Dr. Simon Otto is an Associate Professor in the University of Alberta School of Public Health and is the lead of the HEAT-AMR (Human-Environment-Animal Transdisciplinary Antimicrobial Resistance) Research Group (www.heat-amr.com). He is a veterinarian and epidemiologist whose research investigates the One Health epidemiology of AMR. HEAT-AMR focuses on integrated antimicrobial use and resistance surveillance, diagnostic testing, and engagement of interest holders using quantitative and qualitative approaches to inform and support realistic strategies for antimicrobial stewardship using a One Health approach. He is an expert member of the AMR Advisory Group for the PHAC AMR Task Force and was an expert panel member for the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Assessment on AMR and AMU in Food Producing Animals. He is the Prairie Hub lead for CAN-AMR-Net and he is also the Thematic Area Lead for Healthy Environments in the Centre for Healthy Communities at the School of Public Health.
