OHAMR Call for proposals 2026

General Information

• Project title: Improving Adherence to Antimicrobial Treatment Protocols in Animal Health
• Type: Project looking for partner
• Organisation: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Country: Germany (DE)
• Career stage: Other.

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 2: Develop tools and methods to improve adherence to treatment protocols.
• One Health Setting:

  H - Human Health

  A - Animal Health

• Keywords:

  farm animals; companion animals; farmers\' / owners\' adherence to treatment protocols; KAP survey; mixed methods approach

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

  Veterinary epidemiologist with strong expertise in use of antimicrobials and social sciences

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

  The project aims to investigate the reasons why pet owners do not follow their veterinarians\' treatment instructions and to evaluate targeted measures to improve compliance. To this end, we aim to employ a mixed-methods approach, which will involve conducting a cross-national KAP survey, as well as qualitative interviews within the countries, and developing tools that enhance compliance. We have planned for each partner to focus on one animal species in their country. We are looking for partners in the poultry and in the pig sector

Roswitha Merle

• Organisation: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Position: Professor
• E-mail: roswitha.merle@fu-berlin.de
• Web: www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/en/einrichtungen/vph/we16/forschung/angewandte_epidemiologie/index.html