GWSPH Events

GW President Thomas LeBlanc ended the 2nd Annual Public Health Summit by reminding the audience that every one of us can make a difference.

There is no one easy solution to the antibiotic resistance issues we face, says @LanceBPrice @battlesuperbugs. Vote with your dollars.

Change in the world always starts with a small group of people, and we can make a difference, points out Mike Milken @MilkenInstitute

Supermoms helped inspire the passage of legislation that made using antibiotics for growth promotion illegal, says @EverlyMacario

Rapid tests to identify which microbes are causing illnesses could help decrease unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, says @LanceBPrice

This list presented by Mike Milken @MilkenInstitute raises questions about market-based solutions, he says.

Look for companies that believe in what you believe and buy their stuff, says Bruce Stewart-Brown @PerdueChicken.

The consumer can tell that food animals are raised without antibiotics from their labels, says Bruce Stewart-Brown @PerdueChicken.

. @EverlyMacario says that supermoms are mothers who have lost their children to superbugs and tell their stories to help make a difference

We can use probiotics to protect both animals and people, says #GWSPH Prof. @LanceBPrice @battlesuperbugs, research he is actively pursuing.

We need to begin monitoring antibiotic resistance in animals, says #GWSPH @LanceBPrice @battlesuperbugs

We wish every company followed Perdue Farm’s approach, says Mike Milken @MilkenInstitute

Bruce Stewart-Brown @PerdueChicken says his company now uses probiotics and vaccinates mother hens to help keep chicks healthy.

Bruce Stewart-Brown @PerdueChicken says his company changed how it raises chickens quite a bit to stop using antibiotics.

Bruce Stewart-Brown @PerdueChicken, which raises all chickens without antibiotics, says his co’s concerns @ antibiotics dates to 2002.

Half of antibiotics are unecessary, said @EverlyMacario, who pointed out that Denmark’s actions show that the issue can be solved.

.@EverlyMacario spoke about the untimely 2004 death of her son, Simon, which was linked to antibiotic resistance via MRSA.

We’re now recognizing that the problem extends beyond classic food borne infections, says #GWSPH Prof. Lance Price.

As many as 2/3s of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections are unnecessary, says #GWSPH Prof. Lance Price.