What is the Medical Community’s Awareness on Antimicrobial Resistance?

Welcome to our series, 1 Big Question, which asks 1 question to the medical community and we get their feedback on an important infectious disease topic.

In this episode, our 1 Big Question is: Do you get the sense that the overall medical community understands the magnitude of the problem of antimicrobial resistance from a big picture standpoint?

We interviewed Cornelius (Neil) Clancy, MD, an associate professor of medicine and director of the Mycology Program at the University of Pittsburgh, David Hyun, MD, project director, Antibiotic Resistance Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Christopher Burns, PhD, CEO, Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, and Guy Palmer, DVM, PhD, regents professor, Washington State University and committee chair on the National Academies report, Combating Antimicrobial Resistance & Protecting the Miracle of Modern Medicine.

Check out our video to hear their insights.