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 to confront AMR.

For WAAW 2024, NHS England’s AMR Programme team will be delivering a series of daily educational webinars with experts covering a range of topics of interest to both Primary and Secondary Care audiences.  For further information and to register go to: World AMR Awareness Week 2024 | NHS England Events

Antibiotic-sparing strategies for recurrent UTI: Symptoms attributable to uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) are common and account for considerable personal suffering and healthcare resource use. A recent study of over 1.5 million adult women in Wales over a 10-year period reported that 6% had recurrent UTI.

Alternatives to antibiotics for the prevention of recurrent UTI are increasingly important to reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance and preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for treatment of acute infection.

In this webinar we will hear from a panel of international experts regarding antibiotic-sparing strategies for prevention of recurrent UTI including: evidence from clinical trials on the use of D-mannose; long-term studies of methenamine hippurate; as well as the use of vaginal oestrogens.

Our speakers for this webinar are:-

• Gail Hayward, NIHR Healthtech Research Centre in Community Healthcare
• Hege Salvesen Blix, Norwegian Institute of Public health;
• Ashley Winter, Chief Medical Officer of Odela Health in Los Angeles, California.

Time: Please note that due to the international nature of this session, the webinar will take place between 16:00 and 17:00

Who is this event suitable for: Health professionals working in primary care settings (including community pharmacy) and secondary care settings, caring for patients with recurrent UTI, including: doctors, nurses, non-medical prescribers, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

For further details and if you would like to register for a place please click here