Antimicrobial resistance and the community
Dr. David Patrick is Medical Epidemiology Lead for Antimicrobial Resistance at the British Columbia Centre of Disease Control, as well as a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Patrick’s work fosters interdisciplinary approaches to control emerging infectious diseases. His primary focus is on tracking and combating antimicrobial resistance, understanding the drivers of antibiotic use in communities, reducing unnecessary consumption, and exploring the link between antibiotic use and asthma or other atopic diseases at the population level. Related projects include Do Bugs Need Drugs? and Antibioticwise. Dr. Patrick’s research also spans across the areas of HIV epidemiology, impacts of immunization on population health, vector-borne and zoonotic disease, and COVID-19. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he worked on several fronts to advance the research response in BC.
Research Themes
infectious diseases, public health, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic use, population health, epidemiology, atopic disease, Covid-19
David Patrick, PhD
Professor
School of Population and Public Health
University of British Columbia
Medical Epidemiology Lead for Antimicrobial Resistance
British Columbia Centre of Disease Control
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