Scientific Symposium - Part 1

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, A CHALLENGE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, ANIMAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

June 27th 2023 – from 9h to 12h

Venue : Pacheco center in Brussels and via webinar

Registration from 9am

Posters with selected scientific communications are displayed on site.

9h30 Welcome by Prof. Dr. Jeroen Dewulf (Gent University)

9h35 Keynote presentation by Dr. Els Broens (Utrecht University): Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animals: why, what and how?

10h05 First Belgian report of ertapenem resistance in an ST11 Klebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated from a dog carrying blaSCO-1 and blaDHA-1 combined with permeability defects – Hanne Debergh (Sciensano)

10h25 Can improved farm biosecurity reduce the need for antimicrobials in food animals? A scoping review – Evelien Biebaut (Gent University)