Presented August 3, 2018.
The Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) is an integrated One Health surveillance program that has been operating and evolving since 2002. The basic structure of the program will be presented as well as recent surveillance and research successes and challenges.
Presenter
E. Jane Parmley, DVM, PhD, Veterinary Epidemiologist, Public Health Agency of Canada and Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
AMR has been identified as a global threat to public health. Resistant bacteria and associated genes can move within and between populations of people and animals, making AMR a very complex and contentious issue. Credible, multi-sectoral surveillance data provide information to promote prudent AMU in hospitals, the community, and agriculture.
Objective
The objective of the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) is to provide a unified approach to monitor national trends in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in humans and animals and to facilitate the assessment of the public health impact of antimicrobial use.