The National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Antibiotics Council co-chairs, Dr. Heather Fowler and Dr. Alexandra Medley have been leading the Symposium planning team in preparing a Symposium program with an extensive list of impressive speakers. NIAA will host the 14th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Denver, Colorado at the Colorado State University’s SPUR Campus from November 19-21, 2024.
In August, NIAA convened animal agriculture leaders in Atlanta, Georgia to meet with human and animal health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prior to their antimicrobial resistance discussion with leaders at the 79th UN General Assembly. Through ongoing discussions with public health leaders, animal agriculture leaders identify opportunities to concretely improve One Health outcomes. Additionally, farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians provide context about on-farm and ranch practices regarding the use of antibiotics and antimicrobials.
The Symposium program will continue to lead animal agriculture’s work in a One Health approach to antimicrobial stewardship and combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Animal agriculture will benefit from the expertise and guidance of the following speakers and topics at the 14th Annual Antibiotics Symposium:
Retaining Rural Health Professionals for One Health
Dr. Elizabeth Strand, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Communication across the value chain
Dr. Ken Opengart, 3 Birds Consulting
Dr. Renata Ivanek, Cornell University
Dr. KatieRose McCullough, The Meat Institute
Surveillance of resistance across the One Health spectrum
Dr. Jay Garland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Keira Stuart, National Veterinary Services Laboratories
Helen Johnston, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Dr. Heather Tate, Food & Drug Administration
Dr. Alan B. Franklin, U.S. Department of Agriculture – APHIS/WS
Dr. Kaitlin Tagg, CDC NARST
Dr. Randy Singer, University of Minnesota
Dan Kullot, Dairy Farmers of America
Barriers to reduction and stewardship (all sectors)
Dr. Paul Plummer, University of Tennessee/NIAMRRE
Dr. Chelsey Shively, U.S. Department of Agriculture – APHIS
Dr. Kartik Cherabuddi, University of Florida
Accessing and Leveraging Dashboards for AMR and AMU
Dr. Amanda Kreuder, Iowa State University
Dr. Casey Cazer, Cornell University
Dr. Armando E. Hoet, The Ohio State University
Matt Sutton-Vermeulen, NASDA [Context Network]
Dr. Kate Huebner, Food & Drug Administration
Dr. Delfy Gochez, World Organization for Animal Health
Claudine Kabera, Food & Drug Administration
Metrics beyond use
Dr. Valerie Morley, Ginkgo Bioworks
Claudine Kabera, Food & Drug Administration
Dr. Chelsey Shively, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Randy Singer, University of Minnesota
Dr. Kris Johannsen, NIAMRRE
Join NIAA and animal agriculture stakeholders at the 14th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in November. To register and review the agenda, visit www.AnimalAgriculture.org. For assistance or media passes, please contact Morgan Young, Director of Communications and Outreach for the National Institute for Animal Agriculture at morgan.young@animalagriculture.org.
