://youtu.be/oKVwy7E5YMc

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