The Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) has announced its support to the project "Development of an Antimicrobial Resistance Diversity Index (ARDI) to guide initiatives and investment in public health, antimicrobial stewardship and infection control".
The project team, led by Jianhong Wu (Centre for Disease Modelling) and Andrew Morris (Mount Sinai Hospital), consists of an accomplished cluster of researchers representing both the health and natural sciences: Troy Day (Queen's University), Jennifer Grant (University of British Columbia), Amy Hurford (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Allison McGeer (Mount Sinai Hospital), David Patrick (University of British Columbia), Lynora Saxinger (University of Alberta), Thomas Wong (Public Health Agency of Canada), and Gerry Wright (McMaster University).