Antimicrobial Resistance and its Consequences
Do you want to know what the leading cause of death will be by 2050?
On Monday the 6th of March, UCG’s very own Medico (the medical committee of Caerus) will try to provide an answer to this question. The guest lecture that they organize will be about antimicrobial resistance and its consequences. Antimicrobial resistance deals with bacteria that grow resistant to antibiotics. In the future, these ‘super-bacteria’ will lead to ineffectiveness of antibiotics and it will mean that we can no longer cure people with the antibiotics we have today. The simplest infections will lead to severe consequences.
Jan-Willem Dik, PhD, will briefly elaborate on the antimicrobial resistance but will mostly focus on the societal and economical impact of this complex problem. The lecture will be livestreamed through Periscope on Monday 6th of March at 18:00 (CET).
Were you unable to watch the livestream? You are able to watch the recording here.
| Last modified: | 09 March 2017 10.08 a.m. |
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