Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs

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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in the acute care setting. After taking this course, learners will be able to define antimicrobial stewardship, have a better understanding of the risks of antimicrobial use, identify common barriers to ASP best practices and learn how to determine if an ASP program is successful.

Target Audience

Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals beginning their experience in infection prevention and control training and who have little to no practice in infection prevention and control concepts.

Audience examples include novice infection preventionists, clinical healthcare professionals, and nonclinical healthcare leaders, such as environmental services managers, who are seeking foundational infection prevention and control knowledge.

Overall Learning Objectives

Discuss common infections for which antibiotics are prescribed
Identify the risks associated with antibiotics
Define antibiotic stewardship
Describe how antibiotic stewardship can prevent antibiotic resistant bacterial infections
Discuss barriers to antibiotic stewardship programs
Identify elements of an antibiotic stewardship program
Discuss measures used to determine the success of an antibiotic stewardship program
Discuss the importance of educating and engaging patients

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