Course: TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care

Hello and welcome to Week 4. We hope you enjoy this week of discussions, remember to introduce yourself, and take part by commenting at the bottom of each section. This …

So what can you do now to implement an effective antibiotic strategy for sore throat in your practice? Watch the video for some action plan ideas from Michael Moore. We …

In this video Michael takes us through using the FeverPAIN Score. Which shows a series of symptoms which you can rate none, mild, moderate, or severe. The point of this …

The FeverPAIN score has been developed to include not only B haemolytic streptococci group A but also group C and G which can also cause acute sore throat whereas the …

Watch the video to hear specific details relating to the management of sore throat. Michael focusses on the evidence looking at the effectiveness of the prescribing of antibiotics for sore …

In this video Michael discusses the latest data surrounding each of these antibiotics and challenges commonly-held beliefs. In most cases antibiotics will be prescribed for respiratory tract infections due to …

The burden of antibiotic prescribing in primary care is high and although resistance may not be seen commonly in primary care at the moment, we need to be mindful that …

Michael introduces the resistance crisis and examines the problem that is faced globally with a projected estimates predicting that by 2050, deaths due to resistance will exceed those due to …

Meet Professor Michael Moore who will introduce the importance of appropriate antibiotic use. The video will cover the following: • The resistance crisis • Why does clinician prescribing matter? • …

By the end of Week 3 you will have an increased: awareness of the need for antibiotic stewardship. awareness of the effect of antibiotic prescribing in influencing antibiotic resistance in …

Hello and welcome to week 3. We hope you enjoy this week of discussions, remember to introduce yourself, and take part by commenting at the bottom of each section. This …

Well done on reaching the end of Week 2 on prescribing for UTIs. We hope you have enjoyed Week 2 and that you found the discussion with Professor Chris Butler …

Public Health England have developed the TARGET toolkit which is available via the RCGP website. Here you will find the UTI resource suite which groups all of the TARGET resources …

Sampling is not recommended for all patients with an uncomplicated UTI but for patients who have risk factors then it is recommended. Higher risk factors of UTI include: Recurrent infection …

Watch the video to hear about useful resources developed by Public Health England to aid the treatment pathway for patients experiencing the symptoms of UTI. Please note that the leaflet …