Get Smart About Antibiotics Week -- November 16-22, 2015.

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week — November 18–24, 2013

Appropriate antibiotic use: family physicians have the power of the pen.

In this issue of American Family Physician, Zoorob and colleagues summarize guidelines for the treatment of acute upper respiratory tract infections (URIs).1 Visits for acute URIs account for more than one-half of all antibiotic prescriptions for outpatients, and these infections lead to more unnecessary and inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions than any other infectious syndrome.2-4 All antib...

Announcement: U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week — November 13–19, 2017

U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual observance to raise awareness about antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use. This year’s observance coincides with the release of CDC’s updated educational initiative “Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use, Best Care,” and aims to engage health care professionals, advocacy groups, for-profit companies, state an...

Contact Lens Health Week — August 24–28, 2015

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Message from the Australian Chief Veterinary

This quarter, we participated in World Antibiotic Awareness Week on 16–22 November. Endorsed by the World Health Organization, the event acknowledged the global importance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a growing public health issue. In the lead up to the week, I described the current AMR situation in the Australian animal health sector and our future plans and activities to address the i...