16th JPIAMR transnational call for research projects - AMR diagnostics and surveillance 2023 (DISTOMOS)

General Information

• Project title: Restricting access to antibiotics: The effectiveness of government policy intervention
• Type: Project looking for partner
• Organisation: University of Canberra
• Country: Australia (AU)
• Career stage: Early Career Researcher (up to 8 years** since PhD).

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 2: to develop or improve existing strategies, technologies or methods, or data use strategies to support One Health AMR surveillance
• One Health Setting:

  Human Health

• Keywords:

  prescribing trends; antibiotics; government policy

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  I am an Australian pharmacist and academic. I am looking for other researchers who want to explore the appropriate and judicious prescribing of antibiotics. While I would like to explore a multifaceted appr coach, I am keen to explore the impact that recent government policy (changing the way we prescribe antibiotics) is having.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  I want to examine government policy interventions that change the prescription of antibiotics and how this impacts the number and use of antibiotics that can lead to antimicrobial resistance. I would like to join with others wanting to explore this across countries.

Mary Bushell

• Organisation: University of Canberra
• Position: Clinical Assistant Professor
• E-mail: mary.bushell@canberra.edu.au
• Phone: 0417 063 083
• Web: researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/persons/mary-bushell