The Role of Vaccines in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance
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This course is designed to help healthcare professionals and individuals interested in learning more about vaccines and their role in preventing infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Through this course, you will gain an understanding of how vaccines work, their global availability and uptake, and the strategies used to manage infectious diseases and prevent AMR. After completing the course, you will have a better appreciation of the importance of vaccines in saving lives. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about the role of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases and AMR.
Exploring the Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance in Microbiomes
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This three-week course from the University of Oslo will explore the landscape of antibiotic resistance in microbiomes. You will learn why and how to perform large scale studies on antibiotic resistance, and discover the relation between antibiotic use, its lack of target specificity, the void in discovery of new antibiotics, and the current drug resistance crisis. Through hands-on exercises and analysis, you will be introduced to a real experience of resistome analysis using ResistoXplorer, a free web tool developed at the University of Oslo. This course is ideal for clinicians, basic research students, scientists in health-science fields, public health professionals, and those in the field of bioinformatics. Join now and gain a better understanding of the current drug resistance crisis.
This six-week course is designed for healthcare professionals to understand and provide safe, high-quality antibiotic use. It will cover topics such as antibiotic resistance, which is considered a global risk by the World Economic Forum. Learners can join the course in English, Español, 中文, Pусский, or Portuguesa. It requires an active interest and prior experience in the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious disease. Join now to learn more about Antimicrobial Stewardship and Managing Antibiotic Resistance!
Antimicrobial resistance - theory and methods
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This course provides an in-depth look into antimicrobial resistance, from basic definitions and overviews to the emergence and spread of resistance. It covers topics such as how bacteria become resistant, methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and how to use genomic analysis tools to detect resistance genes. After completing the course, participants will be able to describe the most important families of antimicrobials, understand the basic concepts of antimicrobial resistance, enumerate and describe how bacteria can become resistant, and more. This course is perfect for anyone looking to gain a comprehensive understanding of antimicrobial resistance.
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