Colleagues of APUA are deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Dr Thomas O’Brien, previous Vice President of APUA. Dr Thomas F. O'Brien was the first director of the division of infectious diseases at what is now Brigham and Women's Hospital and warned of the increasing danger of antimicrobial resistance decades ago. Together with Dr John Stelling, Dr O’Brien codirected and cofounded the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre for Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance. On behalf of the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA), Dr O'Brien was instrumental in preparing the WHO report on "Antibiotic resistance: synthesis of recommendations by expert policy groups" in 2001 with then APUA President, Prof. Stuart B. Levy. You can read that report here ⬇️ Dr O'Brien leaves a strong legacy in the field of antimicrobial resistance and our thoughts are with his family and friends and this very sad time. Read more about Dr O'Brien in this heartfelt obituary in the Boston Globe Media ⬇️ (fb)

🌟#WAAW2024 Special Issue🌟 To celebrate World AMR Awareness Week last year, APUA and @ischemo published a special edition of its newsletter to showcase the work of APUA in combating AMR. One year on, the content is as relevant so we are resharing ICYMI https://t.co/J2vQPRRyZQ https://t.co/7XKWocZdUs (tw)