[http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/faologo_en.png]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDj2kTtI5IOFebzLwQXvVl> Invitation to Technical Webinar Wednesday 27 April 2022 13:30 - 15:00 (Rome time) [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/03_2022_AMR/AMR_adestra_cover_5.png?size=600x0&w=B9NfrhUjq756lp-dDIM8cs0jNlx4] Fast registration HERE<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDl54FREGmfOjV6QR14acO> Addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agrifood systems; a FAO e-learning introductory course on AMR BACKGROUND This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (French training and research alliance for agriculture, food, environment and global health), UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and Future Food Institute. These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives. The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. Webinars can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where sharing perspectives and asking questions to experts is encouraged. These sessions are also recorded and therefore available at any time, through the FAO elearning Academy: elearning.fao.org<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDn7OsfBgZGXpEDWbbaOuh>. OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION · Present the elearning course “Understanding antimicrobial resistance in food and agriculture” and the AMR elearning framework; · Explain the relevance and impact of AMR in the food and agriculture sector; and · Identify the role of FAO and its partners in tackling AMR under the multisectoral concept of One Health. SPEAKERS This technical webinar, moderated by Ms Cristina Petracchi (FAO), will be delivered by Mr Keith Sumption (FAO), Ms Junxia Song (FAO), Mr Fraser Broadfoot (VMD), Ms Rachel Dalton (VMD) and Ms Francesca Latronico (FAO). [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/03_2022_AMR/Cellphone_Keith.png?size=190x0&w=BfyTnoOvMOedD_Nw_WIEyRXMvPbU] Keith Sumption is the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CVO-FAO), Leader of the Animal Health Programme (NSAH), and Director of the Joint Centre for Zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (CJWZ). He has worked on disease ecology at the interaction of wildlife, domestic and the environment for more than 30 years, from initial studies on how disease can affect ecosystem balances (for his first degree in Ecology), through PhD studies on African Swine Fever in wild and domestic hosts in southern Africa, and more than 17 years of management of epizootic diseases (Foot-and-mouth disease, FMD) in the wildlife – domestic interface as Secretary for the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) Commission. [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/03_2022_AMR/Junxia_cellphone_2.png?size=190x0&w=BUgzCpGkj3S4Qtz8EiKVcm5WK87c] Junxia Song has extensive experience in the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases, transboundary animal diseases (TADs), and antimicrobial resistance ( AMR). Currently, she is working in the joint FAO/WHO center (zoonotic disease, and AMR). She is FAO AMR focal point and unit head, leading the development and implementation of FAO action plan on AMR, coordinating AMR activities with internal and external partners, significantly contributing AMR tripartite and UNEP collaboration. She is coordinating the endemic zoonotic disease (rabies, brucellosis, zoonotic TB) in the center as well. [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/02_2022/Cristina_new.png?size=190x0&w=BYlh6j9AbeTtsxB-pebdX4K1Lakw] Cristina Petracchi heads the FAO elearning Academy. She manages and coordinates the design, development, delivery and language adaptations of an extensive portfolio of elearning courses and blended learning programmes for the benefit of FAO member countries. She is also responsible for the creation of University Master’s and Post Graduate Degree Programmes. She engages actively in consolidating partnerships across United Nations agencies, academic institutions and universities, regional organizations, CSOs and NGOs for capacity development initiatives. In addition to a University Degree in Biological Sciences, Ms Petracchi holds a PhD in Nutrition and Food Science, and has several years of experience of capacity development activities in several countries. [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/03_2022_AMR/Fraser_cellphone.png?size=190x0&w=BpccqZ10a__8eGhzNIhoGCpyJzW4] Fraser Broadfoot qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London and worked for five years as a Veterinary Surgeon. He then worked for ten years as a veterinary advisor / product manager in the pharmaceutical industry, managing a variety of products over a wide range of clinical areas, and latterly managing a portfolio of cattle vaccines. He joined the Veterinary Medicines Directorate in 2016 and currently heads up the antibiotic use and stewardship team within the AMR department. This involves working with the UK animal sectors and stewardship groups to promote and develop systems for the collection of data on antibiotic use and benchmarking, and embedding antibiotic stewardship into everyday practice. [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/03_2022_AMR/Rachel_cellphone.png?size=190x0&w=BLsz4LiIjtLuPKYRrt7RwgVCG7Ho] Rachel Dalton is a co-lead for the UK FAO Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and an International Project Manager at the UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate. She supports a wide range of projects to increase global capacity and resources to address antimicrobial resistance, with a particular focus on veterinary medicines residues surveillance. Originally a veterinary surgeon by training, Rachel spent 18 months working in small animal practice before diversifying into consultancy within the UK healthcare sector. She holds a BSc Global Health, with research interests into the links between human and animal health, specifically with relation to livestock and working equids, as well as gender intersectionality. [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/03_2022_AMR/Cellphone_Francesca_2.png?size=190x0&w=BH-iIRO3cfbe0O9p0YMMiXQ_H1U4] Francesca Latronico is a veterinarian and public health microbiologist with interest in zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with experience in the diagnostics and surveillance for infectious diseases. After graduating, she worked in different microbiology diagnostic and research laboratories around the world, and at national and international agencies to support applied laboratory research, surveillance and risk assessment / communication in the context of animal and public health, including food safety. Francesca is currently working at FAO to support laboratory and surveillance capacity development to improve AMR data quality and reporting from the food and agriculture sectors at the global, regional, and country level. HOW TO ATTEND The webinar is free and open to everyone, provided you have the link to the platform. To join the webinar session on Zoom, kindly register here<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDrdi11usgzfB7I6Pvo73d>. We suggest you to use Google Chrome in order to join the webinar. We also recommend you to check your time zone here<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDtg1Npr2U0oGRfc9FuLkG>. Feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues. Please note that webinars have a limit of 1 000 simultaneous participants. For every webinar we will proceed with providing access to the first 1 000 registered participants. The FAO elearning Academy webinars are always recorded, and the recordings are accessible, at anytime, through the FAO eleraning Academy: elearning.fao.org<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDviLzNnDxrxMAMhtPBpC9>. PARTNERS African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services - AFAAS Agence Française de Développement - AFD AGRHYMET Regional Centre Agricultural Research Centre for International Development - CIRAD Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT Costa Rican Gastronomy Foundation - FUCOGA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - CREA Danone Deutsche Welthungerhilfe EU International Partnerships Academy European Union - EU Family Farming Knowledge Platform - FFKP Forest Department of Bangladesh Forestry Commission of Ghana Forestry Development Authority of Liberia Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development - FARM-D French training and research alliance for agriculture, food, environment and global health - Agreenium Future Food Institute - FFI Global Centre for Nutrition and Health - NNEdPro Global Child Nutrition Foundation - GCNF Global Environment Facility - GEF Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement - AgroParisTech Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement - INRAE Institut national d'études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier - Montpellier SupAgro Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies - IDEAM International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies - CIHEAM International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA International Center for Biosaline Agriculture - ICBA International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization - ITC-ILO Italian Agency for Development Cooperation - AICS La Sapienza University LUISS University Makerere University Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Mc Gill University - Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security Mediterranean Universities Union - UNIMED Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda National Food Technology Research Centre - NFTRC National Forest Institute of Guatemala - INAB Natural Resources Institute - NRI New Partnership for Africa’s Development - NEPAD Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative - NORAD Open University of Catalonia - UOC OpenMed Papua New Guinea Forest Authority - PNGFA Partnership for Child Development - PCD Platform for Agricultural Risk Management - PARM Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters - SHAFFE United Nations Development Programme - UNDP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - UNESCAP United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC United Nations Scaling Up Nutrition Movement - SUN Movement UNITELMA University University of Göttingen University of Zimbabwe World Food Programme - WFP World Resources Institute - WRI Please visit the FAO elearning Academy elearning.fao.org<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDxlvmbkeaSGSkjmNZI3TC>, which offers free multilingual courses on the thematic areas covered in the Technical Webinar. You can access all recordings here<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDzof8zgOOjPY3Qs89OIb5>. Feel free to explore the Digital Catalogue at https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=715<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDBqYUXdprKZ3NnxsjVmsy> or click the image below. [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_363/May_Webinar/Email-Signature-CatalogueBrowsing-03.png?size=290x0&w=BZsw_67QkLaVlm0QqDstIavk15rc]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDDtIHla05c89wUCMu20K1> See online version<http://newsletters.fao.org/q/13V808QJDlo8DbEIUv2tW/wv> CONTACT For more information please visit the FAO elearning Academy elearning.fao.org<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDFwstJ6AIDhfgrI6E8F1u> If you don't want to receive these announcements, you can unsubscribe<http://newsletters.fao.org/u/11SodKU8ZUf2TEzoKooct> here. [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/facebook.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDHzcg73bm4qkZYNqOfjiX> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/flickr.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDJBW2uZLZvzqJvSKYlXAq> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/google-plus.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDNHpBgSXgnRCcA3pizg9m> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/instagram.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDPK9nEPxTP0HW78JsFUqP> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/linkedin.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDRMTa2M8xg9NFEe3CMyIi> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/rss.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDTPCWqIJaHiTpbjnMTcZL> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/slide-share.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDVSmIOFjO8rZ8IoHWZRhe> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/soundcloud.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDXV6vcBUrzB4Sfu276vyH> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/twitter.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nDZXQhAyv50KaBMzmhd9Qa> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/youtube.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/1f7nE20A3Yv5IrTgljEGrjO7D> © FAO 2022<http://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en/> [http://newsletters.fao.org/t/1naC968CyvYAtS.png][https://t.msgf.net/r/1naC968CyvYAtS.png] ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the VPH-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(VPH-L,SIGNOFF);