benefits of modern medicine that we have been made possible
by antimicrobial agents in the last 70 years. l
Dr Laura Shallcross is a Clinical Lecturer in epidemiology and
public health, based in the research department of Infection &
Population Health at University College London, UK.
Professor John Watson was appointed Deputy Chief Medical
Officer for England in 2013. He was previously head of respiratory
diseases at Public Health England's Centre for Infectious Disease
Surveillance and Control. Professor Watson's main focus is health
protection including antimicrobial resistance, immunization and
emergency preparedness and response.
Professor Dame Sally Davies was appointed Chief Medical Officer
for England in 2010. Previous career highlights include developing
the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). Dame Sally also
chairs the UK Clinical Research Collaboration and the World
Health Organization Specialist Technical Advisory Group on
Antimicrobial Resistance (WHO-STAG) and is on the WHO
Executive Board.
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