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# February 26-27, 2020 - HHS Listening Sessions

The February HHS-hosted AMR Listening Sessions included topics on the current landscape of antibiotic resistance and the development of alternatives, including other One Health focused panel presentations and participant discussions.

## Agenda

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## Webcast Information

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## Meeting Documents

Meeting Summary

## Presentations

**PANEL SESSION 1: Innovation in an Era of Stewardship**

The Role of Stewardship in Optimizing the Use of New Agents*Sara Cosgrove, Johns Hopkins University*

Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark – Report from the World Economic Forum*Fatema Rafiqi, Access to Medicine Foundation*

CMS Overview of Rule Changes to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Next Steps*Scott Cooper, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services**Michael Treitel, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services*

Urgent Need for Novel Incentives in a Broken System*Emily Wheeler, Antimicrobials Working Group*

Merck's Approach to Antibiotic Stewardship*Elizabeth Hermsen, Merck & Co., Inc.*

**PANEL SESSION 2: Innovation in Prevention and Diagnostics**

Current Research Pipeline for Vaccines and Diagnostics*Kent Kester, Sanofi Pasteur*

Vaccine Pipeline for Prophylactic Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention*Jan Poolman, Janssen, a Johnson and Johnson Company*

Vaccines and Innovations in Facility Infection Control to Prevent Neonatal Sepsis*Padmini Srikantiah, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation*

Host-Based Solution to Addressing Antibiotic Misuse*Richard Rothman, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine*

Rapid Diagnostics Using Artificial Intelligence*Kwangmin Son, PhAST Corp.*

**PANEL SESSION 3: Disease Prevention and Management in Animals**

Challenges in Animal Agriculture Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs*Locke Karriker, Iowa State University*

Precision Technology Opportunities to Enhance Animal Health*Justin Sexten, Performance Livestock Analytics*

Applications of Next Generation Sequencing to Inform Disease Management Decisions for Livestock*Maria Clavijo, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; Genus PIC*

Innovation in Animal Feed (Additives)*Leon Marchal, DuPont & Wageningen University*

**Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Antibiotic Resistance Threat Report***Michael Craig, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*

**PANEL SESSION 4: New Insights on the Changing Antimicrobial Resistance Landscape**

The Collective Antibiotic Resistance Landscape through a One Health Lens*Paula Cray, North Carolina State University*

Microbiome Research in the Pre-Antibiotic Age*Anna Dhody, Mütter Research Institute*

Penicillin Allergy Testing as a Component of Antimicrobial Stewardship*David Khan, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology*

Antimicrobial Resistance and Environmental Hotspots*Randy Singer, University of Minnesota*

**PANEL SESSION 5: The Gut Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance**

Microbiome Health*Martin Blaser, Rutgers University*

Novel Small Molecule Antibiotic Targeting *C. difficile**Urs Ochsner, Crestone*

Non-antibiotic Strategies to Modify the Microbial Population of Dairy Cattle: Impacts on Milk Production, Animal Health and Food Safety*Todd Callaway, University of Georgia*

Microbiome Therapeutics as a Novel Approach to Treat Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases*Matthew Henn, Seres Therapeutics*

**PANEL SESSION 6: Future Demands on Food Production**

Population Growth and Demands on Food*Ramanan Laxminarayan, Centers for Disease Dynamics, Economics, and Policy*

Antibiotic Consumption in Animals - A Reporter's Perspective*Jason Gale, Bloomberg*

Sustainability of Seafood Systems *Michael Tlusty, University of Massachusetts Boston*

**PANEL SESSION 7: The Increased Demand for Aquaculture Protein**

Aquaculture Overview*David White, University of Tennessee*

Certification Standards for Antibiotic-Free Seafood*Sebastian Belle, Maine Aquaculture Association*

National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System Seafood Pilot Program*Patrick McDermott, U.S. Food and Drug Administration*

Content last reviewed April 3, 2020