Physician and researcher Dr Geetanjali Kapoor of the One Health Trust delivered a series of lectures on best practices in AMR surveillance from 9 to 15 October 2024 at the Big Data Institute (BDI), Oxford. The lecture/webinar series, delivered as part of Kapoor’s Hamied Foundation UK-India AMR Visiting Fellowship award, reflected on her prior experiences in the field, including benefits and challenges associated with large-scale AMR surveillance, and a wide range of technical components.
The series commenced on Wednesday, 9 October at 10 am in the BDI, with an introductory talk on the importance of AMR surveillance, and challenges associated with large datasets from disparate sources. The series was intended for researchers working on AMR surveillance, data collectors, programme managers, students, funders and policy makers. Dr Kapoor is Acting Head and a Researcher of the One Health Trust, formerly the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP).
The lecture list is below, following links to videos from each day, and Dr Kapoor's slides.
Link to videos
Download the slides (PDF)
LECTURE/WEBINAR SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2024, 10:00 to 11:00 UK
Title: AMR surveillance challenges: Introductory talk
Location: BDI Lower Ground (LG) Seminar Room 1
Summary: The series commences with an introductory discussion of the importance of AMR surveillance, and the real-world challenges associated with large datasets from disparate sources—followed by a sequence of more detailed lectures.
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2024, 11:00 to 13:00 UK
Title: AMR Series: Laboratory methods and definitions
Location: BDI LG Seminar Room 1
Summary: As part of her lecture series on AMR surveillance best practices, Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, Acting Head and Researcher of the One Health Trust (OHT), will discuss laboratory methods for AMR detection; definitions of resistance, MDR, and non-susceptibility; and, the view from the global lens.
Thursday, 10 Oct 2024, 11:00 to 13:30 UK
Title: AMR Series: Surveillance in human health I
Location: BDI LG Seminar Room 0
Summary: As part of her lecture series on AMR surveillance best practices, Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, Acting Head and Researcher of the One Health Trust (OHT), will discuss AMR surveillance in human health (Part 1), covering country workshops, mapping laboratory networks, site selection and data transfer agreements.
Friday, 11 Oct 2024, 10:00 to 13:00 UK
Title: AMR Series: Surveillance in human health II
Location: BDI LG Seminar Room 0
Summary: As part of her lecture series on AMR surveillance best practices, Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, Acting Head and Researcher of the One Health Trust (OHT), will discuss AMR surveillance in human health (Part 2), covering data collection, data analysis & visualization, and dissemination of findings.
Monday, 14 Oct 2024, 9:00 to 12:00 UK
Title: AMR Series: Surveillance reports, challenges and mitigation
Location: BDI LG Seminar Room 1
Summary: As part of her lecture series on AMR surveillance best practices, Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, Acting Head and Researcher of the One Health Trust (OHT), will discuss the structure of AMR surveillance reports, and AMR surveillance challenges and mitigation.
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2024, 10:00 to 13:00 UK
Title: AMR Series: Conclusion and open discussion
Location: BDI Level 1 Ax Meeting Room
Summary: As part of her lecture series on AMR surveillance best practices, Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, Acting Head and Researcher of the One Health Trust (OHT), will conclude her talks with a final discussion and open floor.
About Dr Geetanjali Kapoor
Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, Acting Head & Researcher at the One Health Trust (OHT), previously Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), is amongst the awardees in round four of the Hamied Foundation UK-India Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Visiting Fellowship Scheme. Her visit to the United Kingdom is being hosted at the University of Oxford, by Professor Ben Cooper, Professor of Epidemiology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, and head of the Drug-Resistant Infection and Disease Dynamics group, and the Oxford PI of the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project. GRAM is supported by the Fleming Fund and Wellcome Trust.
Dr Kapoor has previously led the OHT team, serving as a technical partner during the implementation of the Fleming Fund regional grant in Africa (MAAP study). The lectures of 9-15 October will aim to help fellow researchers understand the real-world challenges during studies involving large datasets from disparate sources and wide heterogeneities in quality. Sharing of best practices in AMR surveillance from different settings will offer valuable insights and facilitate important discussions.
About this series
Over the years, antimicrobials have been steadily failing in their effectiveness, resulting in prolonged infections, deaths and increased financial burden. Considering that the development of antimicrobial resistance is a natural survival instinct of microbes, it cannot be entirely eliminated. However, identifying the predisposing factors and adopting timely measures, can deaccelerate the process.
The Hamied Foundation UK-India Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Visiting Fellowship Scheme (https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/grant-schemes/amr-professorships) is supported by the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England. Running into its fourth year now, the scheme promotes knowledge exchange on AMR, capacity building and long term collaborations. Funded by the Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation, fellowships are awarded to support bidirectional short visits of leading researchers between the United Kingdom and India.