Superbugs & You

Superbugs & You

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Superbugs & You episodes

  • A Future Foretold

    In this final episode of Season 1, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted strategies to address antimicrobial resistance. Our guests will describe the patient experience of surviving COVID, the role of antimicrobial stewardship in managing COVID patients, and how the COVID-19 pandemic potentiates AMR and emerging approaches to the surveillance, treatment and prevention of AMR.

    57 min
  • Resistance That Spreads Through the Air: Tuberculosis

    In this episode, we discuss the global issue of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis or TB. Our guests in this episode will describe living with TB, and the experience of managing these difficult-to-treat infections. They will also examine the role that social structures, local governance, accessible and affordable treatments, and patient advocacy play in tuberculosis transmission and management.

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  • Resistance That Spreads Through the Air

    In this episode, we discuss the global issue of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis or TB. Our guests in this episode will describe living with TB, and the experience of managing these difficult-to-treat infections. They will also examine the role that social structures, local governance, accessible and affordable treatments, and patient advocacy play in tuberculosis transmission and management.

    53 min
  • Stalking the Silent Killer: Sepsis

    In this episode, we discuss sepsis and the challenge of an infection caused by a drug-resistant microorganism. Our guests describe the long-term patient experience of surviving and living with a sepsis diagnosis, as well as the current diagnosis and treatment options for sepsis. Finally, we discuss global approaches for new treatments, and the need for advocacy and awareness. 

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  • Stalking the Silent Killer

    In this episode, we discuss sepsis and the challenge of an infection caused by a drug-resistant microorganism. Our guests describe the long-term patient experience of surviving and living with a sepsis diagnosis, as well as the current diagnosis and treatment options for sepsis. Finally, we discuss global approaches for new treatments, and the need for advocacy and awareness. 

    54 min
  • A Global Problem Close to Home

    In this episode we discuss the global impact of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections. Our guests in this episode will describe the experience of living through, diagnosing, and managing these difficult-to-treat infections. 

    54 min
  • Season 1 Trailer | Superbugs and You: True Stories From Scientists and Patients Around the Globe
    Infections caused by highly drug resistant bacteria, or “superbugs,” are becoming more and more common, making antimicrobial resistance one of the world’s greatest health threats. Drug-resistant infections can affect anyone, and we are all at risk.
    In this podcast miniseries, we will dig deeper into this global crisis through fascinating conversations with patients, clinicians, and researchers. We’ll also highlight actions the average citizen can take today to make sure the drugs we already have stay effective, in order to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities.
    Subscribe for new episodes beginning on November 24th!
    This podcast is co-created by the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) and the Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition.
    Visit the CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship Project website: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/asp
    Visit the Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition website: https://antimicrobialresistancefighters.org/
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About Superbugs & You

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CIDRAP-ASP currently produces two distinct podcast series (Superbugs and You, and Stewardship Spotlight), which focus on a multitude of issues relevant to antimicrobial resistance through…

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