Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care
BSAC and TARGET
This online course looked at many aspects of antibiotic prescribing in Primary Care from prescribing for urinary tract infections through to managing patient expectations. It also covered an understanding of how to apply practical antimicrobial stewardship strategies in the learner's own practice.
6 weeks, 1 hour per week
Cliodna McNulty
Clinical microbiologist, Head of Public Health England Primary Care Unit
BSAC
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore data sources to understand your practice antibiotic usage and tips for conducting an audit
- Improve prescribing practice for patients with suspected Urinary Tract Infections
- Discuss ways to manage patient expectations with regard to antibiotic prescriptions
- Identify ways in which back up prescribing can assist your practice
- Evaluate approaches to the prescribing of antibiotics for children
- Demonstrate the value of a whole team approach to antimicrobial stewardship
- Assess the importance of antimicrobial stewardship
Syllabus
The course covers:
- Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance in Primary Care
- Prescribing in Urinary Tract Infections
- Assessing the Need for Antibiotics
- Managing Patient Expectations and Back up/Delayed Prescribing
- Antibiotics for Children
- Common Practice Approach
This course has been approved by The Royal College of Pathologists at a level of 6 credits.
Issued on 30th October 2019
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