WAAW 2018 Competition Guideline

Asian Medical Students’ Association International

WORLD

ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS WEEK COMPETITION GUIDELINE

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World Antibiotic Awareness Week

The World An,bio,c Awareness Week is a campaign by WHO dedicated towards increasing awareness on an,bio,c misuse and is held on the 12-18 November annually.1 This year, AMSA Interna,onal will be holding a compe,,on based on this event, with the theme “Reducing an,bio,c-resistant individuals by reforming our standpoint in the global community�

World Antibiotic Awareness Week

The consequence for this is fatal, since when an infection occurs, it would be a lot harder to cure as antibiotic-resistant bacteria tend to be more durable compared to non-resistant bacteria.4 This condition is becoming more and more prominent in the world today, but studies have found that antimicrobial-resistance has been more prominent in countries where antibiotics can be bought and used without prescription.2,5

As the investigation continues, WHO found that today, antibiotics are overprescribed by health workers and overused by the society, especially on countries with inadequate standard treatment guidelines regarding antibiotics.3 In South East Asia alone, the number of outpatient prescribed with antibiotics has reached up to 67%.2 In the Asian society, antibiotics has been regarded as an all-mighty drug, one where a person should take whenever they fall ill.5 The unregulated usage of antibiotics would lead to ineffective yet frequent antibiotic exposure on bacteria. As a result, these microbes would adapt to the constant exposure and develop themselves into antibiotic-resistant microbes.2-5

By holding this competition, AMSA International aims to increase the awareness and knowledge regarding antibiotics usage, with hopes that we will increase the ability of our participants to curb the growth of antibioticresistance in their own communities.

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In the present day, the rise in numbers of antibiotic resistant individuals is an emerging problem, especially in the Asia Pacific Region.2,3 Being antibiotic resistant would mean that antibiotics available today would be deemed ineffective when used on these individuals.2-4

References: 1. WHO | World AnRbioRc Awareness Week, 12-18 November 2018 [Internet]. WHO. [cited 2018 Sep 9]. Available from: hZp://www.who.int/campaigns/world-anRbioRc-awareness-week/en/ 2. Chereau F, Opatowski L, Tourdjman M, Vong S. Risk assessment for anRbioRc resistance in South East Asia. BMJ [Internet]. 2017 Sep 5 [cited 2018 Sep 9];358. Available from: hZps:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arRcles/PMC5598255/ 3. 9789290618126-eng.pdf [Internet]. [cited 2018 Sep 9]. Available from: hZp://iris.wpro.who.int/ bitstream/handle/10665.1/13570/9789290618126-eng.pdf 4. AnRbioRc resistance [Internet]. World Health OrganizaRon. [cited 2018 Sep 9]. Available from: hZp://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/anRbioRc-resistance 5. Lai C-C, Lee K, Xiao Y, Ahmad N, Veeraraghavan B, Thamlikitkul V, et al. High burden of anRmicrobial drug resistance in Asia. Journal of Global AnRmicrobial Resistance. 2014 Sep 1;2(3):141–7.

GENERAL GUIDELINE AMSA InternaRonal World AnRbioRc Awareness Week CompeRRon consists of three categories: 1. ScienRfic Essay 2. Public Poster 3. Online Social Campaign CompeRRon Submission for this compeRRon is open strictly for AMSA members only.

Each parRcipant can submit up to 1 (one) submission for each category.

All compeRRon submissions must adhere to this guideline and submiZed to academics@amsainternaRonal.org with the subject “CompeRRon Branch_AMSA Chapter.” All submission must be sent through the AMSA Chapter’s RC email, with each category sent in separate emails. Late submissions or submission sent from personal emails will be omiZed. Deadline for submission is 27th October 2018 23.59 UTC +7.

By submitng their work for World AnRbioRc Awareness Week CompeRRon, parRcipants give AMSA InternaRonal the exclusive channel without further compensaRon on the author.

All decisions made by the judges are final.

All compeRRon submissions must be original and any form of plagiarism is not acceptable. Any copyrighted material included in the submission requires permission from the original author or given proper citaRons.

AddiRonal file submission requirements: 1. RegistraRon Form 2. LeZer of Originality 3. Author’s Agreement for PublicaRon The files listed above are required to be submiZed in .PDF format along with respecRve .zip file, one set for each submission.

Scientific Paper Competition ParRcipants are invited to write a scienRfic paper aimed to educate both medical students and the global community regarding anRbioRc misuse, and its effect to the society. ParRcipants are allowed to review either their own country or the global community as a whole. The scienRfic paper must involve either a quanRtaRve or qualitaRve approach and/or research method. In selecRng the topic, parRcipants may follow one of the suggesRons below or create your own content as long as it is related to the theme “Reducing anRbioRc resistant individuals by reforming its standpoint in the global community.”

Sugges-ons 1. IdenRfy problems, factors and complicaRons regarding anRbioRc misuse in the community, with its connecRon to the prevalence of anRbioRc resistant individuals.

2. PrevenRve and promoRve measures which can be done by paRents, healthcare providers or the government to reduce increment of anRbioRc resistant individuals in the local and/or global community.

3. Management of anRbioRc resistant individuals as an effort to reduce the effects of anRbioRc resistance in the society.

Requirements 1. One paper is wriZen by a maximum of three authors.

2. The paper must be original, without plagiarism in any form. The arRcle must be wriZen in English. If local terminology is unavoidable, put the words in italic and provide explanaRon. 3. References used must be menRoned in the bibliography put at the end of the paper.

4. References should be wriZen in Vancouver referencing style.

5. ScienRfic paper allowed in this compeRRon includes primary studies, literature review, systemaRc review, and meta-analysis.

6. Technical requirements: a. Word Limit: 1500 words for review arRcle, 5000 words for original arRcles. (excluding Rtle, author, and bibliography) b. Font: Times New Roman, 12 c. Line spacing: 1,5 d. Margin: normal e. File format: Portable Document Format (.pdf) f. You may include graphics and/or table whenever appropriate, with a maximum number of figures and tables/graph 5 for each.

7. Submission procedure: a. The scienRfic paper should be compressed in a .zip file sent as an aZachment in the email along with other prerequisite files stated on the general guideline.

b. Biodata of the author (full name and university) along with corresponding research Rtle should be wriZen in the body of the e-mail. Please make sure that the name is correct, as the biodata will be used for idenRficaRon and cerRficate creaRon. c. Do NOT put biodata or idenRty of your AMSA chapter in the scienRfic paper file to facilitate fair assessment of score. d. File Name: WAAWSciPap_Full name of first author_AMSA Chapter (For example: WAAWSciPap_Marco Raditya_Indonesia) e. E-mail subject: WAAW SciPap_AMSA Chapter (For example: WAAWSciPap_Indonesia) Judging Criteria 1. Relevance to the theme: “Reducing anRbioRc resistant individuals by reforming its standpoint in the global community.” (30%) 2. Degree of impact and applicability in the society of today (30%) 3. Study Design (20%) 4. Originality and adherence to guideline (10%) 5. WriRng skill (vocabulary and grammar) (10%) Award 1. CerRficate for all parRcipants and top-3 winners 2. PublicaRon in AMSA InternaRonal’s Journal: J-AMSA 3. Prize money of 20 USD

Public Poster Competition ParRcipants are invited to create a public poster aimed to reform the global community’s perspecRve regarding the importance of proper anRbioRc usage and the dangers of ignoring it.

ParRcipants are required to also create an abstract describing the content of the public poster. The target of the public poster is the global community, thus soluRons applicable globally is highly appreciated. The public poster must be based on a scienRfic basis and proper citaRon is required to be stated in the poster. ParRcipants are allowed to choose any topic as long as it is related to the theme “Reducing anRbioRc resistant individuals by reforming its standpoint in the global community.”

Requirements 1. One poster is wriZen by a maximum of three authors.

2. The poster must be original, without plagiarism in any form. The poster must be wriZen in English. If local terminology is unavoidable, put the words in italic and provide explanaRon. 3. References used must be menRoned in the bibliography put on the poster.

4. References should be wriZen in Vancouver referencing style 5. Poster’s content requirement: a. Title, AMSA InternaRonal logo, and AMSA chapter’s logo b. The word “World AnRbioRc Awareness Week” c. Content d. Reference box 6. Poster’s technical requirement: a. Size: A3 b. File format: .jpg c. OrientaRon: Portrait d. Abstract technical requirement: e. Length limit: 4 A4 pages (including Rtle, graphs, and tables; excluding bibliography) f. Font: Times New Roman, 12 g. Line spacing: 1,5 space h. Margin: normal i. File format: Portable Document Format (.pdf) j. You may include graphics or table whenever appropriate.

7. Submission procedure: a. The scienRfic poster and abstract should be compressed in a .zip file sent as an aZachment in the email along with other prerequisite files stated on the general guideline. b. Biodata of the author (full name and university) along with corresponding public poster Rtle should be wriZen in the body of the e-mail. Please make sure that the name is correct, as the biodata will be used for idenRficaRon and cerRficate creaRon.

c. Do NOT put biodata in the public poster and abstract file to facilitate fair assessment of score. d. File Name: i. Public Poster: WAAWPubPos_Full name of first author_AMSA Chapter (For example: WAAWPubPos_Marco Raditya_Indonesia) ii. Abstract: WAAWAbstract_Full name of first author_AMSA Chapter (For example: WAAWAbstract_Marco Raditya_Indonesia) e. E-mail subject: WAAWPubPos_AMSA Chapter (For example: WAAWPubPos_Indonesia) Judging Criteria 1. Degree of impact and urgency of the topic (25%) 2. Clarity and effecRveness of content delivery (25%) 3. Relevance to the theme: “Reducing anRbioRc resistant individuals by reforming its standpoint in the global community.” (20%) 4. CreaRvity, aestheRc, visual appearance and layout (20%) 5. Originality and adherence to guideline (10%) Award 1. CerRficate for all parRcipants and top-3 winners 2. PublicaRon in AMSA InternaRonal’s Journal: J-AMSA 3. Prize money of 20 USD

Online Social Media Campaign ParRcipants are invited to design a series of online social campaign that will be done by members of each AMSA chapter on WHO’s AnRbioRc Awareness Week on 12-18 November 2018. The winner of the online social campaign compeRRon will have their campaign design be executed by members of every AMSA chapter in AMSA InternaRonal. ParRcipants will have to submit an abstract, a campaign Rmeline, and the posts corresponding to the campaign. This online social campaign is aimed to increase the global community’s knowledge and to reform its standpoint regarding the proper use of anRbioRcs. The online social campaign must be based on a scienRfic basis and must be feasible to perform in a week. ParRcipants are allowed to choose any topic as long as it is related to the theme “Reducing anRbioRc resistant individuals by reforming its standpoint in the global community.”

Requirements 1. One online social campaign design is made by a maximum of three authors.

2. ParRcipants must submit a proposal regarding their campaign and the publicaRon materials needed for the social campaign.

3. The online social campaign design must be original, without plagiarism in any form. The campaign materials must be wriZen in English. If local terminology is unavoidable, put the words in italic and provide explanaRon. 4. References used must be menRoned in the bibliography put on the proposal.

5. References should be wriZen in Vancouver referencing style.

6. Social media which may be used includes: Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, LINE, WeChat, KakaoTalk.

7. Proposal content requirement requirement: a. Title b. Background c. Scope of Campaign d. Basic Theory e. Campaign Plans f. Timeline (include specific publicaRon date, social media, and campaign material used used on every publicaRon planned) g. You may include graphics or table whenever appropriate. h. Proposal technical requirement: i. Length limit: 4 A4 pages (including Rtle, graphs, and tables; excluding bibliography) j. Font: Times New Roman, 12 k. Line spacing: 1,5 space l. Margin: normal m. File format: Portable Document Format (.pdf) 8. Campaign materials’ content requirement:

a. AMSA InternaRonal logo b. The word “World AnRbioRc Awareness Week” c. Content d. Technical requirement is adjusted with social media used on the specific campaign material e. File format: .JPG/.JPEG f. PublicaRons are allowed to have capRons, but it is opRonal.

9. Submission procedure: a. The proposal and campaign materials should be compressed into a .zip file and sent as an aZachment in the email along with other prerequisite files stated on the general guideline. b. Biodata of the author (full name and university) along with corresponding online social campaign Rtle should be wriZen in the body of the e-mail. Please make sure that the name is correct, as the biodata will be used for idenRficaRon and cerRficate creaRon. c. Do NOT put biodata in the abstract, Rmeline and campaign material files to facilitate fair assessment of score. d. File Name: WAAWOSCC_Full name of first author_AMSA Chapter (For example: WAAWOSCC_Marco Raditya_Indonesia) e. E-mail subject: WAAWOSCC_AMSA Chapter (For example: WAAWOSCC_Indonesia) Judging Criteria 1. Campaign Proposal a. Relevance of content to increasing anRbioRc awareness in the global community (15%) CreaRvity and novelty of campaign plan (15%) b. Relevance of campaign plan with campaign topic & objecRve (15%) c. Feasibility of the campaign plan (10%) d. Originality and adherence to guideline (5%) 2. Campaign Material a. CreaRvity and novelty of campaign material (15%) b. Adherence of content to campaign proposal (10%) c. Clarity and visual appearance of campaign content (10%) d. Adherence to guideline (5%) Award 1. CerRficate for all parRcipants and top-3 winners 2. PublicaRon on every AMSA chapter for the first winner 3. Prize money of 20 USD