Due to the cancellation of the 2020 ACORN International Conference as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was to be held in Sydney during May 2020, the ACORN Conference has gone virtual! There will be a series of live and pre-recorded webinars, all of which are to be made available on the ACORN website.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. The slogan for 2020 will be "Antimicrobials: handle with care" applicable to all sectors. The theme for the human health sector for WAAW 2020 is “United to preserve antimicrobials".