Antimicrobial Stewardship for Outpatient and Emergency Department Settings

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Course Overview
This course provides an overview of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, specifically in the outpatient and emergency department settings. The course will review topics such as risk of antibiotic use, barriers to antimicrobial stewardship and how to determine the success of an AMS program.

Target Audience

Infection Prevention professionals who have participated in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized infection control training and have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control concepts.

Audience examples: Advanced Beginner to Proficient Infection Preventionist, Advanced Beginner to Proficient HAI/AR/IPC staff, Novice to Proficient Healthcare/Public Health Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease /Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Pharmacist.

Overall Learning Objectives

Identify the risks associated with antibiotics
Define antibiotic stewardship and how it can prevent antibiotic resistant bacterial infections
Discuss common infections in outpatient facilities and emergency departments for which antibiotics are prescribed
Identify elements and barriers of an antibiotic stewardship program
Discuss measures used to determining the success of an antibiotic stewardship program
Discuss the importance of educating and engaging patients on this topic

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for this course until March 18, 2027. Once viewed, please visit the activity page to obtain your credit.

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