Gain insight into antimicrobial resistance, learn about the threats it poses to wound care, and explore preventative measures.
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wound Management
Learn how to manage wound infection as a healthcare professional
It’s common to control wound infections with antibiotics. Understanding antimicrobial stewardship is key to preventing antimicrobial resistance and treating a range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi.
On this course, you will explore antimicrobial resistance, learn how to treat it, and understand how this affects the safe management of patients with wounds. You will also learn how to recognise and diagnose wound infections and how to implement infection control measures in your own practice. Listen to a sneak preview here.
What topics will you cover?
- What is Wound Management.
- Identification and Diagnosis of Wound Infection.
- Management and Prevention of Infection.
- Principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wound Management.
- Implementation into clinical practice.
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What will you achieve?
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Who is the course for?
This course is for healthcare professionals involved in wound management and infection prevention.
What do people say about this course?
Thank you. Week one has opened my eyes to the scope of the problem of AMR. I am more motivated than ever to embrace AMS in my practice.
Sobelema Roxy Ibanibo
Who will you learn with?
Karen Ousey
I am Karen Ousey, Professor and Director for the Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at the University of Huddersfield - UK. I am a nurse by clinical background
Who developed the course?
BSAC
Founded in 1971, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy exists to facilitate the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
European Wound Management Association
The European Wound Management Association promotes the advancement of education and research into native epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, prevention and management of wounds of all aetiologies.
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