1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern
Monday, May 18, 2026 1:00 PM Eastern Time (EST/EDT) (EST/EDT) – 2:00 PM Eastern Time (EST/EDT) (EST/EDT)
ISCAID Zoom Room
Same Drugs, Different Worlds: Global challenges in antimicrobial stewardship in companion animals
Antimicrobial resistance is a Global One health issue that requires a unified approach across all sectors and across all countries. Antimicrobial stewardship plays a key role in addressing antimicrobial resistance, but can the approach be uniform across the globe? In this session we review how legislation, cultural and behavioral differences can impact on effective stewardship, and what lessons may be applicable to our own stewardship journey.
Presented by: Dr. Ian Battersby, BVSc, DSAM, DipECVIM-CA, FRCVS
Dr. Ian Battersby became a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and European Specialist in small animal medicine in 2005 and subsequent worked within a large referral centre (Davies Veterinary Specialists UK) in which he held a number of positions including head of service and director. In 2022 -2025, he was appointed the Global Pharmaceutical Stewardship lead for Mars Veterinary Health. Ian now provides Internal Medicine consultancy services and continues to participate in projects in which the companion animal sector can contribute to One Health. Of note, in 2012 he conceptualised and developed the BSAVA ” Are you PROTECTING Antibiotics scheme ” for which he received the BSAVA Melton Award and was awarded the RCVS Fellowship. Ian has served as Chairman of the Trustees for 10 years for the Charity Mission Rabies which specializes in Rabies prevention in underdeveloped countries. Ian is currently a Trustee of The Worldwide Veterinary service and Mission Rabies, a specialists advisor for the charity Street Vet and a member of the Defra (UK Government) CORE Rabies Group.
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