This course is part of a comprehensive training programme designed to build capacity in AMR monitoring and surveillance bacteria from healthy food animals. It covers essential topics, including sampling strategies, sample collection and transport, laboratory testing, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) data management and reporting. The course materials are based on FAO’s Regional Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Surveillance Guideline Volume 1, which provides guidance for implementing laboratory-based AMR monitoring and surveillance in bacteria from healthy animals intended for human consumption, using a harmonized scheme.
Study time
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15 hours.
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Duration
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4 weeks.
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Languages currently available
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Target audience
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Veterinary and health professionals involved in AMR surveillance and laboratory diagnostic activities. Initially developed for Asia and the Pacific, the course is adaptable to other regions.
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Learning objectives
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- Describe the development of an AMR monitoring and surveillance plan for bacteria from healthy food animals using a harmonized scheme.
- Explain how to perform sample processing and apply standardized laboratory methods for bacteria isolation, identification, and AST for AMR monitoring and surveillance.
- Explain how to manage, analyze, and report data for AMR monitoring and surveillance in bacteria from healthy food animals.
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Course structure
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The course includes four interactive online modules and five live sessions.
Participants also have access toa discussion forum and additional reading resources.
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Topics covered
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- Isolation and identification methods for Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli.
- Isolation and identification methods for Enterococcus and Campylobacter.
- AST.
- AST data management, analysis, and reporting.
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