So how old is resistance? In this video Dr David Jenkins explains. You can find links to the references that Dr Jenkins mentions at the bottom of this page in …
Take a moment to reflect and imagine what your practice would be like without antibiotics. Post your reflections in the comments and compare these with others. As additional information you …
For your first activity you are asked to watch this video, which runs for 8 minutes and tells the story of two patients, Bill & Fred, and how they are …
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values describe the susceptibility of a specific bacterium to a specific antibiotic. If the concentration of antibiotic required to inhibit growth exceeds a certain level, the …
As we begin to explore and learn more about antimicrobial stewardship our initial focus in Week 1 is going to be on the topic of resistance. While the topic of …
Each week of the course has been developed by specialists in their field. The overall lead for the course is Professor Dilip Nathwani, OBE who is an infectious diseases physician …
We’ve prepared a Glossary for the course that contains a list of the key terms relating to antimicrobial stewardship used throughout the course. You can also download this as a …
In this video Professor Dilip Nathwani welcomes you to the course. As a practicing infectious diseases physician, Professor Nathwani has a key interest in antimicrobial stewardship. He leads a national …
In this step we introduce you to another quick win which you may find useful and there are more available in “downloads”. Introduction of alcohol based hand rub in a …
In this final video Dr Chandy explains how the data was calculated, how the data was displayed and what it showed. You may also like to consider the following questions: …
In this video Dr Sujith Chandy introduces you to his quick win from India which will outline the use of medicines in low and middle income countries (LMIC), such as …
Antibiotics in this hospital’s formulary were dispensed from various dispensing sections within the hospital after purchase with a prescription. The prescriptions came from various departments ranging from broad specialties to …
In order to contain and rationalise antibiotic use, antibiotic policy guidelines were introduced in the hospital at various times during the period 2002 to 2010. The time segments during which …