Phoebe Williams presenting at #ECCMID2024 on neonatal antimicrobial resistance. High rates of Gram negative bacteria and resistance to ceftriaxone and carbapenems. Need improved diagnostics and better surveillance.

Next ASIDANZ INTREPID webinar is Thurs 1 Feb 2024 6:30 PM AEDT 'How to be an effective #ID advanced trainee' with Tim Gray, Gemma Reynolds, Coen Butter, Phoebe Williams, Dan YEOH, Craig Boutlis.
Register: bit.ly/48Jh3gN

Also Dr Phoebe Williams Phoebe Williams showing the power of a clinical story about the impact of AMR on children to a room with lots of non-clinicians. BioMelbourne Network @ANZPID #AMR inKids #WAAW2023 #AMR

Really interesting to attend the BioMelbourne Network forum on Rethinking AMR with proposed solutions of access Phoebe Williams, improved approval processes MTPConnect, prevention Trevor Lithgow , innovation CARB-X and de-linking payments Renae Beardmore.
#WAAW2023 Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions #AMR

Countless newborn and children worldwide don't have access to tailored medicines made specially for them.

The Global Accelerator for Pediatric Formulations is working to address this problem and ensure children have timely access to treatments and parents don't live in fear.…

Really enjoyed joining CARB-X, MTPConnect Trevor Lithgow and Renae Beardmore to discuss how Australia can enhance access to antimicrobials to treat #MDRinfections caused by #AMR today. Pragmatic solutions posed for a complex problem. Sydney ID Sydney Health

We have 5 terrific speakers and we’re live tweeting with the hashtag #BioForum . So, if you’re on X, please join the conversation. For online guests, please submit any questions that you have via the Zoom Q&A function #AMR #WAAW .

Dr Phoebe Williams says that there's a lot that we don't know about infections in babies. And it's easier for pharma to do clinical studies in adults, so newborn babies often miss out and can't access new antibiotics. #BioForum #AMR #WAAW

Today World Health Organization (WHO) led a very high risk United Nations assessment mission to Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza .

The team saw a hospital no longer able to function: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, medical supplies depleted.

Given this deplorable situation and the condition of many patients,…

Evidence of why this matters. $95 for the full schedule is too high in 2023. Innovation and equity need to work together to achieve fairer prices and optimise the benefits of vaccination for all children Infectious Diseases Fiona Russell ANZPID African Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases PIDS SLIPE sociedad paolo chaparro

@ANZPID member Dr Phoebe Williams Phoebe Williams showing a vivid representation about the over-representation of AMR in NICUs in under-represented countries at #WSPID2023

“Bugs don't respect borders, as we've seen with #COVID19 . And so it's really something that we should all be worried about,” Phoebe Williams tells Regina G. Barber, PhD for NPR. npr.org/2023/11/07/121…

A/Prof Meru Sheel Sydney Health Prof Ramon Z. Shaban Another highlight Phoebe Williams presenting work on #AMR in children and regional capacity building 👏

'Antibiotic resistance is rising more rapidly than we realise. We urgently need new solutions to stop invasive multidrug-resistant infections and the needless deaths of thousands of children each year.' says Phoebe Williams from Sydney ID and University of Sydney 🦠💊

New data suggests that several antibiotics recommended to treat serious childhood bacterial infections are now less than 50% effective in areas of southeast Asia and the Pacific. Learn more: bit.ly/3QKEhg1

“Once an #antibiotic -resistant bug gets in and infects one baby, it spreads like wildfire,” Phoebe Williams says. theguardian.com/australia-news…

“ #Antibiotic resistance is rising more rapidly than we realize. We urgently need new solutions to stop invasive multidrug-resistant infections and the needless deaths of thousands of children each year,” University of Sydney’s Phoebe Williams warns. cosmosmagazine.com/health/medicin…

Huge thanks to Paul Turner, Liz Ashley, Mark Jones, Yue Wu, Tom, Robert Duguid Ben Dickson Nerida Moore and others who worked so hard on this paper to enable these important findings to be shared Tropical Medicine Oxford Wellcome

It has been so fantastic to have the opportunity to get #AMR in kids on the world agenda. I hope this sees more funding for research in this area. Enjoyed discussing access vs excess challenges with BBC World Service bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… Sydney ID Sydney Health Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)

Great to chat about AMR and the huge delays in access to efficacious, new agents for kids with multidrug-resistant infections - thanks ABC News...Antimicrobial resistance brings next global health crisis to Australia's doorstep abc.net.au/listen/program…