Resolution 508 - Antimicrobial Use and Resistance 2001 Annual Meeting 1.That our American Medical Association work with other organizations to establish a national program to counter antibiotic resistance in clinical practice similar to the California Medical Association Foundation AWARE program. 2.That our AMA is opposed to the use of antimicrobials at non-therapeutic levels in agriculture, or as pesticides or growth promoters, and urges that non-therapeutic use in animals of antimicrobials (that are also used in humans) should be terminated or phased out based on scientifically sound risk assessments. 3.That our AMA urge that increased surveillance of antimicrobial use and resistance be funded and instituted as recommended by the Institute of Medicine and American Society of Microbiology. Back to Main Index Page