Incorporating antimicrobial stewardship into hospital infection control programs

You may now have questions such as:

What are the links between Infection Prevention (IPC) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)?

What practical steps can we take to incorporate AMS into existing IPC programmes?

How can we help develop a national programme as outlined by Professor Shaheen Mehtar in step 2.8.

In this video Professor Fosalade Ogunsola, Clinical Microbiologist, Chair Nigerian Infection Control Association, Chair Elect ICAN, through her role promoting IPC and AMR prevention in Nigeria and Africa, answers these questions.

You may also wish to read the paper “Education and management of antimicrobials amongst nurses in Africa—a situation analysis: an Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN)/BSAC online survey” by Bulbula et al, 2016 (available below) which assessed the involvement of nurses in the use and management of antimicrobials and their training in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) across Africa.