Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Healthcare Science, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.
Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2018 Aug 1;365(16). doi: 10.1093/femsle/fny175.
The increase in Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) microorganisms has been exacerbated by exposure to antimicrobial drugs (e.g. antibiotics). A solution to AMR may require academic researchers to not only contribute to the drug discovery pipeline through laboratory research, but also to engage and inform non-specialist audiences using a variety of interventions in order to change behaviour towards our use of antibiotics. In this paper, the authors describe a hands-on public engagement event focusing on AMR. 'A Spoonful of Soil', was created by drawing on the past experiences of the delivering team (also described), with planning focusing on clear concise messages, selection of an appropriate audience and ensuring the event would be of significant interest to the audience. The event had a significant footfall of over 300 visitors. Key messages which aimed to raise awareness of AMR and educate visitors on the actions and behaviours that can help address the global issue of AMR were delivered by appropriate experts successfully, however success in reaching audience cannot be concluded from the feedback and evaluation gathered.
抗菌药物（如抗生素）的暴露加剧了抗菌药物耐药性（AMR）微生物的增加。解决 AMR 问题可能需要学术研究人员不仅通过实验室研究为药物发现管道做出贡献，还需要通过各种干预措施与非专业受众进行接触和沟通，以改变我们对抗生素使用的行为。在本文中，作者描述了一个专注于 AMR 的实践型公众参与活动。“一勺土壤”是通过借鉴提供团队的过去经验（也有描述）创建的，其规划重点是明确简洁的信息、选择适当的受众以及确保该活动能引起观众的浓厚兴趣。该活动吸引了超过 300 名参观者。成功地由合适的专家传达了旨在提高对抗菌药物耐药性的认识并教育参观者采取有助于解决全球抗菌药物耐药性问题的行动和行为的关键信息，但无法从收集到的反馈和评估中得出成功接触到受众的结论。
