Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:00
Online
This webinar will bring together patient representatives and AMR experts, and will 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 / EPF
- 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 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 / EPF