Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is a global issue of gigantic proportions, resulting in the deaths of more people than through war. While this is a prevalent issue in people with chronic health conditions like CF (even in oncology, an infection is responsible for quarter of all deaths) this can affect anyone…. from a small cut to your knee that becomes infected, or from routine surgery, leading to antibiotic resistant infection and death.
Here you can see me, giving a patient representative perspective, and a number of (much smarter) key people working in the field of AMR. I feature in the first few minutes, talking about Isaac’s complete reliance on antibiotics, and for the Q&A at the end, but I urge you to watch the full hour if you have the time.
I’ve been banging on about this for years (read more here, here and here) Clearly this is an issue that concerns me hugely, but it should concern us all, and so few understand or engage with the problem. We all need to shout about this more, and lobby the right people to collaborate, research and invest.
Have a great day x
