The Celebration for Professor Therese Hesketh and her team was hold

To celebrate Professor Therese Hesketh and her team receiving the Grand Prize in the 16th National University Student Challenge Cup Competition, a conference was held by the School of Public Health on Novernmber 28th, 2019. The conference was chaired by Professor Hesketh. The attendees include Professor Wang Hongmei, adjunct associate professor Paul Kadetz, Dr. Shen Xiaoyun and students from all grades.

 

At the meeting, Professor Wang Hongmei, on behalf of the School of Public Health, expressed her sincere congratulations to Professor Hesketh and her team on their achievements. And Professor Hesketh appreciated strong supports from the school.

 

Chen Jie, introduced the AMR project briefly. In this project, retailed pharmacies were investigated. It was found that 83.6% of the retailed pharmacies had sold antibiotic drugs illegally. Based on the survey, an online education platform targeting medical personnel and the public was launched. Nowadays, more than 28,000 people have registered in this education platform. In future studies, more applicable research methods and an intervention model are excepted to form to address the abuse of antibiotics.

 

 

RF: Professor Therese Hesketh’s Group