BSAC & EWMA: Antimicrobial stewardship in wound management
Provided by Royal College of Pathologists
About the course
This online course offers a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals and others to learn about the importance of good AMS and support its implementation into wound management.
Duration
6 hours
CPD
6 credits
Who should attend?
The course is aimed at clinicians and healthcare professionals involved in wound management, delivery/planning of stewardship programmes, or infection prevention and control practices. Public healthcare epidemiologists, leaders or policymakers in this area, public partners and anyone who wishes to learn about this discipline.
Location
It is an online learning course that can be accessed through FutureLearn (link below).
Course Organiser and Speaker
The course was developed by The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) and The European Wound Management Association (EWMA). The lead educator is Professor Karen Ousey and she is a Professor of Skin Integrity and Director for the Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at the University of Huddersfield.
Learning Objectives for the course
- Explore antimicrobial resistance and stewardship
- Demonstrate infection prevention measures in your own clinical area.
- Identify signs of infection.
- Develop skills to manage wound infections.
- Engage others in your department to carry out antimicrobial stewardship.
- Perform antimicrobial stewardship in your own area and prioritise monitoring.
- Apply antimicrobial stewardship practices to wound management
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