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The Social Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance

University of Amsterdam

About this Course

Sonar-Global is a collaborative work to mobilize social sciences against infectious threats. It is a sustainable international network to strengthen the active participation of the social sciences in the prevention and response to infectious threats, including those posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and vaccine hesitancy. 
The Sonar-Global's Social Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance MOOC is an independent course for non-social scientists who want to know more about the social dimensions of AMR. Furthermore, the course is also the basis for the OPERATE-SOC AMR curriculum, which is a curriculum developed for trainers who need to provide interdisciplinary training about the social dimensions of antimicrobial resistance to non-social scientists.  This MOOC includes lectures on important social science dimensions by 19 social science experts in the field of AMR, and it has been fully developed by social scientists. 

The training objectives of this MOOC are: 
•	To provide a guided introduction to the social dimensions of AMR 
•	To learn about the relevance of social science perspectives and approaches in the study of AMR
•	To get introduced to the need for interdisciplinary collaboration with social scientists when working on AMR
•	To serve as a basis for the Sonar-Global OPERATE-SOC curriculum

For more information, please visit the website: www.sonar-global.eu

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

What you will learn

To render visible the social dimensions of AMR
To learn about social science perspectives and tools
To learn about interdisciplinary collaboration

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

Instructors

Danny de Vries

Associate Professor Anthropology of Health

Department of Anthropology

47 Learners

1 Course

Luisa Toro-Alzate

Global Health Researcher

47 Learners

1 Course

Offered by

University of Amsterdam

A modern university with a rich history, the University of Amsterdam

(UvA) traces its roots back to 1632, when the Golden Age school Athenaeum Illustre was established to train students in trade and philosophy. Today, with more than 39,000 students, 5,000 staff and 285 study programmes (Bachelor's and Master's), many of which are taught in English, and a budget of more than 600 million euros, it is one of the largest comprehensive universities in Europe. It is a member of the League of European Research Universities and also maintains intensive contact with other leading research universities around the world.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Social Sciences & AMR basics

This module introduces the course, presents the definitions of AMR and social sciences, and explore the complexity of AMR. Also, introduces AMR from a biomedical and social science perspective and shows the role that social science/social scientists play(s) in this field.

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 122 min), 11 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction to course20m

Involvement of the social sciences in AMR20m

The global burden of AMR16m

Social science research strategies26m

Language and imaginings of AMR 12m

The complexity of antimicrobial resistance9m

Epidemics and AMR14m

11 readings

Introduction to course2m

Historical milestones in the development of attention to the AMR issue2m

About the involvement of the social sciences in AMR1m

About the global burden of AMR2m

Further video resources9m

Social Sciences as a gap in the field of AMR. 3m

About language and imaginings of AMR 5m

Science and technology studies (STS) approach to AMR5m

The complexity of AMR5m

About epidemics and AMR3m

The super-wicked problem of antimicrobial esistance 3m

2 practice exercises

What did you learn about social sciences research trategies?30m

What did you learn about One Health, linkages and social science priorities?30m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

People and Publics

This module aims to portray the social science dimensions of AMR from a micro (individual) to a macro (governance) level. The level of people and the public, people’s experiences with and knowledge of antimicrobials and the relation with its provision, consumption and the wider infrastructures will be explored.

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 107 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz

7 videos

Stigmatization on AMR14m

Perceptions of Antibiotics10m

Healthcare seeking behaviour and antibiotic use17m

Self-medication with antibiotics: a social sciences approach20m

Over-the-counter use of antimicrobials6m

AMR networks, relationships, and infrastructures 18m

Sociology of Antimicrobials19m

8 readings

AMR experiences10m

About stigmatization on AMR1m

About the perception of antibiotics1m

About the health seeking behaviour1m

About self-medication with antibiotics: a social sciences approach2m

About over-the-counter use of antimicrobials2m

About infrastructures and AMR5m

About the sociology of antimicrobials2m

1 practice exercise

What did you learn in people and publics?30m

Week

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Systems and Governance

This module aims to portray the social science dimensions of AMR from a micro (individual) to a macro (governance) level. In terms of systems and environments, insights will be provided on the dynamics and interactions related to the relevant systems surrounding AMR and the internal and external influences. The development and implementation of AMR policies from a local to a global level and the matter of AMR framing will be covered, related to AMR institutions and policies.

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 113 min), 9 readings, 2 quizzes

8 videos

Implementing antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals: a social science lens17m

Remoulding antibiotic history: connecting the past and the present of the antibiotic pipeline 19m

Social Lives of Medicines as a methodology 8m

Controversies and Resilience in Antibiotic Infrastructures12m

Geographies of AMR 14m

The economics of AMR11m

Global governance of AMR14m

Governance, politics and practice: antibiotics as political entanglement15m

9 readings

Systems and vulnerabilities3m

About antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals: a social science lesn2m

About the antibiotic innovation history2m

About social lives of medicines3m

About the Controversies and Resilience in Antibiotic Infrastructures2m

About Geographies of AMR3m

About the Economics of AMR3m

About the global governance of AMR5m

About governance, politics, and practice: antibiotics as political entanglement3m

2 practice exercises

What did you learn in systems and environments?1h

What did you learn in institutions and policies?1h

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Interdisciplinary Transformations

This module aims to portray interdisciplinary, collaborative ways of bringing about change in the field of AMR. It will reflect upon how to work on AMR collaboratively while also zooming into the synergies and tensions of working together between different disciplines. Moreover, it will present social science methods - social survey, participant observations, interviewing and implementation science - to achieve AMR transformations in terms of behaviour change and community engagement and awareness.

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 78 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz

4 videos

Ethical issues associated with AMR 10m

Community engagement for antimicrobial resistance (CE4AMR) 13m

AMR Science Theatre and Community Engagement11m

Optional video: Social science theatre - Bichara Antibiotics - OUCRU (external video)43m

8 readings

Further Resources1m

About ethical issues associated with AMR2m

Further resources1m

Further resources in implementation science10m

About community engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance (CE4AMR)2m

About Science Theatre and Community Engagement1m

CIDRAP AMR toolkit3m

MOOC evaluation5m

1 practice exercise

What did you learn about public understanding and community engagement in AMR30m

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The Social Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance

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