Essack, S.Y. From Science to Action on AMR: Towards a Global Knowledge Translation Strategy. Presented at the
WHO, WIPO, WTO Joint Technical Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance: Addressing the Innovation Gap, Access Inequities, and Supply Challenges, Geneca, December 2025
Bell, J., López-Pintor, E., Burgoyne, D., Eljaaly, K., Essack, S.Y., R., Shephard, A. & Tongrod, W. Are attitudes changing to antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections? Findings from STAR 2 shed light on what more pharmacy teams can do. Presented at the 83rd FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025.
Essack, S.Y. The Polycrisis and AMR. Presented at the 2025 Inter-CeBIL Retreat, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2025
Essack, S.Y.Bridging the Science-Policy Gap: Towards a Global Knowledge Translation Strategy. Presented at the ReACT Annual Antimicrobial Resistance Conference, Lusaka, Zambia, June 2025.
Essack, S.Y. AMR, a Health, Economic, and Social Disruption. Presented at the 35th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vienna, Austria, April 2025.
Essack, S.Y., Abia, A.L.K., Chukwu, K. & Deedat, F. Pharmaceuticals in Aquatic Environments: A South African Perspective. Presented at the United Nations Environmental Programme Experts Consultation Workshop on Pharmaceuticals in our Environment, Geneva, Switzerland, March 2025 (virtual participation).
Essack, S.Y. The Polycrisis and the Policy Crisis: a Perfect Storm for Antimicrobial Resistance. Presented at the ISID’s International Congress on Infectious Diseases 2024, Cape Town, South Africa. December 2024. (invited keynote presentation) and the GSL Policymaking Workshop, a side event at the ReACT Annual Antimicrobial Resistance Conference, Lusaka, Zambia, June 2025.
Essack, S.Y. AMR Surveillance in Africa: Are We There Yet? Presented at the ISID’s International Congress on Infectious Diseases 2024, Cape Town, South Africa. December 2024.
Essack, S.Y., Ogilvy, L. Altevogt, B. & Duffy E.M. A year in the Life of the Action Group on Stewardship Across the Antimicrobial Life-Cycle: a One Health Approach. Presented at the 2nd Plenary Assembly of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, November, 2024.
Essack, S.Y. Research Policy & Practice: Unpacking the 2024 Political Declaration on AMR Towards a Global Knowledge Translation Strategy. Presented at the London School of Hygiene Antimicrobial Resistance Centre & Centre for Data and Statistical Science for Health Data Symposium, London, United Kingdom, October 2024.
Essack, S.Y. The 2024 Political Declaration on AMR: a Reflection. Presented at the World Medical Association-ICARS United Nations High Level Meeting on AMR Side Event: From Policy to Action: Successful Implementation of Multisectoral AMR Programs in LMICs, New York, September 2024.
Essack, S.Y. AMR: A Global Perspective. Presented at the 2024 Global Respiratory Infection Partnership (GRIP) Summit. Cape Town, South Africa, September 2024.
Essack, S.Y. The Polycrisis and AMR: Global Policy Fails the Vulnerable. Presented at EDAR 7 – Environmental Dimensions of AMR 2024, Montreal, Canada. May 2024. (invited keynote presentation).
Essack, S,Y. Climate Change and Antimicrobial Resistance: Challenges in a Moving World. Presented at the 34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain, April 2024.
Essack, S.Y. Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations: a Case Study of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance. Presented at the Columbia University Ethics Grand Rounds: Equity in the Face of Climate Change: Confronting Global Health Challenges. April 2024 (virtual)
Essack S.Y. Genomic AMR Surveillance in Africa: Costs, Coverage, Correlations and Constraints. Presented at the Genomics for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and One Health Symposium, hosted by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD)and Wellcome Connecting Science, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2024.
Essack, S.Y. Mitigation of AMR Using Implementation Research. Presented at a webinar convened by Students Against Superbugs Africa, March 2024 (virtual).
Essack, S.Y. Environmental Dimensions of AMR: An Alternative AMR Monitoring System. Presented at the United Nations Environmental Programme Africa Office First Webinar on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Tools and Guidelines. Experts Meeting on the Environmental Dimensions of AMR (virtual), January 2024
Essack, S.Y., Duffy E.M. & Ogilvy, L. Stewardship Across the Antimicrobial Life-Cycle: a One Health Approach. Presented at the Inaugural Plenary Assembly of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform, Rome, Italy, November, 2023.
Essack, S.Y. Climate Change and Antimicrobial Resistance: Challenges & Opportunities. Presented at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Emirates Society of Microbiology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 2023
Essack, S.Y. The Impact of COVID-19 on AMR. Presented at the World AMR Awareness Week Webinar convened by the health commission and Chambers of Deputies in Mexico (virtual), November 2023
Essack, S.Y. Antibiotic Resistance and One Health: A South African Perspective. Presented at the Fleming Fund Lunch and Learn Series convened by Mott McDonald (virtual), October 2023, the Environmental Dimension of AMR under the One Health Agenda Webinar convened by UNEP, ANSO, IUE, CAS and HKU (virtual) November, 2021 and the International Symposium on AMR: A Silent Pandemic, Faisalabad, Pakistan (virtual), December 2021
Essack, S.Y. Implementation Research: Key Constructs. Presented at the 2023 Global Respiratory Infection Partnership (GRIP) Summit. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 2023.
Essack, S.Y. Shedding light on antibiotic resistance: A global perspective Presented at the 2023 Global Respiratory Infection Partnership (GRIP) Summit. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 2023.
Essack, S.Y. & Eljaaly, K. Behaviour and attitudes towards antibiotic use in low-to-middle income versus
high-income countries: Results from the Sore Throat and Antibiotic Resistance (STAR) study. Presented for the 2023 GRIP Webcast Series (virtual), July 2023.
Essack, S.Y. S20: Universal Holistic Health: Brief Thematic Observations from South Africa. Presented at the Science 20 Thematic Conference On Universal Holistic Health, Lakshadweep, India, May 2023
Essack, S.Y., Abia-Akebe, L.K., Amoako, D.G., Beetar-King, T., Fatoba, D & Mbanga, J. Antibiotic Resistance and One Health: A Bioinformatics Perspective. Presented at the Workshop Bioinformatics Applications in Genomics Surveillance of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance for the Centre of Expertise and Biological Diagnostic of Cameroon (CEBDCAM), Younde, Cameroon, March 2023 (virtual)
Essack, S.Y. and Wagenaar. Integrated Surveillance of AMR and AMU: A One Health Approach. Presented at the 6th Meeting of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, Bridgetown, Barbados, February 2023 (virtual).
Essack, S.Y. Integrated Surveillance of AMR and AMU: A One Health Approach. Presented at the 3rd High Level Ministerial Conference on AMR, Muscat, Oman, November 2022.
Essack, S.Y., Abia-Akebe, L.K., Amoako, D.G., Beetar-King, T., Fatoba, D & Mbanga, J. Fluidity of Antibiotic Resistance between Humans, Food Animals and Water and Soil Environments in South Africa: A Genomic Illustration. Presented at the 7th World One Health Congress, Singapore, November 2022.
Essack, S.Y. & Jorgensen T.R. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Africa: An Implementaion Research. Presented at the
“Implementation research in AMR with a one health perspective – from definitions to frameworks for implementation.” symposium at The Global Health Network Conference 2022, Cape Town, South Africa, November 2022.
Essack, S.Y. AMR: A Global Challenge. Presented at the 2022 World Health Summit, Berlin, Germany, October 2022.
Essack, S.Y & Gray, A. Access and Stewardship of New Antibiotics: Regulatory and Policy Considerations in LMICs. Presented at the CARB-X Product Developer Conference, Dublin, Ireland, October 2022.
Essack, S.Y. Policy Levers to Address the Environmental Dimensions of AMR. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimensions of AMR, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 2022. (Invited keynote presentation)
Essack, S.Y. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Africa: Gaps and Goals. Presented at the 1st Africa Health Conference and Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt, June 2022.
Essack, S.Y. Un-Silencing the AMR Pandemic: Policy Imperatives from COVID-19. Presented virtually at the Stockholm+50 associated event convened by The Nordic Council of Ministers, Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI) at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and ReAct – Action on antibiotic resistance, Stockholm, Sweden, June, 2022 https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1nwlgI-0005Rc-6O&i=57e1b682&c=ydgAvv44XRcO88oK6EKoPLnJUcD6TD–1B87DLfjVutpNw5DP33f6YW8HWMSb9qrNRwPf0HQaoiVyJ08whhZgafjrniBilV6sHsFertNmRxMa51E5V0D8DXAricNXhz0kjDDT5adoCRdQSicRbgJIBKq25koDVG4jRwAhhrdNu2Ha3aS10Awx3go1ek_iXiYIjCA-Irv5KPQZ95SF-_Slg
Essack, S.Y. Intervention, Operational & Implementation Research: Key Constructs. Presented at the 32nd ECCMID Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, April 2022
Essack, S. Y. COVID-19: Collateral Damage or Collateral Benefit to AMR? Presented at the 2022 Conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (virtual) co-convened by the University of Putra, Malaysia, March 2022
Essack, S.Y. AMR in the Environment: Gaps and Goals. Presented at the 1st Somali One Health Conference (virtual) convened by Abrar University, March 2022.
Essack, S.Y. Policy, Roadblocks, Challenges and Opportunities in the Environmental AMR Space. Presented at the Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance Roundtable convened by the London International Development Centre (virtual), March 2022. https://lidc.ac.uk/event/lidc-roundtable-on-environmental-amr/
Essack, S.Y. COVID-19: the Prototype for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Presented at the Reckitt Sub-Saharan Africa Webinar Series: Best Practice in the Management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (virtual), March 2022
Essack, S.Y. Mitigating the Next Pandemic: the Role of Hygiene. Presented at the Global Hygiene Council Global Consensus Meeting (virtual), February 2022.
Essack, S.Y. Clinical Management of COVID-19. Presented at “The changing face of COVID-19: how the evolving symptomology across variants could impact antibiotic use” convened by the Reckitt, UK webinar series (virtual), February 2022. Also served as moderator https://www.rbprofessional.com/s/event/a0P4J00000BSX8KUAX/the-changing-face-of-covid19-how-the-evolving-symptomology-across-variants
Essack, S.Y. Climate Change and AMR: Challenges and Opportunities. Presented at the FAO-UNEP webinar on Unpacking the Environmental Dimensions of AMR in Food and Agriculture (virtual), December 2021
Essack, S.Y. COVID-19: Learnings for Surveillance and Stewardship. Presented at the BSAC Winter Conference (virtual), December 2021.
Essack S.Y., Maruve, A., Mokhutsoane, L. & van Vuuren, M. Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship in South Africa: Policy, Practice and Perceptions. Presented at the Australian Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference 2021 (virtual), November 2021.
Essack, S.Y. South African AMR National Strategy Framework: A One Health Approach 2018 – 2024. Presented at the AMR Call to Action Session co-convened by the UK Embassy in Mexico and the Mexican Ministries of Health and External Affairs (virtual), November 2021.
Essack, S.Y., Abia-Akebe, L.K., Amoako, D.G., Beetar-King, T., Fatoba, D & Mbanga, J. The Present and Future of AMR Surveillance through the Prism of the One Health Concept. Presented at the 1st International Microbiology Day, Yaoundé, Cameroon (virtual), November, 2021.
Essack, S.Y. The Importance of Integrating Antimicrobial Stewardship Measures into the COVID-19
Response of Health in Countries. Presented at the FHI 360 Emerging Infectious Diseases and Health Security Symposium (virtual), October 2021.
Essack, S.Y. Antimicrobial Resistance, Climate and One Health. Presented at the World Water Week (virtual), August 2021 (invited keynote speaker and breakout session chair).
Essack, S.Y. Driving AMR Action in a New Decade. Presented at the FIP Virtual World Congress, September 2020 (invited keynote speaker and session chair).
Essack, S.Y. Antimicrobial Resistance: the Global Scale and Response. Presented at the Pre-Conference Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance in Mexico and Latin America: Challenges, Tools And Opportunities, Mexico City, Mexico, February 2020.
Essack, S.Y. Antibiotic Resistance and One Health – the Need for Solution-Driven Research. Presented as part of the initial work programme (IWP) of the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS) initiated by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark in collaboration with the World Bank at the World Bank Offices, Washington DC, USA, February 2019.
Essack, S.Y. Antibiotic Resistance and One Health in Africa: Challenges and Solutions. Presented at the Boston University Social Innovation for Drug Resistance Program (SIDR) Speaker Series, Boston, USA, March 2019.
Essack, S.Y. Addressing Antibiotic Resistance in Africa: Challenges and Solutions. Presented at the Wellcome Trust Speaker Series, London, UK, May 2019.
Essack, S.Y. Antibiotic Resistance: The Global Scale, Impact and Response. Virtually presented at the Hygiene Council, London, UK, May 2019.
Essack, S.Y. Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health. Presented at the ReACT Africa and South Centre Conference “Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa to Achieve the 2030 Agenda”, Nairobi, Kenya, November 2018 (invited keynote presentation)
Essack, S.Y. Antimicrobial Resistance: the EcoHealth Perspective. Presented at the 1st African Chapter of EcoHealth International Conference, Durban, South Africa, November 2018 (invited keynote presentation).
Essack S.Y., Abia-Akebe, L.K., Amoako, D., McIver, K., Molechan, C., Pillay, S. & Ramtahal, M. Triangulation of Antibiotic Resistance from Humans, the Food Chain and Associated Environments – A One Health Project. Presented at 8th Meeting of the Advisory Group of Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 2018.
Essack S.Y. Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in the Environment. Presented at the 2018 Grand Challenges Meeting, Berlin, Germany, October 2018 (invited oral presentation)
Essack, S.Y. Antimicrobial Resistance: The Global Challenge. Presented at the Global Respiratory Infection Partnership Symposium “Tackling Antibiotic Resistance: Community Interventions”, a Fringe Symposium at the 78th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, September 2018 (invited keynote presentation)
Essack, S.Y. Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment: Implications for SDGs. Presented at the United Nations High Level Political Forum on SDGs Side Event: Briefing of the UN Intra-Agency Coordinating Group on Antimicrobial Resistance on Antimicrobial Resistance and the SGDs: Challenges and Opportunities, New York, July 2018 (invited keynote presentation).
Essack, S.Y. Antibiotic Resistance in Africa: Challenges and Solutions. Presented at the International Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance and Strategies for its Mitigation, Ludhiana, India, July 2018 and the Surveillance and Response to Infectious Diseases and Comorbidities: An African and German perspective” Symposium, Durban, South Africa, April 2018.
Essack, S.Y. Antibiotic Resistance and One Health. Presented at the 9th Annual Coalition of Universities for Global Health Conference, New York, USA, March 2018.
Essack, SY. Antibiotic Stewardship: Key Ingredients and Innovative Practices. Presented at the 2017 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress, Seoul, South Korea, September 2017 (invited keynote presentation)
Essack, S.Y. The Leadership Role of the Pharmacist in the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge. Presented at the 2017 Joint Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, Sydney, Australia, July 2017 (invited keynote presentation & headliner)
Naidoo, A., Denti, P., Padayatachi, N., Chirhewa, M., McIlleron, H., Naidoo, K., Essack, S., Yende-Zuma, N., Phongi, E.K., Adamson, J. & Govender, K. Effect of Rifampicin and Efavirenz on Moxifloxacin Concentrations When Co-Administered in Patients with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis. Presented at the 19th International Conference on Tuberculosis Therapy, London, United Kingdom, February 2017. (Awarded Certificate for Best Presentation by the World Academy for Science, Engineering & Technology)
Essack S.Y. Antibiotic Stewardship and Conservancy in Africa. Presented at the seminar on “AMR Challenges in Low-Resource Settings – Perspectives and Experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa” in Tromso, Norway, August 2016. (invited keynote presentation).
Essack S.Y. Antibiotic Stewardship on the Global Radar. Presented at the Antibiotic Stewardship Advisory Meeting on Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Primary Care in London, United Kingdom, October 2015
Essack, S.Y. Implementation of the WHO Policy Package on Antimicrobial Resistance in the WHO Africa Region. Presented at the Expert Consultation on Antimicrobial Resistance in the African Region, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, May 2015.
Essack, S.Y & Bell, J. Role of community pharmacy in a pentagonal framework for antibiotic stewardship. Presented at the 2014 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, September 2014.
Essack, S.Y. Addressing Human Resources Challenges in Pharmacy: the South African Experience. Presented at the 2013 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress, Dublin, Ireland, September 2013.
Essack, S.Y. GRIP’s “5 P” Pentagonal Framework for Antibiotic Conservancy: Overview and Policy. Presented at the 2013 Global Respiratory Infection Partnership (GRIP) Summit, London, United Kingdom, July 2013
Essack, S.Y. Teaching and Learning Indicators in University Ranking Systems. Presented at the 2nd QS Maple Conference and Exhibition, Durban, South Africa, May 2012.
Essack, S.Y. Surveillance-Based Treatment Guidelines for Infections – The South African Experience. Invited presentation at the 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections, New Delhi, India, October 2011
Essack, S.Y., Naidoo, I. and Barnes, G. Assuring Equity of Access and Equity of Outcome by Student Monitoring and Academic Development. Presented at the 18th International Conference on Learning, Port Louis, Mauritius, July 2011.
Essack, S.Y., Naidoo, I. and Barnes, G. Resourcing Research by Quality Teaching and Learning. Presented at the Conference on Knowledge Production and Higher Education in the 21st Century, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2011
Bester L.A. and Essack S.Y. Antibiotic resistance via the food chain: Fact or fiction? Presented at the Joint Infection Prevention and Control Africa Network/International Federation of Infection Control Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2010.
Essack, S.Y. Empowering Faculty and Student Development and Success by Transformational Leadership. Keynote Address at the conference on Female Higher Education – Trends and Perspectives, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, January 2010.
Essack, S.Y., Lingah, T., Mashige, K.P., Mtshali, N., Naidoo, I., Naidoo, P., Oosthuizen, F., Pillay, S. and Suleman, F. Government Funding as Leverage for Quality Teaching and Learning. Presented at the OECD Programme on Institutional Management of Higher Education (IMHE) – Quality Teaching in Higher Education, Istanbul, Turkey, October 2009.
Essack, S.Y. Moving Beyond Access to Student Success. Keynote Address at the 29th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education, September, 2008.
Essack, S.Y. Treatment Guidelines and Nosocomial Infections – the KwaZulu-Natal Experience. Presented on my behalf at the Antibiotic Resistance Conference, Kololi, Gambia, November 2007.
Govinden U, Essack S.Y, Mocktar C, Moodley P, Sturm A.W. Characterization of ESBLs in Salmonella spp. at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. Presented at the Antibiotic Resistance Conference, Kololi, Gambia, November 2007.
Bester L.A. and Essack S.Y. Susceptibility patterns of Campylobacter and Salmonella from food animals in KZN. Presented at the Antibiotic Resistance Conference, Kololi, Gambia, November 2007.
Essack, SY. Strategies for the Containment of Antibiotic Resistance in Developing Countries – Lessons from South Africa. Presented at the World Conference on Dosing Anti-Infectives, Nurnberg, Germany, September 2004.
Gray AL, Essack SY. Methods for AMR Surveillance in Communities – lessons from the Durban site. Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Improving Use of Medicines, Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 2004.
Essack, S.Y., Livermore, D.M., Hall, L.M.C. and Pillay, D.G. TEM-62 and TEM-63, Two Novel Beta-Lactamases Isolated in South African Klebsiella pneumoniae Presented at the 38th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego, September, 1998.