Flyer - Call for abstracts on interventions against AMR at the community level in Latin America and the Caribbean - PAHO/WHO

Download	Through this call for abstracts, we seek to identify and disseminate experiences of interventions or actions taken at the community level to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We are looking for actions/interventions that have made a difference in preventing or controlling AMR and that can serve as examples of best practices in the Americas. Deadline: October 31, 2021 To guide the development of your abstracts, we propose an outline below, that includes an introduction, description of the action, results, and conclusions. The document may have a maximum of 3 pages. We encourage you to describe your interventions in the to facilitate a more systematic collection of country experiences. However, we also encourage you to send us photographs or videos of the action/intervention. Proposed outline Introduction What was the problem to be addressed? What is the context: place, population affected, other characteristics. Who is addressing the problem, what motivates them to act? What is the objective? What do they hope to achieve? Description of the action What actions or interventions were developed? What group/population could benefit? What steps were taken to develop the action? What resources (of any kind) were required? What was the duration of the action? Was there a plan to measure the impact of the action? How? Results What were the main results? What improvements were observed, if any? What difficulties were encountered during implementation? Was the action well received and accepted? Conclusions What were the lessons learned? What would be needed to ensure the sustainability of this action over time? Is it possible to replicate this action in other contexts? We invite physicians, nurses, health promoters, health workers, professionals or collaborating partners working in the public, private or civil society sectors to document their experiences in preventing and containing AMR, including actions related to: Optimizing the ambulatory use of antibiotics antimicrobials Hand hygiene Infection prevention and control Vaccination One Health integrated strategies Water, sanitation, and environmental hygiene Requirements: Abstracts will be accepted individually or on behalf of an institution, organization, or collectivity. Download the PDF for more information. Selection: An evaluation committee will review the abstracts and select the best 3 abstracts based on pre-established criteria, including the potential impact of the action. What will we do with the abstracts? The best 3 abstracts will be presented during the regional event “Empowering communities against AMR in the context of COVID-19” to be held from November 10 to 12, 2021. Please send your abstracts to the following e-mail addresses: Pan American Health Organization: amrhq@paho.org ReAct Latin America: hagamoshistoria@reactlat.org Deadline: October 31, 2021.