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Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region

In the Nordic countries, antimicrobial use in animals and the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance are among the lowest in Europe. The network “Nordic Vets Against AMR” organized a meeting in 2021, with key actors including representatives from universities, veterinary authorities and veterinary o...

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Autores principales: Sternberg-Lewerin, Susanna, Boqvist, Sofia, Nørstebø, Simen Foyn, Grönthal, Thomas, Heikinheimo, Annamari, Johansson, Venla, Heljanko, Viivi, Kurittu, Paula, Fall, Nils, Magnusson, Ulf, Mohn Bjelland, Ane, Sørum, Henning, Wasteson, Yngvild
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9405251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36009919
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11081050
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author Sternberg-Lewerin, Susanna
Boqvist, Sofia
Nørstebø, Simen Foyn
Grönthal, Thomas
Heikinheimo, Annamari
Johansson, Venla
Heljanko, Viivi
Kurittu, Paula
Fall, Nils
Magnusson, Ulf
Mohn Bjelland, Ane
Sørum, Henning
Wasteson, Yngvild
author_facet Sternberg-Lewerin, Susanna
Boqvist, Sofia
Nørstebø, Simen Foyn
Grönthal, Thomas
Heikinheimo, Annamari
Johansson, Venla
Heljanko, Viivi
Kurittu, Paula
Fall, Nils
Magnusson, Ulf
Mohn Bjelland, Ane
Sørum, Henning
Wasteson, Yngvild
author_sort Sternberg-Lewerin, Susanna
collection PubMed
description In the Nordic countries, antimicrobial use in animals and the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance are among the lowest in Europe. The network “Nordic Vets Against AMR” organized a meeting in 2021, with key actors including representatives from universities, veterinary authorities and veterinary organizations in Finland, Norway and Sweden. This paper reflects the most important discussions on education, research, policy and future perspectives, including the experiences of these countries. It concludes that Nordic veterinarians are well placed to lead the way in the fight against antimicrobial resistance and that the sharing of experiences can support colleagues in other countries. Veterinary education must go hand in hand with research activities and continuously updated guidelines and legislation. There is also a need for postgraduate training on antimicrobial resistance and prudent antimicrobial use. The veterinary profession must, by any means necessary, protect the efficiency of antimicrobials for the sake of animal health, animal welfare and productivity, as well as public health. While restrictive use of antimicrobials is crucial, the ability of veterinarians to use this medical tool is also important for the sake of animal welfare and global food security.
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spelling pubmed-94052512022-08-26 Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region Sternberg-Lewerin, Susanna Boqvist, Sofia Nørstebø, Simen Foyn Grönthal, Thomas Heikinheimo, Annamari Johansson, Venla Heljanko, Viivi Kurittu, Paula Fall, Nils Magnusson, Ulf Mohn Bjelland, Ane Sørum, Henning Wasteson, Yngvild Antibiotics (Basel) Perspective In the Nordic countries, antimicrobial use in animals and the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance are among the lowest in Europe. The network “Nordic Vets Against AMR” organized a meeting in 2021, with key actors including representatives from universities, veterinary authorities and veterinary organizations in Finland, Norway and Sweden. This paper reflects the most important discussions on education, research, policy and future perspectives, including the experiences of these countries. It concludes that Nordic veterinarians are well placed to lead the way in the fight against antimicrobial resistance and that the sharing of experiences can support colleagues in other countries. Veterinary education must go hand in hand with research activities and continuously updated guidelines and legislation. There is also a need for postgraduate training on antimicrobial resistance and prudent antimicrobial use. The veterinary profession must, by any means necessary, protect the efficiency of antimicrobials for the sake of animal health, animal welfare and productivity, as well as public health. While restrictive use of antimicrobials is crucial, the ability of veterinarians to use this medical tool is also important for the sake of animal welfare and global food security. MDPI 2022-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9405251/ /pubmed/36009919 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11081050 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sternberg-Lewerin, Susanna
Boqvist, Sofia
Nørstebø, Simen Foyn
Grönthal, Thomas
Heikinheimo, Annamari
Johansson, Venla
Heljanko, Viivi
Kurittu, Paula
Fall, Nils
Magnusson, Ulf
Mohn Bjelland, Ane
Sørum, Henning
Wasteson, Yngvild
Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region
title Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region
title_full Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region
title_fullStr Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region
title_full_unstemmed Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region
title_short Nordic Vets against AMR—An Initiative to Share and Promote Good Practices in the Nordic–Baltic Region
title_sort nordic vets against amr—an initiative to share and promote good practices in the nordic–baltic region
topic Perspective
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9405251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36009919
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11081050
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