Tuomas Aro
Specialist physician and doctoral researcher
HUS and University of Helsinki
Finland
Tuomas Aro is a specialist in internal medicine and an infectious diseases trainee at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. He is a PhD candidate, with research focused on antimicrobial resistance among refugees and asylum seekers.
Topics
War on AMR – Multidrug-resistant bacteria among Ukrainian refugees
International Programme
Laboratory Medicine in a Changing World
11.2.2027 13:45 - 14:15 | 210
Armed conflict may accelerate antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the transfer of war-wounded patients across Europe has raised concerns over dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria. This talk will give an overview of how war might amplify AMR, illustrate some of the clinical consequences, and discuss what this means for infection control and screening in hospitals caring for patients from conflict zones.