Please respond today if you plan to attend.  See information at the end of
this message for contact information.

Rural Advocacy 2002 is sponsoring an educational session on antibiotic use
in agriculture and antibiotic resistant infections.

The session will be conducted by Dr. Tamar Barlam, M.D., 1:00-3:00 p.m.,
June
25, 2002 at Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, 2001 Forest Ave., Des
Moines.  Dr. Barlam is director of the project on antibiotic resistance with
the Center for Science in the Public Interest and a leader of Keep
Antibiotics Working: The Campaign to End Antibiotic Overuse (KAW).

Dr. Barlam will address public health concerns about emerging infectious
diseases that we may not be able to cure because bacteria have become
resistant to antibiotics due to their overuse. She'll look at medical use of
antibiotics as probably the major contributor to the emergence of antibiotic
resistance, but will focus on the widespread overuse of antibiotics in
animal
agricultural and consequent public health and environmental impacts.

Dr. Barlam will also discuss positive changes in antibiotic use in
agriculture, related legislation pending in the U.S. Congress, and the
ongoing work of KAW.  Ample time will be provided for questions.

For more information about the antibiotic resistance issue and the Keep
Antibiotics Working campaign visit www.keepantibioticsworking.org.

Please notify Tim Kautza at [log in to unmask] today if you plan to attend this
educational session.  We hope to see you there.

Thank you!

Tim Kautza
for Rural Advocacy 2002, an ongoing gathering of more than 30 religious,
environmental, farm, health, and citizen groups committed to dialogue,
social
action, and political action regarding rural Iowa.

Tim Kautza
Science and Environmental Education
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
4625 Beaver Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50310-2199
515-270-2634, ext. 16
515-270-9447 (FAX)
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www.ncrlc.com

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