Antimicrobial Resistance Subcommittee (AMRSC)

[Michael Wishart]

[Posted on behalf of ACIPC President, Clair Boardman – Moderator]

Antimicrobial Resistance Subcommittee

During 2011 two Colloquia on the issue of antimicrobial resistance
(AMR) were hosted by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in
Health Care. Since the last Colloquium in November, it has been possible
to take advantage of a restructuring of the Australian Health Ministers
Advisory Council (AHMAC) committees. AHMAC endorsed the establishment of
a new subcommittee, to be known as the AMR Subcommittee (AMRSC) in April
2012 to support an integrative approach to the national strategy on AMR
in Australia. As a result, the work of the Colloquia will now be
subsumed into the subcommittee. A preliminary meeting of AMRSC took
place on 11 April 2012.

The AMRSC will report directly to the Australian Health Protection
Principal Committee (AHPPC). AHPPC is attended by Chief Health Officers
from each of the jurisdictions, as well as the Chairs of the Public
Health Laboratory Network, Communicable Disease Network Australia,
Environmental Health Subcommittee, National Health Emergency Management
Subcommittee, and Blood Borne Virus and Sexually Transmissible
Infections Subcommittee. This new subcommittee will provide a voice on
AMR directly to AHMAC via AHPPC.
AMRSC brings together agencies that are currently driving national AMR
activities. AMRSC will not only provide a basis to promote information
exchange, coordination and co-operation at a national level, it will
also provide a platform for Australia to benefit from, and contribute
to, international discussions on AMR.

The role of the AMRSC is to:
Advise the AHPPC on matters relating to AMR.
Provide expert advice and assistance on issues relating to AMR.
Recommend action on national priorities for AMR.

AMRSCs purpose is the development of a national strategy to minimise
AMR. This includes coordination of national activities such as:
a comprehensive national AMR and usage surveillance system
education and stewardship programs
infection prevention and control guidelines
research into AMR and its prevention
a review of the current regulatory system applying to
antimicrobials, and
community and consumer campaigns.

Membership of AMRSC includes nominations from the following
organisations:
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
National Health and Medical Research Council
National Prescribing Service
Australasian Society for Infectious Disease
Australian Society for Antimicrobials
Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
Communicable Disease Network Australia
Public Health Laboratory Network
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
Department of Health and Ageing
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

As its first initiative AMRSC will oversee the production of a scoping
study and development of a business case for national surveillance of
AMR and antimicrobial usage.
Dr Ramon Shaban, Director, (Griffith Graduate Infection Control
Program, Griffith Health Institute Research Centre for Clinical and
Community Practice Innovation) and Associate Professor Keryn
Christiansen (former Head of the Department of Microbiology and
Infectious Diseases at Royal, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth
Hospital in Western Australia) will join me as co-authors of the
report.
Consultation with key stakeholder organisations and individuals will
commence in September 2012. This will be followed by a public
consultation of the draft report December 2012-February 2013.

Dr Marilyn Cruickshank
Chair, Antimicrobial Resistance Subcommittee
marilyn.cruickshank@safetyandquality.gov.au
Ph (02) 9126 3586 | m 0423 842 897

5 June 2012

Michael Wishart

Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control
Logan West Moreton PHU
Ph 34131200 Fax 34131221

To contact Nursing team:
LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

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