Antibiotic Stewardship: A Guide to Effective Management for Healthcare Professionals
Advance your skills in responsible antibiotic use with this 6-credit CME activity. This course equips healthcare professionals with key strategies for antibiotic stewardship, reducing resistance, and improving patient outcomes. CE Broker reporting is automatic.
About this course
Antibiotic Stewardship: A Guide to Effective Management for Healthcare Professionals is a 6-hour continuing education (CE) course designed to empower healthcare providers with the principles and practices essential for responsible antibiotic use. As antibiotic resistance escalates into a global health crisis, the role of informed prescribing becomes increasingly critical.
This course delves into the core concepts of antibiotic stewardship, emphasizing the importance of judicious antibiotic selection, dosing, and duration to minimize resistance development and adverse patient outcomes. Participants will explore the factors contributing to inappropriate prescribing and learn strategies to promote optimal antibiotic use within various healthcare settings.
Key topics include:
Understanding the mechanisms and impact of antibiotic resistance
Identifying common pitfalls in antibiotic prescribing
Implementing stewardship principles in clinical practice
The role of pharmacists and other healthcare professionals in stewardship initiatives
Community engagement and education to support responsible antibiotic use
Through interactive modules and case studies, learners will gain practical insights into developing and sustaining effective antibiotic stewardship programs. By completing this course, healthcare professionals will be better equipped to make informed decisions that enhance patient care and contribute to the global effort against antimicrobial resistance.
This course is suitable for a wide range of healthcare providers, including nurses, pharmacists, physicians, and allied health professionals committed to advancing patient safety and public health.
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Instructors
Peter A. Kreckel, RPh is a most unique breed of community pharmacist. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He has practiced independent community pharmacy for his entire career. He began his teaching career at St. Francis University in 2005, in the Department of Physician Assistant Sciences. For the past 16 years, he has taught Pharmacology to over 700 Physician Assistant Science students in their didactic year. He teaches all disciplines year-round, from Antibiotic therapy to Ob-Gyn.
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