3rd-16th March 2023
Join Australia’s mission against superbugs with the Australian Premiere of Salt in my Soul followed by an interactive discussion forum with the scientists, clinicians and policy makers working at the coalface of antimicrobial resistance.
Ticket proceeds go to Mallory's Legacy Fund which supports clinical trials and new therapies in antimicrobial resistance.
Book Tickets in Your City
WA Premiere of Salt in My Soul
Plus we invite you to hear from local and international speakers as they address your burning questions and the ultimate questions:
Why hasn't AMR been solved yet?
What needs to happen?
Speakers include:
Diane Shader Smith
Mother of Mallory Smith
CF and AMR Advocate
Dr Richard Alm
Chief Scientist, CARB-X
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Mel Robinson
Director Aboriginal Health, Child and Adolescent Services
Prof Fiona Wood
Renowned burns and plastic surgeon
Dr Maud Eijkenboom
CEO of Lixa
QLD Premiere of Salt in My Soul
Plus we invite you to hear from local and international speakers as they address your burning questions and the ultimate questions:
Why hasn't AMR been solved yet?
What needs to happen?
Speakers include:
Dr Richard Alm
Chief Scientist, CARB-X
Diane Shader Smith
Mother of Mallory Smith
CF and AMR Advocate
A/Prof Mark Blaskovich
Director, Centre for Superbug Solutions
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Andrew Bowskill
Co-Chair, AAMRnet
Dr Maud Eijkenboom
CEO of Lixa
SA Premiere of Salt in My Soul
Plus we invite you to hear from local and international speakers as they address your burning questions and the ultimate questions:
Why hasn't AMR been solved yet?
What needs to happen?
Speakers include:
Diane Shader Smith
Mother of Mallory Smith
CF and AMR Advocate
Dr Richard Alm
Chief Scientist, CARB-X
Prof Melissa Brown Flinders University
Dr Katharina Richter
University of Adelaide
Dr Morgyn Warner Infectious Diseases Clinician, SA Pathology
VIC Premiere of Salt in My Soul
Plus we invite you to hear from local and international speakers as they address your burning questions and the ultimate questions:
Why hasn't AMR been solved yet?
What needs to happen?
Speakers include:
Diane Shader Smith
Mother of Mallory Smith
CF and AMR Advocate
Dr Richard Alm
Chief Scientist, CARB-X
Dr Julia Cianci
Health Security Systems Australia
Prof Trevor Lithgow
Monash University
Prof Anton Peleg
The Alfred Hospital
NSW Premiere of Salt in My Soul
Plus we invite you to hear from local and international speakers as they address your burning questions and the ultimate questions:
Why hasn't AMR been solved yet?
What needs to happen?
Speakers include:
Diane Shader Smith
Mother of Mallory Smith
CF and AMR Advocate
Dr Ameneh Khatami
Westmead Children's Hospital
Dr Richard Alm
Chief Scientist, CARB-X
Prof Jon Iredell
Westmead Hospital
Phage Australia
Dr Ruby Lin
Phage Australia
Dr Maud Eijkenboom
Lixa
About the Film - Salt in My Soul
Walk in the shoes of an AMR patient
Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at the age of 3, and a resistant bacterial B. cepacia infection at the age of 15, Mallory turned to a secret diary to record her inner thoughts.
She wrote about her fears, her loves, her pain, her depression, her hopes, and gave a voice to the many millions who struggle with invisible or visible illness.
In Mallory’s final days, her father uncovered a long-forgotten treatment that is now changing the world of medicine. Heartbreakingly, it came too late to save his daughter.
Using Mallory’s treasure trove of writing, and hours of audio and video discovered after her untimely death, Salt in My Soul is a classic coming of age story about choosing to live mindfully and joyously in the face of immense struggle.
“An engaging reminder of the preciousness of life”
The Antimicrobial Resistance Australia Mission
An Unfinished Life: The True Impact of Antibiotic Resistance
When bacteria (and other bugs) no longer respond to the medicine that once treated them – it’s called antimicrobial resistance (or AMR, for short). And it’s killing nearly 1.3 million people every year. Bacteria are building resistance to existing antibiotics faster than new antibiotics are entering the market and we have already reached a point where not all bacterial infections are treatable anymore.
The Antimicrobial Resistance Australia Mission is bringing together communities around the country to experience an impactful patient journey and to hear about some of the successes so far in solving AMR. Each local event will feature a screening of the “Salt in my Soul- an Unfinished Life” documentary. This thought-provoking, internationally acclaimed documentary will make you laugh, make you cry and will give you a new perspective on chronic, sometimes invisible illness and the preciousness of life. Audiences will hear from (and ask questions of) local superbug experts working on the cutting edge AMR solutions of tomorrow.
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