The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Symposium 2014: Antimicrobial Resistance: A Problem Without Borders (2014)
Chapter: Front Matter
The Richard & Hinda
Rosenthal Symposium
2014
Antimicrobial Resistance:
A Problem Without Borders
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
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Foreword
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) launched an innovative outreach program in 1988. Through the generosity of the Rosenthal Family Foundation (formerly the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation), a discussion series was created to bring greater attention to some of the significant health policy issues facing our nation today. Each year a major health topic is addressed through remarks and conversation between experts in the field. The IOM later publishes the proceedings from this event for the benefit of a wider audience.
The Rosenthal events have attracted an enthusiastic following among health policy researchers and decision makers in Washington, DC, and across the country, and produce a dynamic and fruitful dialogue. In this volume, we are proud to present remarks by and an engaging discussion with Dr. Rima Khabbaz, Dr. Stuart Levy, Dr. Margaret (Peg) Riley, and Dr. Brad Spellberg on “Antimicrobial Resistance: A Problem Without Borders.”
I would like to thank Daniel Bethea, Katharine Bothner, Leigh Carroll, Marton Cavani, Eileen Choffnes, Bradley Eckert, Greta Gorman, India Hook-Barnard, Patrick Kelley, Abbey Meltzer, Meghan Mott, Patsy Powell, Lauren Shern, and Liz Tyson for skillfully handling the many details associated with the symposium program and the publication.
In their lifetimes, Richard and Hinda Rosenthal accomplished a great deal. The annual Rosenthal Symposium at the IOM is among their enduring legacies, and we are privileged to be the steward of this important ongoing series.
Victor J. Dzau, M.D.
President
Institute of Medicine
Contents
PANELIST REMARKS AND DISCUSSION
Rima F. Khabbaz
Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases
Director, Office of Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stuart B. Levy
Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology and of Medicine
Director, Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance
Tufts University School of Medicine
Margaret A. Riley
Professor, Department of Biology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brad Spellberg
Associate Medical Director for Inpatient Services
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
