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The Antimicrobials: Behaviour and Cognition Network is a global community of interdisciplinary researchers with a joint vision of tackling antimicrobial resistance through behavioural science approaches. https://www.a-bc.network/
📢 New in OFID!
Many adults ≥65yrs have harmless bacteria in their urine (ASB) often misdiagnosed as a UTI ⏩ harmful antibiotic use.
We found US adults ≥65 given an educational leaflet were more comfortable avoiding antibiotics for ASB & less likely to mistake ASB for UTI! 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
Happening today! Please join us 5:15 pm in person in Room 448 (UCL EP, 26 Bedford Way). Full details on our website. All welcome!
Tomorrow marks the start of 🌍 World AMR Awareness Week 2025! We’ll be sharing insights from our AMR research as psychologists at @univie.ac.at @ipb.bsky.social @unierfurt.bsky.social and BNITM. Like/share this post for updates throughout the week! #AMR #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek #WAAW2025
Our new research shows that explaining the nature of illness and providing point-of-care test results to patients might be just quite useful tools to calibrate their antibiotic expectations (changing threshold but also discernment)... #antibiotic @abc-network.bsky.social @essexuni.bsky.social
I had an interesting 2nd day at #ICBM2025 in Vienna today. In our session, I presented our work on communicating about #AMR and pudent antibiotic use when new antibiotics are developed.
Please visit @abc-network.bsky.social if you are interested in the emerging field of behavioral research and AMR.
🌍 Join the fight against antimicrobial resistance!
Be a part of the #TARGetAMR community - connect, share, and act with global experts tackling AMR together. 🔬
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An inspiring keynote by @aliciad3.medsky.social at our Behavioral Insights and AMR workshop about how behavioral science can contribute to amr stewardship
Great conference in #Vienna last week thanks to @abc-network.bsky.social!
www.linkedin.com/posts/cortne...
@evakrockow.bsky.social kick-starting the workshop on Behavioral insights and AMR with her talk about AMR risk communication... we need to communicate about AMR better.
Finally I get to meet @cortneyprice.bsky.social in person! Inspiring and hugely engaging talk on behavioural science in #AMR, touching on experiential strategies for policy influence.
Thought provoking keynote from @cortneyprice.bsky.social about how behavioral scientists should approach and influence policy makers
Excited to be in Vienna for this year's Behavioural Insights & Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop by the ABC network. Looking forward to a stimulating day and interesting discussions! Thanks for hosting us,
@robertboehm.bsky.social!
#AMR
#antibioticresistance
I'm Zooming to Vienna from the U.S. for the 3rd #BehaviouralInsights & #AntimicrobialResistance Workshop.
Kudos to @abc-network.bsky.social for sustainable international conferencing!
I'll share highlights (even if I need to sleep through sessions starting at 3:30 AM my time 😅).
Great program! 👇
Excellent talk by @miroslavsirota.bsky.social arguing that 'wicked learning environments' create misguided intuitions and expectations about antibiotics.
Get ready for #SMDM25 in Ann Arbor! 🎉 Alistair Thorpe presents 16 June 9:15 am on what US adults w/ self-reported antibiotic allergies think about delabeling.
He's also looking forward to clinician cross talk, and reconnecting with colleagues!
#MedicalDecisionMaking
For those enjoying Dr Spivak’s talk on greenhouse gases and antimicrobial stewardship, check out her paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Are you passionate about health care decision making? Join the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and connect with a global network of experts driving innovation in medical decision science! 🧠
Learn more and become a member today 👉 loom.ly/jRkLGQ8
#SMDM
Joined today to promote our paper! Proud to be a part of this team. @athorpe8.bsky.social @angiefagerlin.bsky.social @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social
Super excited to share key findings from our study in JAMA NO!
Freq abx users (≥3 in 12mo) more likely to report:
-wanting abx for an URI 💊
-Needing help w/health-related materials 📖
-Medical maximizing (prefer to act vs watch/wait) 🚀
-Disbelief in science 🚫🔬
💻: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
This is just a reminder that the application deadline for this year's Behavioural Insights & Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop (15./16. May in Vienna) is approaching. Submit your work until 31. March and visit us in Vienna! For further information, see www.a-bc.network/active.html
also @mariejuanchich.bsky.social @miroslavsirota.bsky.social and @corneliabetsch.bsky.social ☺️
Exciting work from ABC Network members: news about new antibiotics shapes public views on #AMR - who knew!
@riangross.bsky.social @elisie.bsky.social @mariejuanchich.bsky.social @miroslavsirota.bsky.social @corneliabetsch.bsky.social @robertboehm.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jacamr/artic...
Join us for the ABC Network's 3rd Behavioral Insights & Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop in Vienna (or online) this May 15-16. 🌟
👉 Click here to register: www.a-bc.network/active.html
Registration closes March 31st! ⏳
#AMR #AMS
A close-up microscopic image shows bacteria in shades of purple and brown on a textured gray surface. White text in bold reads “Antimicrobial resistance,” with “A GLOBAL THREAT” underneath. The UN Environment Programme logo is in the top right corner.
🔬 What is antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and why does it matter?
AMR occurs when microorganisms become resistant to treatments, posing a major threat to global health and the environment. Its impacts, causes, and the need for a #OneHealth approach: www.unep.org/topics/chemi...
Hugely important work led by Dr. Emily Spivak on the environmental impact of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in the US: ~66 million unnecessary prescriptions in 2022 estimated to have produced the CO2 equivalent of driving a car around the earth ~194 times! #AMR #AMS
doi.org/10.1017/ash....
Figure 3. Effects of the infographics on wanting antibiotics (top), realizing an upper respiratory infection is probably not bacterial (middle), and realizing that — in such circumstances — one probably does not need antibiotics (bottom) for Experiment 1 (left) and replication Experiment 2 (right) with 95% confidence intervals.
Figures 4. Effects of the infographic and text message on asking for antibiotics (top), trying over-the-counter medication instead ntibiotics (middle), and trust in a doctor who offered antibiotics that were probably unnecessary (bottom) in Experiment 1 (left) and replication Experiment 2 (right) with 95% confidence intervals.
Our latest preprint validated low-cost #globalRisk reduction stimuli.
An infographic and text message improved #antibiotic decisions in ways that may reduce existential risks of #AntimicrobialResistance.
osf.io/preprints/psy...
#xRisk #CogSci #Medicine #Edu #SciComm #bioethics
Join us for the ABC Network's 3rd Behavioral Insights & Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop in Vienna (or online) this May 15-16. 🌟
👉 Click here to register: www.a-bc.network/active.html
Registration closes March 31st! ⏳
#AMR #AMS
Great starterpack! We'd love to be added!
A starter pack for people interested in behavioral, cognitive and cultural aspects of antimicrobial resistance.
Happy to add you if you are active in this area.
go.bsky.app/9i8zPz
See also www.a-bc.network
#AMR #AntibioticResistance #AntibioticStewardship #BehavioralInsights #AMRBehaviorChange
Exciting News! 🌟
Come and join us in lovely Vienna for the 3rd Behavioral Insights & Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop
📅 15–16 May 2025 📍University of Vienna (and online)
👉 Register by March 31st: www.a-bc.network/active.html