Core Elements for Antibiotic Stewardship Training

The following Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship Training educates healthcare providers on the importance of antibiotic stewardship in healthcare. Additionally, antibiotic stewardship is the effort to measure and improve how clinicians prescribe antibiotics to patients who use them. Furthermore, improving antibiotic prescribing and use is critical to effectively treat infections, protect patients from harm caused by unnecessary antibiotic use, and combat antibiotic resistance. Our course can help your healthcare organization with this.

What you will learn:

• The role of antibiotic stewardship in preventing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
• The importance of leadership and collaboration in antibiotic stewardship programs
• Antibiotic tracking and reporting methods
• Methods for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
• Antibiotic stewardship prescription interventions
• Methods of assessing the effectiveness of stewardship interventions

Details

Course length: 1 hour. CME: 1

Languages: American English

Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical  Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address the identified educational gaps to support the continuous professional development of our medical community. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim this credit for their complete participation in this activity.

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Antibiotics in Healthcare

Antibiotics have altered the practice of medicine by making previously lethal infections curable and enabling other medical discoveries such as cancer chemotherapy and organ transplants. Furthermore, prompt antibiotic treatment of illnesses, such as sepsis, decreases morbidity and saves lives. However, around 30% of all antibiotics provided in US acute care hospitals are either unneeded or inappropriate. Because of this, Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASPs) can assist doctors in improving clinical outcomes and minimizing harm through better antibiotic prescribing. To learn more about antibiotic stewardship and to implement these safe practices into your healthcare facility, click the button below.