22-037-H99-P - Antimicrobial Stewardship Series: Curbing Overuse One Practice Setting at a Time

Course Description

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Summary

Overuse of antibiotics can lead to unwanted side effects such as Clostridium difficile infections, unnecessary drug-drug interactions, and antibiotic resistance. It is vital the healthcare community improve the use of antibiotics in order to improve patient safety and public health. This program provides an overview of antibiotic stewardship in hospitals, long-term care and outpatient facilities with the goal of empowering pharmacists to address the growing concern of inappropriate antibiotic use.

Program Details

Intended Audience: Consultant pharmacists or pharmacists interested in antibiotic stewardship

Universal Activity Number: 0012-0000-22-037-H99-P

Contact Hours: 3.0 Consultant Recertification/General hours of ACPE approved continuing education for pharmacists

Program Fees:

Regular Registration: $55.00
UF Preceptor/Career Coach: $50.00
UF COP Faculty: $45.00

(Please note: UF Preceptor/Career Coaches & UF COP Faculty must register within the group portal to receive registration discounts. Our office is unable to retroactively apply a discount once the registration has been completed. For information on how to access the group portal, please click here).

UAN Release Date: 08/01/2022

UAN Expiration Date: 08/01/2025

Activity Type: Knowledge

Program Support: No outside financial support was provided.

Format Type: This course is self-paced, fully online.

Time to Complete: All coursework must be completed within 24 weeks from the date of registration or before date of UAN expiration, 08/01/2025, whichever comes first. This course will no longer be eligible for CE credit after 08/01/2025.

Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Part 1: Antibiotic Stewardship in Hospitals

Describe the importance of antibiotic stewardship in hospitals
Describe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Core Elements for Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
Discuss the hospital pharmacist’s role in antibiotic stewardship in hospitals
Describe strategies for antibiotic stewardship implementation in hospitals
Discuss how to appropriately manage antibiotic use, as it applies to best practices in patient care

Part 2: Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities (nursing homes and assisted living)

Discuss the importance of antibiotic stewardship in long-term care facilities
Describe the role of the consultant pharmacist in antibiotic stewardship in long term care facilities
Describe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
Discuss how to appropriately manage antibiotic use, as it applies to best practices in long term patient care
Suggest strategies to promote antibiotic stewardship programs in long-term care facilities.

Part 3: Antibiotic Stewardship in Outpatient Facilities

Discuss the importance of antibiotic stewardship in outpatient settings
Describe the role of the pharmacist in antibiotic stewardship in an outpatient setting
Describe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
List barriers to appropriate antibiotic use and implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in the outpatient setting
Discuss how to appropriately manage antibiotic use, as it applies to best practices in outpatient care

Program Overview

Program Material:

Antibiotic Stewardship in Hospitals monograph (pdf) (provided digitally within course)

Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities monograph (pdf) (provided digitally within course)

Antibiotic Stewardship in Outpatient Care monograph (pdf) (provided digitally within course)

Requirements for Successful Course Completion

In order to earn credit for this course, participants must read the three course monographs and pass each corresponding assessment with a score of 70% or higher. Two chances to pass each assessment will be given. If a passing score is not earned by the second attempt, the participant must re-enroll in the course. Upon successful completion of all coursework, participants must complete a course evaluation form.

Questions?

Please contact the Continuing Pharmacy Education Team

Phone: (352) 273-6275

Email: cesupport@ahc.ufl.edu

Website: https://cpe.pharmacy.ufl.edu/

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Resources

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Accrediting Associations

Consultant Pharmacist 0.3 CEU

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