Congressional Briefing: "Combating Antimicrobial Resistance"
On World Health Day 2011, April 7th, IDSA sponsored a congressional briefing where experts and a grieving mother discussed the dire public health problems caused by antimicrobial resistance and the stagnant antibiotic pipeline.
| Senate Host |
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, sponsor of the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act (STAAR Act) - Website - Twitter |
| Speaker Biographies |
Speaker Biographies (PDF) |
| IDSA Staff Contact |
Robert Guidos - rguidos@idsociety.org - 703-299-0202
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Speakers, Presentation Topics, and Slides
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James Hughes, MD, FIDSA; Moderator
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Rima Khabbaz, MD, CDC Deputy Director of Infectious Diseases
- "Antimicrobial Resistance: A Growing Health Threat"
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Theresa Drew, Ricky Lannetti's mother - At the age of 21, Ricky Lannetti died of a resistant infection
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Ruth Lynfield, MD, Minnesota State Epidemiologist
- "The Continued Assault of Antibiotic Resistance"
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Paul Miller, PhD, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Antibacterials Research Unit, Pfizer Inc.
- "Challenges and Opportunities in Antibiotic Drug Discovery: A Perspective from the Pharmaceutical Industry"
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Neil Fishman, MD, FIDSA, University of Pennsylvania Hospital System, Immediate Past President of SHEA
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Brad Spellberg, MD, FIDSA, Associate Professor of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
- "Key Recommendations from IDSA's Policy Paper: Combating Antimicrobial Resistance; Policy Recommendations to Save Lives"
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