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Overview
Designed for healthcare professionals, this six-week course will inform you about – and empower you to provide – safe, high-quality antibiotic use. You’ll interact with colleagues globally, to understand what antibiotic resistance means – and why the World Economic Forum has placed it alongside terrorism and climate change on its global risk register.
By the end of Antimicrobial Stewardship - Managing Antibiotic Resistance offered at University of Dundee by FutureLearn, you‘ll be able to...
Assess the threat of antibiotic resistance in the learner's location and to their practice
Evaluate the effectiveness of using certain strategies/tools/interventions in antimicrobial stewardship to drive improvement in learner's location and practice
Understand the value of measurement in antimicrobial stewardship: how to calculate DDDs and use Point Prevalence Surveys, have begun to determine how to use these in their location and practice to drive improvements in antibiotic prescribing
Programme Structure
Topics:
- Antibiotic Resistance and its global impact
- The relationship between antibiotic resistance and prescribing
- What antimicrobial stewardship is and how it can be implemented in a hospital setting
- Why measurement is important in stewardship: how it can improve antibiotic prescribing
- How novel diagnostics can help in clinical decision making for antibiotic prescribing
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Public Health Health Sciences View 74 other Short Courses in Public Health in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course requires an active interest and prior experience in the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious disease. This version is for learners who prefer to participate in English.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents134 USD / full≈ 134 USD / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents134 USD / full≈ 134 USD / full
Additional Details
Unlimited subscription: $39.99 / month
Funding
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