Webinar Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s webinar on Antimicrobial Stewardship and Shorter Antibiotic Duration is presented by Dr. Brad Spellberg, Chief Medical Officer of Los Angeles General Medical Center. This webinar discusses the discusses the history, pros and cons, and appropriate uses of short-course antibiotics.
Target Audience
Target audience for this course are healthcare
professionals who are or will be directly involved in infection prevention
activities in their facilities. These are infection prevention professionals
who have participated in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized
infection and control training and have minimal to moderate practice or
fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control concepts.
Audience examples:
Intermediate to Proficient Infection Preventionist, Intermediate to Proficient
HAI/AR/IPC staff, Intermediate to Proficient Healthcare/Public Health
Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease /Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Pharmacist.
Overall Learning Objectives
- The historical aspects of long vs. short antimicrobial courses for the treatment of infectious syndromes.
- The "Shorter is Better" mantra.
- Key studies in recent literature that favor shorter antimicrobial durations for the treatment of infectious syndromes along with the exceptions.
- Potential risks and benefits of shorter antimicrobial durations to the hospital at large.
- The ways to implement (opportunities and obstacles) shorter antimicrobial durations by antimicrobial stewardship programs in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for this webinar. CE credit is available from December 12, 2023 to December 12, 2026. Once viewed, please visit the VCU Continuing Medical Education activity page to obtain your credit.
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