Our second episode of the AMR Action Podcast features Dr. George Zhanel, Professor, Medical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, and Dr. Daniel Thirion, Professor and Pharmacist, Universite de Montreal and Royal Victoria Hospital. CAIC Senior Advisor Dani Peters speaks with Dr. Zhanel and Dr. Thirion about a range of topics, including the role of federal and provincial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) programs, the challenges associated with improving patient outcomes amidst growing AMR and the need to fix the broken market for new or newer antimicrobials in Canada.

Kevin Outterson, Professor of Law at Boston University and Executive Director of Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X), speaks with CAIC Senior Advisor Dani Peters regarding economic incentive models to support the market for new and novel antimicrobials and considerations for Canadian policymakers, health professionals and innovator firms.