AMR Advisory Group
The Australian Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on AMR (ASTAG) develops and provides expert advice on AMR-related issues. The Antimicrobial Resistance Governance Group (ARGG) uses this advice to decide on the actions needed to combat AMR.
The ASTAG includes representatives from across the fields of human health, animal health, food, agriculture and the environment.
Membership
The ASTAG is co-chaired by the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) and is comprised of the following organisations:
- Animal Health Australia
- Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (CVO)
- Australian Government Department of Health (CMO)
- Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
- Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
- Australian Society for Antimicrobials
- Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
- Australian Veterinary Association
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Communicable Diseases Network Australia
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- NPS MedicineWise
- Pharmacy Guild of Australia
- Public Health Laboratory Network
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
- Therapeutic Goods Administration
- Wildlife Health Australia
Jurisdictional representatives include:
- Agriculture/Primary Industries:
- Health:
Last updated:
12 August 2020