Open the “The looming crisis of antibiotic resistance” link
and click on Listen (play icon). Take notes as you listen to the CBC
radio interview with Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for the United Kingdom, in which
she discusses the antibiotic resistance crisis. (In case you’re wondering, “Dame” in this context
is like the female version of Sir; Dr. Davies has been knighted by the queen.) Also read the brief
Scientific American Article “Getting the upper hand on superbugs” . I’ll attach this article below.
radio interview with Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for the United Kingdom, in which
she discusses the antibiotic resistance crisis. (In case you’re wondering, “Dame” in this context
is like the female version of Sir; Dr. Davies has been knighted by the queen.) Also read the brief
Scientific American Article “Getting the upper hand on superbugs” . I’ll attach this article below.
Suppose you are a high-level Public Health Official with PHAC (the Public Health Agency of
Canada). You will be advising the Minister of Health regarding strategies for dealing with
antibiotic resistance. The Minister has oversight over many other health-related matters, such
as rising cancer rates, vaccination programs, and bioterrorism preparedness. He has access to
only a limited pool of resources and needs to prioritize.
Canada). You will be advising the Minister of Health regarding strategies for dealing with
antibiotic resistance. The Minister has oversight over many other health-related matters, such
as rising cancer rates, vaccination programs, and bioterrorism preparedness. He has access to
only a limited pool of resources and needs to prioritize.
Write a letter to the minister
explaining why and how PHAC needs to take action.
Don’t feel that you need to do extensive research; you can just use the information from the
interview, the assigned article and course/lecture material. You will be graded on a well organized logical argument, accuracy of information, amount of information, writing clarity,
and professional tone. Don’t forget to tell the Minister where you got your information by citing
your sources.
explaining why and how PHAC needs to take action.
Don’t feel that you need to do extensive research; you can just use the information from the
interview, the assigned article and course/lecture material. You will be graded on a well organized logical argument, accuracy of information, amount of information, writing clarity,
and professional tone. Don’t forget to tell the Minister where you got your information by citing
your sources.
Listen to the podcast link provided below this is the most important, read the superbugs article and also read lecture material intext cite lecture material as (lecture, 2024). Make sure to do intext citation for podcast and article as well. Use all 3 sources for the letter.
Article and lecture material attache below!
Link to podcast: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/kathy-reichs-antibiotic-resistance-objects-of-burden-john-cleese-1.3206948/the-looming-crisis-of-antibiotic-resistance-1.3207062?x-eu-country=false
Assignment Grading Overview:
Amount of relevant, accurate content – 10 points
Organization and logical argument – 5 points
Sentence clarity, grammar, and spelling – 3 points
Professional style and tone – 2 points
Referencing (in-text citations and reference page) – 5 points