A specialized course designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement effective antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in long-term care settings. Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) play a critical role in caring for elderly and vulnerable populations, who are often at increased risk of infectious diseases and antimicrobial overuse.
Intended audience:
Target Audience ID Physicians, Medical Microbiologists, Clinical Pharmac(olog)ists, ICU physicians, Internists, Specialist Nurses, Pediatricians and other medical specialties.
Objectives:
The Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) provider recognizes the problems that should be addressed in LTCF and can address them by organizing appropriate structures, interventions, and monitoring.
Course coordinator:
Sigurd Høye, Norway
Brita Skodvin, Norway
Organisers:
The Norwegian Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care
University of Oslo and Norwegian Advisory Unit for Antibiotic Use in Hospitals
Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
Certification:
Course organisers will monitor attendance. Only participants attending live sessions will be able to receive the certification.
Accreditation:
This course has been granted 4.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).
Accommodation:
Accommodation is not included in the fee.
Registration details:
This course is part of the AMS Certificate Programme, but has some spaces open to registrations outside of the programme.
Registration fees include full access to the online course.
Registration
Registration was closed on 10.03.2024.
Attendance Grant application
Attendance grant application is not applicable