Tales of the Resistance

Talking about AMR, what words should we use?

December 19, 2023 iAMResponsible Season 3 Episode 25
Tales of the Resistance
Talking about AMR, what words should we use?
Show Notes

Hosts Mara, Beth, Nafisa, and Saskia discuss effective science communication around antibiotic resistance, specifically what language can be used to most effectively spread awareness of this serious public health threat.

Show notes:
Existing terminology related to antimicrobial resistance fails to evoke risk perceptions and be remembered
One Health and Antibiotic Resistance in Agroecosystems
Antibiotic resistance has a language problem



This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schmidt at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Find out more about the project here. Funding for the iAMResponsbile Project was provided by USDA-NIFA Award Nos. 2017-68003-26497, 2018-68003-27467 and 2018-68003-27545. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

The intro and outro music was by BenSound