Webinar 2: How do we use our voices to reach a wider community for AMR?

Date: 29 August 2024 

Watch the webinar recording here.  

This webinar brought together patient representatives and AMR experts to answer the following questions: 

• How can we define patient advocacy for AMR?  
• What could work well in terms of reaching a wider community for AMR? 
• How to communicate such a complex topic like AMR in an engaging way?  

Detailed agenda and speakers:

• Introduction and welcome remarks - Vanessa Carter, The AMR Narrative
• Patient survivor story and tips on advocacy - Pernilla Rönnholm, Founder of Prematurföreningen Mirakel, Parent having lost her young baby to ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae 
• Panel Discussion: Creating a ripple effect in our communities for AMR - How to mobilise communities (Moderated by Francesca Chiara, The AMR Narrative)
  • Andrea Caputo, Global Health Advisor at ReAct Europe
  • Ana Navarro, Communications Specialist at the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) and the EU Joint Action on AMR and Healthcare-Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI 2)
  • Dr. Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Regional Adviser Control of AMR at WHO Europe 
  • James Malar, Rights and Gender Advisor at Stop TB Partnership
  • Laura Alonso, Communications Specialist at AEMPS and EU-JAMRAI 2
• Closing - Vanessa Carter, The AMR Narrative