Dr. Ana P. VALE

Advisory Board Coordinator and Assistant Professor in Veterinary Public Health at the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine, Ireland

“In order to tackle antimicrobial resistance, we need a collaborative approach across different settings that promotes the prudent use of antimicrobials and examines the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms across humans, animals and the environment”

Ana obtained her DVM at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon. She spent 8 years as a small animal clinician and in 2013, after completing a MVS in Conservation Medicine, she moved to University College Dublin to undertake her PhD, and investigate antimicrobial resistance in animals. Since 2018 she has worked as a lecturer in Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health in Ireland. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in Veterinary Public Health at the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine. Her research interests include antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship, One Health and microbial endocrinology. Apart from being ENOVAT Advisory Board Administrator, Ana is co-chairing the working group on veterinary practice guidelines for antimicrobial use in post weaning diarrhea in pigs.

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