Course Overview
The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s course on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Intensive Care Units provides an overview of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, specifically in critical care settings. The course will review topics such as risk of antibiotic use in critically ill patients, barriers to antimicrobial stewardship and how to determine the success of an AMS program.
Target Audience
Target audience for this course are healthcare and infection prevention professionals who are or will be working in critical care settings. These are individuals who have participated in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized infection control training and have moderate to intermediate 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 elements of antimicrobial stewardship programs
- Identify the risks associated with antibiotics in critically ill patients
- Describe how antibiotic stewardship can prevent antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection in intensive care settings
- Discuss barriers to antibiotic stewardship programs in intensive care settings
- Discuss the importance of educating and engaging caregivers of critically ill patients
- Discuss measures used to determine the success of an antibiotic stewardship program in intensive care settings
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.
