NOAH shortlisted in 4th annual International Antibiotic Guardian awards
9th May 2019
Awards recognise shared-learning on antimicrobial resistance
NOAH is delighted to be amongst the shortlisted organisations for the 4th international Antibiotic Guardian awards, for its Animal Medicines Best Practice Training Programme (AMBP). The awards, hosted by Public Health England, recognise achievements to combat antimicrobial resistance across the world and will take place on June 27th in Birmingham.
NOAH’s AMBP programme, launched in July 2018, provides farmer training to support the responsible use of antibiotics across UK farms. It gives farmers and vets access to new resources, enabling a coordinated and consistent approach.
NOAH led the programme development, working in partnership with stakeholders from across the industry including farmers, vets, the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA), the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and leading academics, to create robust and trusted training for all those working in the sheep, dairy, beef and pig sectors.
Training modules are available for farmers to access directly through an online Lantra eLearning platform. Vets are also able to access a resource centre through the platform, providing materials to enable them to deliver training to their clients. The materials satisfy both supply chain and farm assurance requirements, such as Red Tractor recommendations.
NOAH chief executive Dawn Howard said: “We are delighted to be shortlisted, alongside the other excellent projects in the Animal health, Agricultural and Food Supply section of these awards. Such a strong group of activities up for this award demonstrates the commitment of the UK food supply chain to playing their part in the tackling the threat of antibiotic resistance.”
Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat that we all have a role in tackling. To meet this challenge, the Antibiotic Guardian campaign urges healthcare professionals to take one of a number of pledges to drive down inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. The Awards have recognised a host of health professionals from the fields of human health, animal health, and the food supply chain as well as members of the public, highlighting the collaboration and engagement from the various sectors.
Speaking about the Awards, Dr Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Lead for the Antibiotic Guardian campaign, said:
“The Antibiotic Guardian awards are an excellent opportunity to champion organisations and individuals who have supported the Antibiotic Guardian campaign and have enacted change to tackle antimicrobial resistance, one of the biggest global public health threats we face.
“It has been great to see a multipronged and multidisciplinary approach including infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship, surveillance as well as public and professional education and engagement efforts all of which are available to view on the shared-learning platform on Antibiotic Guardian website.”
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For more information please contact Dawn Howard or Alison Glennon at NOAH on 020 8367 3131 or see noah.co.uk
NOAH represents the UK animal health industry. It promotes the benefits of safe, effective, quality products and services for the health and welfare of all animals.
The full shortlist for the awards can be found at https://antibioticresistance.co.uk/shortlist
Antibiotic Guardian information – https://antibioticguardian.com/2019-awards/
NOAH’s AMBP training is available at https://www.noah.co.uk/services/farmer-training/or direct from Lantra at elearning.lantra.co.uk.
Each sector (Dairy, Beef, Sheep and Pig) has a set of modules, including two core modules and a sector focus module. The core modules cover the fundamentals of antibiotics, AMR and responsible use with a mix of theory and practical applications. The focus modules address key areas of interest with a broad choice for the beef and dairy sectors. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Training. This can be used as a record for Red Tractor assessment.
The online farmer training costs £59.95 + VAT per sector participant (Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Pig) and the veterinary training resource costs £499 + VAT. Vets work with their clients, however they choose, to deliver this training.
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