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Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB)The 25th PACCARB public meeting was held in-person on May 21-22, 2024. The focus of this meeting was to deliberate and vote on the report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally. A report with recommendations was presented to the full PACCARB for deliberation and vote, and the reported was unanimously voted to be transmitted to the Secretary of HHS. The remainder of the public meeting will include updates on AMR in conflict zones, the environment, companion animals, and the voice of the patient.AgendaMeeting Agenda: PACCARB Public Meeting Agenda May 21-22, 2024Webcast InformationArchived WebcastMeeting DocumentsMeeting SummaryTask Letter: Combatting Global Antimicrobial Resistance*NoticeFederal Register Notice: FR Doc. 2024-06157Presentations**Day One Opening Remarks**Patient Story: Maddie’s Transplant *Presented by Nova Nordisk Foundation**Michael Graziano, small-r Films*Global Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group Report Out*Paul Plummer (V), Chair PACCARB, National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education**Jason Newland (V), Vice Chair PACCARB, Washington University in St. Louis*Follow up on PACCARB Pandemic Preparedness Report: Workforce*Amanda Jezek, Infectious Diseases Society of America***Panel 1: Advocacy, the Voice of the Patient to Drive Change**Challenges When Communicating AMR*Vanessa Carter, World Health Organization AMR Task Force*Driving Innovation for Antifungal Development*Robert Purdie, MyCare*The Realities of Accessing Care and Education as a Refugee*Louange Koffi, Registered Nurse, Amahoro Coalition Fellow*Recognizing the Crucial Role Antibiotics Play in Our Lives: The Importance of Sharing Our Experiences with Infection*Rachel Freeman, IQVIA***Panel 2: Companion Animals and Drug Resistance**Companion Animals: Understanding their Unique Regulatory Position*Scott Weese, University of Guelph*The Emergence of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms in Pets*Stephen Cole, University of Pennsylvania*Detection & Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms from Companion Animals*Karen Alroy, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene*Public Health Response to a One Health Outbreak*Melissa Cumming, Massachusetts Department of Public Health***Day Two Opening Remarks**Drug Resistance as an Emerging Infectious Disease Threat*Daniel Jernigan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention***Panel 3: Conflict Zones and Drug Resistance**War and Antimicrobial Resistance: a Surgeon’s View*Ghassan Abu-Sittah, University of Glasgow*Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Displaced Populations in the Middle East *Souha Kanj, American University of Beirut Medical Center*Rising Rates and Increased Geographic Spread of Resistant Infections from the War in Ukraine*Joanna Gaines, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*Understanding the Health and Drug Resistance Consequences of the Conflict in Sudan*Engy Hamed, World Health Organization***Panel 4: Unequal Exposure, Unequal Risk: Environmental Racism & Drug Resistance**Environmental Racism and its Impact on Health Disparities*Roshanak Mehdipanah, University of Michigan*Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status in Colonization and Community-Acquired Infection with Increasingly Drug-Resistant Pathogens *Maya Nadimpalli, Emory University*Exploring the Intersection of Racism, Drug Resistance, and Vaccine Equity*Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, University of California San Diego*Antimicrobial Prescribing Disparities and the Pursuit of Pharmacoequity*Jasmine Marcelin, University of Nebraska Medical Center*

                    
  


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