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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most critical global public health challenges and veterinary professionals have a key role to play in promoting and practising antimicrobial stewardship. This collection brings together resources on antimicrobial resistance and responsible use of antibiotics in small animal practice.

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- Antimicrobial resistance
  
  Antimicrobial stewardship – where are we now?
  
  Author Lizzie Croose
  
  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most critical global public health challenges we face. It is estimated to have been directly responsible for 1.14 million deaths and contributed to 4.71 million deaths globally in 2021, and it is predicted that 39 million people could die from antibiotic resistant infection over the next 25 years. Lizzie Croose, BSAVA Scientific Editor, reports…
- Antimicrobial stewardship
  
  Improving diagnostic stewardship for antimicrobials
  
  Author Lizzie Croose
  
  How can veterinary diagnostic laboratories and clinicians in practice work together more effectively to optimize the interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility tests (AST), and determine the optimal antimicrobial treatment for any clinical case? This was the question tackled at an antimicrobial stewardship event organized by the Small Animal Medicine Society (SAMSoc) and hosted at the University of Surrey in November 2024. BSAVA Scientific Editor Lizzie Croose reports…
- Antimicrobial resistance
  
  Could you be an Antibiotic Ambassador?
  
  Author Fergus Allerton
  
  Fergus Allerton explains the motivation and aspirations behind the Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors Scheme and highlights experiences from the pilot year, serving as a call to action for other antimicrobial stewards to get involved this year.
- Antimicrobials in dermatology
  BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024
  
  Authors: Tania Nunes Rodrigues and Sarah Long
  
  Case-based approach to bacterial infections in dogs
  
  Understand the different types of bacterial skin infections of dogs - surface, superficial and deep
  
  Using clinical cases and images, be able to recognise and understand the visual appearance of these lesions
  
  To understand when to use topicals versus systemic treatment based on the type of infection (depth)
  
  Skin and ear culture: why and when should I do it?
  
  Understand the circumstances when you should collect an ear and skin culture swab
  
  Assessment of the culture results: a case baesd approach. What do the results tell you and how should ythey be applied to the case?
  
  Acknowledge and understand the importance of antimicrobial stewardship and how this can be applied to dermatology cases - what can we do to avoid using systemic antibiotics
  
  this recording will be available until end of October 2024
- Antimicrobial resistance
  
  Decision making for antibiotic use
  
  Authors: Fergus Allerton, Koen Pouwels and John Buckell
  
  Fergus Allerton, Koen Pouwels and John Buckell detail the use of discrete choice experiments for working out inferiority margins to guide antibiotic use decisions.
- Antimicrobial resistance
  
  Antibiotic Amnesty 2022: an update
  
  Authors: Fergus Allerton and Ian Ramsey
  
  Fergus Allerton and Ian Ramsey report on the results of a pilot project called Antibiotic Amnesty 2022 that shows the small animal veterinary profession taking a leading role in the issue of antibiotic stewardship.
- Antimicrobial resistance
  
  Antibiotic use in cats and dogs
  
  Author RUMA CA&E
  
  The first RUMA Companion Animal and Equine Annual Progress Report details new national metrics for measuring antibiotic use in dogs and cats.
- Antimicrobial resistance
  
  Antibiotic Amnesty 2022
  
  Authors: Fergus Allerton and Ian Ramsey
  
  Fergus Allerton and Ian Ramsey update us on antimicrobial resistance and the proposed 2022 Antibiotic Amnesty.
- Antimicrobial usage: how do we protect our future?
  BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2022
  
  Authors: Fergus Allerton, Ian Battersby, Elizabeth McLennan-Green and Simon Cook
  
  A broad discussion looking at the current guidelines on antibiotic stewardship, the reasons for it and the evidence to support the BSAVA/SAMSoc PROTECT ME Poster
- Antimicrobial resistance
  
  Improving antibiotic guidelines: we need your help
  
  Authors: Fergus Allerton, Dorina Timofte, Sean Farrell and David Singleton
  
  Fergus Allerton, Dorina Timofte, Sean Farrell and David Singleton, writing on behalf of the European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment (ENOVAT), consider the best approach to modify a prescriber’s pattern of antibiotic practice.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
  BSAVA Webinar Library
  
  Author Fergus Allerton
  
  In this webinar Fergus Allerton discusses:
  
  Guided antibiotic selection
  
  Owner education
  
  The PROTECT ME acronym
  
  How to be an antibiotic steward/guardian!
  
  This one-hour webinar was first broadcast as part of BSAVA’s Learn@Lunch series.
  
  Learn@Lunch broadcasts are available to BSAVA members only and are free to attend - visit the education page of the BSAVA website for details of future Learn@Lunch webinars.