Key Messages from Pharmaceutical Issues Priority Action Team [1]
From: Alberta Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Steering Committee
Pharmaceutical Issues Priority Action Team
August, 2012
Dear Member:
As you probably remember from the last meeting, this Priority Action Team is tasked with creating key messages about antimicrobial use in livestock and poultry. These key messages are meant to function as short answers to questions from media, and from producers. Key messages are also meant to pique interest and send people to the Alberta Platform for
Responsible Use of Medicine in Animals (APRUMA.ca) website.
In the next few weeks and months, this team will continue to build relationships and create information related to this topic. As instructed by the steering committee, we will also be providing AFAHW Steering Committee members with short articles that can be used in newsletters, on websites and in speaking notes.
Please note: these key messages are intended to support steering committee members. Some members already have their
own key messages; others may find it useful to amend them.
Dr. Duane Landals
Registrar, Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
Lead, AFAHWSC Pharmaceutical Issues Priority Action Team
Key Messages for MediaOur industry is aware of and very concerned about the issue of antimicrobial resistance and the ways in which our
antimicrobial use may contribute to it.
Antimicrobial resistance is a complex problem that will require close collaboration among human health and animal
health professionals around the world.
Antimicrobial use is essential to ensure the health and welfare of animals as well to maintain a safe and adequate food
supply.
Our industry is committed to lowering the risk of AMR to human health by promoting the use of:
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the right drug
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for the right reason
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at the right dose
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for the right duration.
If you need more specific information,APRUMA.ca is a great resource for more info, or please call Dr. Duane Landals, Registrar of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association.
Key messages for producersAMR is an issue whenever we use drugs: it is up to us to make sure we do things properly.
The issue of AMR and antimicrobial use in agriculture is not to going away; we have to do things properly in order to
ensure continued access to the drugs we need.
It is important to use:
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the right drug
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for the right reason
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at the right dose
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for the right duration.
If you need more specific information, APRUMA.ca is a great resource for more info. If you have a specific question, please contact the association as we have contacts in the professional community to help us access information and advice.