AMS Certificate
2024-2026

Applications closed

AMS Certificate 2024-2026

As courses are to begin soon, registration for the ESCMID Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Certificate 2024-2026 is now closed. Learn more about the exciting Clinical Microbiology (CM) and Infectious Diseases (ID) modules that the programme will be covering over this two-year period below.

About

Our two-year programme offers tailored modules to address current and emerging topics in the fields of CM and ID. It also aims to promote knowledge-sharing and exposure of early-career participants to international clinical settings. The programme modules are offered either online or held on-site at various locations across Europe.

Deadlines

Applications closed on 20.01.2024

Modules

Basic

Module

Date

Location

Coordinator

Link

Principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship, the What and the How

03 - 07 June 2024

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Jeroen Schouten

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Advanced

Module

Date

Location

Coordinator

Link

From Lab to Wards in a Large Hospital: Diagnostic Stewardship, Antibiotic Stewardship Tools and Practical Training for an Appropriate Use of Antibiotics

03 - 04 October 2024

Rome, Italy

Rita Murri, Giulia De Angelis

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The Structure and Position of AMS and Antimicrobial Stewardship Aspect of Management of Infections

25 - 26 November 2024

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bojana Beović

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Antifungal Stewardship from Primary to Tertiary Care

30 - 31 January 2025

Leuven, Belgium

Riina Richardson

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Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in Primary Care A Behaviour Change Approach

17 - 18 March 2025

Oxford, United Kingdom

Oliver Van Hecke

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities

April 2025

Online

Sigurd Høye, Brita Skodvin

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Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control

November 2025

Athens, Greece

Diamantis Kofteridis, Zoi-Dorothea Pana, Aggeliki Karaiskou, Petros Ioannou, Ioannis Kopsidas, Nikolaos Spernovasilis

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Electives

We invite you to choose 3 electives from the list below.

Module

Date

Location

Coordinator

Link

Pediatric Infection Management for the Microbiologist, Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Pediatrician and Adult Infectious Diseases Specialist

16 - 17 September 2024

Herrsching, Germany

Sanjay Patel

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Maths against antimicrobial resistance

23 - 24 October 2024

Orléans, France

Beraud Guillaume

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Antimicrobial Stewardship: Ethical Dilemmas

06 - 07 November 2024

Online

Dafna Yahav

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Low and Middle-Income Countries

13 - 15 January 2025

Online

Bastien Mollo, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja

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Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in migration- and travel-associated infections

21 - 23 March 2025

Homburg/Saar, Germany

Sophie Schneitler, Sören Becker

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Antimicrobial stewardship programme live! On-site learning in a Southern Europe hospital with low rate of MDRO

May 2025

Seville, Spain

Pilar Retamar-Gentil

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AMS for Difficult to Treat Infections in High Resistance Endemic Settings

September 2025

Online

Anup R Warrier

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Communication with Patients in Decision Making on Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary and Outpatient Care

November 2025

Online

Katarina Stavrikj, Neda Kostova

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Antimicrobial use in Intensive Care and the emergency department

03 - 04 February 2026

Online

Christian Lanckohr, Hendrik Bracht

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Optimised Dosing of Antibiotics - Understanding PKPD, Clinical Breakpoints, and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

12 - 13 March 2026

Online

Thomas Tängdén

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See past events

Take a look back at our past AMS Certificate programmes and related events. 

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