Communication, Narratives and Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop
The World Health Organisation has declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as one of the ‘top global and public health development threats.’ This one-day workshop will approach the problem from a Humanities perspective. It will focus on the power of narrative and communication in discussions around antimicrobial resistance. Topics will include:


Narratives of antibiotic resistance in both primary and secondary healthcare, with a focus on clinician-patient encounters.
The communication of antimicrobial resistance through journalism and social media.
The role of scientific publishing in highlighting the challenges of antimicrobial resistance.
The power of art and design in communicating information about antibiotics.


The workshop will draw together a wide range of perspectives with participants from the fields of patient activism, journalism, philosophy, microbiology, history, medicine, nursing, policy, and art and design.

All welcome, no registration required.

Funding: This work is generally sponsored by the John Fell Fund (via the Medical Humanities Programme) and the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford.

Convenors: Sally Frampton, Alberto Giubilini, Tess Johnson, Will Matlock.
Date: 16 May 2024, 9:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Venue: Merton College, Merton Street OX1 4JD
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organising department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Organiser: Dr Sally Frampton (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: sally.frampton@history.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Oxford Medical Humanities
Booking required?: Not required
Booking url: https://torch.ox.ac.uk/event/communication-narratives-and-antimicrobial-resistance-workshop
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Belinda Clark, Krisztina Lugosi, Alexia Lewis