Name: Superbugs - Can we stop them?
Start: 2017-05-15T
End: 2017-05-15T
Location: Art House Cafe

Super bacteria are a real threat. Its estimated that by 2050 infections will kill more people than cancer due to increasing resistance to our medicines. Can we prevent a Superbugs apocalypse? Find out from the specialists fighting infectious diseases.

Please note that this event is not accessible for those with impaired mobility. Children are welcome.

Unstoppable STIs

Myron Christodoulides (Professor of Bacteriology)

Gonorrhea is the 2nd most commonly reported infectious disease and we are down to 1 recommended effective class of antibiotic to treat it. Dr Christodoulides has been working hard to try and develop a vaccine to prevent it - can he do it?

Save our antibiotics

Kordo Saeed (Consultant microbiologst, Winchester hospital)

Hear from a doctor on the frontline. Dr Saeed is a consultant microbiologist at winchester hospital and the lead antimicrobial steward.

Contagium

Dr Anand Fernadez (Consultant in health protection, Wessex)

Health protection teams work tirelessly around the country to track and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Hear about the situation in our local area from Dr Fernandex, a Consultant in Health Protection at Public Health England.

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