Global Strategy Lab

📣 Just published! 🌏 What can the Montreal Protocol teach us about managing antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? Our new BMJ Global Health publication suggests there is plenty to learn from this global environmental agreement, adapting nine principles of equity, flexibility, and accountability to address the global issue of #AMR. Learn how these lessons can shape our approach to AMR governance. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eJeRt3   Congratulations to authors Tina Nanyangwe-Moyo, PhD, Gabriel Fezza, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Steven Hoffman, Arne Ruckert, Samuel Orubu, and Mathieu JP Poirier for their efforts in driving this publication forward!    This publication is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada , SSHRC-CRSH, and the Wellcome Trust project.

Social inequities fueled COVID-19 infections and deaths in the eight largest cities of the Americas. Read GSL’s latest publication, ‘Social epidemiology of urban COVID-19 inequalities in Latin America and Canada’ in the International Journal for Equity in Health ➡ https://bit.ly/4dT9YfC Congratulations to authors Mathieu JP Poirier, Andrea Morales Caceres, Tieneke Dykstra, Aline Dayrell Ferreira Sales & Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa for their contributions to this important publication!

Last week we celebrated the Global Strategy Lab’s 10-year anniversary. Over the past decade, GSL has become one of Canada's leading social science research and policy institutes. This impact has been made possible through partnerships and support of some of the very best colleagues, mentors, funders, staff, and students—some of whom were able to attend the celebration in person. We are forever grateful for their support and contributions.    GSL’s Director of Operations, Lathika Laguwaran; York University's President of Research and Innovation, Amir Asif; Dean of the Faculty of Health, Chris Ardern; and GSL’s Public Health Institutions Research Director, Patrick Fafard, opened the event with reflections on GSL’s growth over the years. The event was emceed by GSL’s Director of Operations Demetria Tsoutouras. And of course, the night couldn’t be complete without words from Founder Steven Hoffman, and Director Mathieu JP Poirier, who provided glimpses of some of the exciting work the Global Strategy Lab is currently working on and is planning to undertake in the future. As we look into the next ten years of the Global Strategy Lab, our commitment remains focused on research for better policies and a healthier world for everyone.  Dive into a recap, photos, and videos of the celebration here ➡ 📷 https://bit.ly/3UedZV3 #GSL10

Congratulations to Mathieu JP Poirier, on becoming the new Director of the Global Strategy Lab! We are very excited to enter this new chapter with Dr. Poirier, who has been a key part of GSL for 8 years. His leadership at the Lab has driven many of our projects forward, from research on the effectiveness of international treaties to our work on antimicrobial resistance (#AMR) policy, most recently focusing on the development of unifying global goals and the design of a scientific panel on AMR. We’re eager to see how his contributions and leadership will continue to shape our work moving forward and contribute to making the world a healthier place for everyone.    Just last week, we celebrated 10 incredible years at GSL. It's amazing to reflect on how far we've come since Founding Director, Steven Hoffman, laid the groundwork for the lab. In this video, our team shares their hopes and visions for the lab's future, and it certainly looks like a bright one ➡️✨🌎 https://bit.ly/3YmsLvg  

🎉 Congratulations to the graduates of the first AMR Policymaking Short Course provided through the AMR Policy Accelerator at the Global Strategy Lab. This course brought together policymakers and researchers from #OneHealth sectors, to strengthen capacity in #AMR policymaking by bringing together theory from social and political science, epidemiology and more, as well as practical learning from group work and the exchange of peer’s experiences. We are pleased to hear from our participants that the course content and discussions will help inform their work going forward. A big thank you to our participants for a week of incredibly engaging discussions! We would also like to thank our partners, York University, CIFAL York, and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), for making this event possible! And a special thanks to our lecturers for the week: Geneviève Boily-Larouche, PhD, PG Cert Arne Ruckert  Kayla Strong  Kadia Petricca  Carolee Carson  Mathieu JP Poirier  Steven Hoffman Mary Wiktorowicz Patrick Fafard A.M. Viens Erica Westwood #AMRPolicy, York U Health Studies

💊 Our #AMRPolicy Accelerator team, Fiona Emdin (Dahdaleh Research Fellow), Clare McGall (Policy Advisor), and Suzanne Naro (Policy Advisor) had a wonderful time attending the 2024 Western Canada One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference!  This conference was a great opportunity for them to meet with people working in #AMR across the sectors. They were able to engage with and learn from stakeholders across the human health sphere including dentists, nurses, pharmacists and doctors, and animal health and environmental experts. 🐷🌿🌎 📌 Some key takeaways from the conference include: 🔵 Engage prescribers and professionals to share best practices to promote antimicrobial stewardship in Canada’s healthcare, veterinary, and environment settings;  🔵 Explore integrating tools and practices into existing health care frameworks to advocate for appropriate antimicrobial use; and  🔵 Reflect on Indigenous knowledge in the development of One Health strategies to mitigate AMR in Canada.  BC Centre for Disease Control, National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System, @antibioticwise.ca #AMR #OH #AMRPolicy 

Victoria Evans has pulled together a fascinating event next Thursday, and I’m honoured to be a part of it! “Fusing Gaming and Healthcare” forms part of Future Makers Week, and I’ll be joined after the talk at the Shadowpox table by the project’s titanic technical director Lalaine Ulit-Destajo. Come say hi!

I had an opportunity to share key findings and implications from my latest publication in this video. It’s inspiring to see how lessons from the Montreal Protocol—which saved the ozone layer—can help us tackle the global AMR crisis. AMR represents a growing global challenge with high stakes. However, there are even greater opportunities for global cooperation to manage this threat. It’s time to prioritize equity, flexibility, and accountability in AMR governance to protect global health. #GlobalHealth #AMR #GSL

🌍 The Montreal Protocol is celebrated for its success in addressing ozone depletion. But what can it teach us about mitigating antimicrobial resistance (#AMR)? Lead author Tina Nanyangwe-Moyo, PhD, walks us through key findings from our latest BMJ Global Health publication and how these lessons can help tackle AMR. 📖💡 Explore the full study here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eJeRt3

Although I have lived in Canada for almost two decades, I am thrilled to finally be visiting the beautiful city of Vancouver for the first time this week to attend the 2024 Western Canada One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference. I am looking forward to the great sessions taking place over the next couple of days; and speaking to all the human and animal health practitioners, researchers, agriculture and government stakeholders, policy- and decision-makers, and industry members working in the field of antimicrobial stewardship!  I will also be presenting two amazing projects my colleagues and I have worked on at the Global Strategy Lab. The two projects I will be presenting are: 🔎 💊 The Role of Gender in Antimicrobial Resistance: Gender considerations are central to the #OH approach, as women, men, and gender-diverse populations are differentially affected by (drug-resistant) infections (e.g., differences in vulnerability to disease, exposure, health care access, diagnosis, and treatment). Key evidence and gender-responsive policies and interventions will be discussed. Arne Ruckert Susan Rogers Van Katwyk Zlatina Dobreva Sarah Paulin-Deschenaux 🐷🌿🌎 Best Practices for One Health Governance to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance in Pakistan: #OH governance is an essential mechanism for addressing AMR.  Therefore, key policy recommendations to strengthen Pakistan’s OH governance structure will be presented based on OH governance best practices.  Arne Ruckert Uswa Shafaque If you are attending the conference, please stop by my posters! I’d love to discuss the topics I’m presenting and hear your thoughts! BC Centre for Disease Control, National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System, antibioticwise.ca #AMR #OH #AntimicrobialStewardship #AMRPolicy