TRAINING & EDUCATION

Training

EU-JAMRAI 2 enhances the exchange of best practices and is committed to professionals training across human, veterinary and environmental health to support them in addressing the challenges of antimicrobial resistance.

During the four years of the Joint Action, several training programs and educational activities will be carried out, such as:

AMS in human health educational program

P2P exchange programs:

  • Design of an online Mentorship program
  • Development of an on-site Observership program

AMS in animal health educational program

  • Development of P2P activities
  • Visits to other countries identified as good practices on AMS in companion animal and animal production
  • Design of a veterinary module on AMS in collaboration with the Study Group for Veterinary Microbiology

AMS in environment – Training of the trainers

Creation of a training toolkit for adult learners incorporating teaching innovations.

Behavior change in human health – educational activities

Organization of training workshops focused on behaviour science theory to underpin IPC effective change interventions in human and animal health.

Infection Prevention and Control educational activities

Human health

EU-JAMRAI 2 is collaborating with EUCIC (The European Committee on Infection Control) in establishing a peer-to-peer (P2P) programme and in developing mentorship and observership activities.

The P2P programme is planned to offer a number of actions:

  • Needs Assessment questionnaire to partners, IPC societies and IPC ground personnel
  • Quarterly webinars are organized to address essential topics in IPC. This initiative aims to provide valuable insight in partnership with key groups working in this field
  • An online platform will be created to facilitate Q&A and discussions with IPC experts
  • Exchange forums with IPC experts: Regular meetings or virtual sessions will be set up by for participants to discuss specific topics leading to position papers, other forums will be to share practices and experiences.
  • Mathing of partners between EUCIC IPC experts and partners will be organized depending on needs
  • Observership/country visits are to be decided.
  • A literature review in IPC is performed three times a year and published at the EUCIC educational website.

Webinars 2025

  • March 7th, 2025 13.00-14.00 CET Controlling Outbreaks in Healthcare: The role of Environmental Hygiene
  • June 6th, 2025 13.00-14.00 CET: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Epidemiology and Infection Prevention and Control
  • September 5th, 2025 13:00-14:00 CET Matching surveillance targets with IPC implementation
  • December 5th, 2025, 13:00-14:00 CET Pre-operative antibiotic prophylaxis
Replay of 2025 webinars are to be found here:

The P2P programme is also described at the EUCIC website (Educational activities) which in addition communicate information about other webinars in the field of IPC in the European region and listing locally organized P2P events that we know of.

EARS-Vet

This network will support EU countries with no surveillance system in diseased animals to develop one via country visits, peer to peer exchange and other knowledge transfer activities.

More information about EARS-Vet

education

Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat, and its challenges must be faced by all society layers at different levels. EU-JAMRAI2 will contribute to raise awareness with different actions and activities devoted to school and students of all ages, such as:

Primary school
Dissemination of Micro Combat app game
Use and promotion of a Debate Kit about AMR

Secondary school
Organisation of a Micro combat high school international competition
Design of an Escape Room experience based on AMR

University
Creation of an E-library with AMR contents and lessons.