Dr. Andrew Hennenfent, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, is the Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Program Manager for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) where he oversees the planning and response of antimicrobial stewardship efforts and infection prevention technical assistance provided to Iowa healthcare personnel to improve infection control practices in all settings. Dr. Hennenfent completed an applied epidemiology fellowship in infectious disease at the District of Columbia Department of Public Health then oversaw the city’s emerging and zoonotic disease program. Dr. Hennenfent has worked for the State of Iowa since 2018.

 

The ABCs of AMR: The Modern Landscape of Antimicrobial Resistance

At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe how antimicrobial resistance started.
• Discuss How resistance spreads.
• Identify Current multidrug resistant organisms of concern in the U.S. and Iowa
• Give examples of steps everyone can take to stop resistance.