At 12:30 pm on July 2 in 2019, Dr. Emma Burnett, Associate Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Dundee University, who was visiting our school, gave an academic lecture sharing her research experiences to graduate students of our school in Class 714 of Xiaoqian Building at Xiangya New Campus.
Dr. Emma Burnett was the head of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) program for undergraduate and postgraduate students at Dundee University, and Lead coordinator for the Education and Professional Development Committee within the National Infection Prevention Society. As an infection prevention and control (IPC) specialist practitioner in clinical practice for over 12 years before moving into academia, she has been engaged in risk perception and risk communication, infection prevention behaviour, antimicrobial management and the role of the media in reporting health-related risks.
At the beginning of the lecture, by showing multiple pictures of local attractions in Dundee, England, Professor Emma presented to her students the landscapes and customs of the city, encouraging them to experience by themselves what it feels like to live in Dundee in the future. Later on, she shared her research experiences related to "the challenge of drug resistance in bacteria". According to Professor Emma, drug-resistant bacteria were on the rise and the Asia-Pacific region witnessed a potential prevalence of multiple newly emerged drug-resistant bacteria with no downward trend in hospital-acquired incidence. All of these caused severe damage to the health of patients, constituting tricky issues whose solutions require global action. Immediately afterwards, Professor Emma introduced Global Action Plan on Bacterial Resistance by WHO, which includes improving awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance, consolidating and implementing existing strategies, optimizing the use of antimicrobial agents and increasing investment in new medicines, vaccines and diagnostic tools. Last but not least, Professor Emma stressed the significance of communication in clinical practice, which was conducive to the health outcomes of patients during hospitalization and to the increase of their satisfaction.
At the conclusion of the lecture, Professor Emma answered the questions raised by the students one by one. Professor Li Xianhong gave a brief summary of the lecture, expressing his heartfelt thanks to Professor Emma for her wonderful presentation. The lecture was wrapped up in success.