18 - 24 November 2024
AMR is a growing global threat that jeopardises modern medicine and the effectiveness of treatments for both humans and animals. As resistance to antibiotics increases, infections and injuries that were once easily treatable are becoming more difficult, or even impossible, to manage. In 2019, it was estimated that 1.27 million deaths worldwide were caused by infections resistant to antibiotics.
To support our members and IPC practitioners we have created a suite of resources that can be used this WAAW. We have signposted you to national and international campaign resources, webinars that are taking place throughout WAAW and member created WAAW tools that can be adapted and adopted for your use.
The theme for the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024 is “Educate. Advocate. Act now” and is a call to the global community to educate stakeholders on AMR, advocate for bold commitments and take concrete actions in response to AMR.
IPS Member Created Resources
IV Oral Switch ACED Poster A4 V2
IV oral switch card 85x54mm V1
UKHSA IV oral switch decision aid A3
IV-Oral Antibiotics A4 Digital Poster
IV oral switch screensaver
CARES_WAAW_teams background_zc_v1
IV-Oral Antibiotics A4 Digital Poster
Webinars
External Resources
Antibiotic Guardian
Pledge to be an Antibiotic Guardian
Antibiotic Guardian Shared Learning Awards
Entries are now open for the 2024/25 Antibiotic Guardian Shared Learning Awards. For more information and to submit your entry, please visit the Antibiotic Guardian website. Note that entries will close on 23rd December.
GOV.UK
- Campaign guide: joint quadripartite guide offers key information and ideas on how you can participate in the commemoration of WAAW.
- Campaign materials: a variety of materials like posters, flyers, social media cards, stamps, videos, GIFs, available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian.
- “AMR is invisible. I am not.”: various multilingual communication materials are available, all based on the stories of AMR survivors, patients, and carers.
- Quadripartite resources: check out the joint campaign resources across human, animal, plant, and environment sectors.
NHS England
The AMR Programme Team at NHS England has created this collaborative space on FutureNHS for sharing information during WAAW 2024 and beyond. Details including registration for WAAW 2024 national webinars delivered by the NHS AMR Programme are here-
- Mon 18th - “Antibiotic-sparing strategies for recurrent UTI" (Time: Due to international time zones, this event will be held between 4pm - 5pm)
- Tue 19th - “Behind the scenes - driving improvements in WaRe antibiotic use in hospitals" (12:30 - 1.30pm)
- Tue 19th - "AMR/ Diagnostics Blood Culture Pathway optimization in Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - Case study Claire Burnett" (1.30pm - 2.15pm)
- Wed 20th - Launch of the ESPAUR REPORT (PM, time tbc)
- Thu 21st - “Recognising infection and improving antibiotic prescribing in children with a Learning Disability or Autism" (12:30 - 1.30pm)
- Fri 22nd - "Launch: Resource for Prescribing Improvement Schemes Concepts”(12:30 - 1:30pm)
5-year national action plan (NAP) ‘Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-5-year-action-plan-for-antimicrobial-resistance-2024-to-2029/confronting-antimicrobial-resistance-2024-to-2029
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) and European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD)
This toolkit aims to provide quick and ready-to-use resources to support local World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) campaigns. The toolkit is focused on digital messaging to support speed and ease of communication, while including a wide variety of suggestions for engagement with engagement with healthcare professionals, patients and members of the pubic.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-antibiotic-awareness-day-resources-toolkit-for-healthcare-professionals-in-england/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week-waaw-and-european-antibiotic-awareness-day-eaad
UKHSA English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR)
https://khub.net/web/ukhsa-english-surveillance-programme-for-antimicrobial-utilisation-and-resistance-espaur/public-library
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Addressing gender inequalities in national action plans on antimicrobial resistance (who.int)
World AMR Awareness Week 2024
World health organisational resources and campaign guide using the theme “Educate. Advocate. Act now.”
WHO Media Library
WHO WAAW campaign materials in different languages includes posters, backgrounds, videos and infographics
Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group
World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW)
Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group resources; also includes Scottish assets:
- Keep antibiotics working stakeholder toolkit
- SAPG Social media assets including imagery and animation
- Posters
- web banner
Access WAAW resources specific for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
If you have any other useful resources that you wish to add to this page please get in touch with lynne.duncan@ips.uk.net.
Remember to please share your WAAW celebrations, innovations and projects with us either on social media (using #IPSWAAW) or via email, so we can spotlight them in our digest.