Conducted by Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA) & Vietnam Veterinary Association (VVA)

Presentation Topics

1) Using Antibiotics in Animal Husbandry, Anitimicrobial Resistance and Management Methods. by Prof. Dau Ngoc Hao, VVA President

2) Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria from Animal in Vietnam by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Thi Tra An, Lecturer of NONG LAM UNIVERSITY (NLU)

3) One Health Approach towards Addressing Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Vietnam by Dr. Nguyen Thanh Lam, Lecturer of Can Tho University (CTU)

Agenda

14:30 - 14:40 Opening Ceremony

14:40 - 15:40 Presentations

15:40 - 15:55 Discussion

15:55 - 16:00 Closing Session

Speaker Biography

• Associate Professor Vo Thi Tra An is a lecturer at the Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She graduated with a PhD from Utrecht University, the Netherlands in 2007 and received the title of Associate Professor at the age of 40. She currently teaches Veterinary Pharmacology, Research Methodology, and Giving Presentation subjects to undergraduate and graduate students. With 18 years of research on antibiotic resistance, anitibiotic use in veterinary medicine, and antibiotic replacement solutions in livestock farmig, she has contributed 76 articles to local and international journals along with 6 books. She participates in developing and commercializing herbal products to protect animal health. She has been consulting and training in courses and seminars for organizations such as FAO, USAID, FHI, OUCRU, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, pharmaceuticals, and animal feed companies in the above topics
• Dr. Nguyen Thanh Lam graduated from Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam in 2008 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Following this, he enrolled the master course in agriculture and life sciences at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan for the period 2010-2012. In 2015, Lam moved to Japan to fulfill PhD degree for four years with the program for Fostering Global Leaders in Veterinary Science for Contributing to One Health at Hokkaido University. Dr. Lam PhD's study focuses on virological and epidemiological basis for the control of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza. Currently, Dr. Lam is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Can Tho University and his research interest is about surveillance, epidemiology and bioinformatics to explore interaction between host, pathogen and environments of animal infectious diseases and One Health. Dr. Lam had good understanding and experience for working in the field and communication with local authorities and farmers.