From BGSU OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Bowling Green State University will hold its third annual Public Health Symposium, focusing on superbugs, antibiotic resistance and their effects on the general public, April 12.
The symposium will feature three speakers, including Shannon Manning from Michigan State University as this year’s Ned E. Baker Keynote Speaker, which was established to honor contributions in the field of public health. Manning’s current research focuses on the molecular epidemiology, evolutionary genetics and pathogenesis of bacterial pathogens. She has contributed to more than 75 publications and book chapters in the field of public health, and she currently serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the National Institutes of Health.
Amanda Smith, the Ohio Department of Health Antibiotic Stewardship program director, and Hans Wildschutte, a BGSU associate professor of biology, will also speak during the symposium, which includes a Q&A session.
Smith has experience working on the infectious diseases unit of a pediatric hospital and as an infection control preventionist in a dialysis clinic. Wildschutte’s research is mainly directed at understanding the impact of environmental factors on the emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogens, as well as the use of natural bacteria as a possible source of novel antibiotic discovery.
The symposium, which will be held from 8 a.m. to noon in 308 Bowen-Thompson Student Union, is hosted by BGSU’s College and Health and Human Services.
Admission to the symposium is $40, with free entry to all Board of Health members, local health department employees in Ohio and Michigan, and BGSU and University of Toledo faculty and students. The symposium will also offer continuing education units for certified health education specialists, nurses, sanitarians and long-term care administrators.
Registration is required by visiting bgsu.edu/baker or calling 419-372-6040.
