Prof. Ahmed S. Attia from Cairo University has indeed formed a good partnership with the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga (FF UNAIR) to help improve the quality of education. This collaboration was realized in several guest lectures that were previously filled by him as a guest speaker.
Yesterday (4/5/2023) he was again a guest speaker on the same agenda. The guest lecture delivered by him raised the theme "Antibiotic Resistance: The Biomolecular Approach and Application in Clinical Pharmacy". The agenda which was successfully held online through a zoom meeting is expected to be able to provide new knowledge for the participants due to cross-country discussions.
In this lecture Prof. Attia, as he is affectionately known, explained about the causes and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, molecular approaches and the role of pharmacists in preventing antibiotic resistance. Not only that, the distribution of the incidence of Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) on various continents was also presented in his presentation. According to him, many MDR cases occur in developing countries.
Do not want to miss a valuable opportunity to absorb knowledge from Prof. Attia, some of the participants also asked some questions. The questions posed by the participants were very interesting, starting from what genes are responsible for antibiotic resistance, can all bacteria experience horizontal gene transfer, to what aspects contribute most to antibiotic resistance, whether humans, animals or the environment, and of course there are still some another question.
