As one of the earliest Study Groups, The ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP) has been at the forefront of promoting education and research on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship since its founding in 1999. The link between antibiotic use and resistance is clear and reversal of resistance problems pushes ESGAP onwards in its aims to:
National Action Plans for Antimicrobial Resistance – a framework for operationalizing existing plans and developing a research strategy to address gaps and opportunities.
Charani E, Mendelson M, Ahmad R, Mpundu M, Mbamalu O, Bonaconsa C, Singh S, Peiffer-Smadja N, Pallett S, Vazquez VAV, Moore L, Schouten J, Kostyanev T, Vlahovic-Palcevski V, Kofteridis D, Holmes A. Supported by the ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP). Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Mar;11(3):e466-e474.
The battle against fungi: lessons in antifungal stewardship from COVID-19 times.
Kanj SS, Haddad SF, Meis JF, Verweij PE, Voss A, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Levy-Hara G, Chowdhary A, Ghafur A, Brüggemann R, Bal AM, Schouten J. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2023;62(1):106846.
Antimicrobial stewardship in low and middle-income countries
ESCMID AMS Certificate elective course
23-25 January 2023, online
Antifungal stewardship from primary to tertiary care
ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
1-2 February 2024, Leuven Belgium (2 slots)
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in migration- and travel-associated infections
ESCMID AMS Certificate elective course
17-19 March 2023, Homburg/Saar, Germany
Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in primary care: a behaviour change approach
ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
7-8 March 2024, Oxford, UK
Antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities
ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
16 & 18 April 2024, online
Antimicrobial stewardship programme live! On-site learning in a Southern Europe hospital with low rate of MDRO
ESCMID AMS Certificate elective module
8-10 May 2024, Seville, Spain
Antimicrobial stewardship – Maths against antimicrobial resistance
ESCMID AMS Certificate elective module
15-16 June 2023, Lille, France
Principles of antimicrobial stewardship: the what and the how
ESCMID AMS Certificate basic course
12-16th June 2023, Berg en Dal, the Netherlands
From lab to wards in a large hospital, diagnostic stewardship
ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
17-18 October 2023, Rome, Italy
Communication with patients in decision making on antibiotic prescribing in primary and outpatient care
ESCMID AMS Certificate elective course
26-27 October 2023, online, Northern Macedonia
The structure & position of AMS and antimicrobial stewardship aspect of management of infections
ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced course
9-10 November 2023, Slovenia
Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control
ESCMID AMS Certificate advanced module
29 November-1 December 2024, Crete, Greece
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