Principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship, the What and the How

Event Description

In this module, we delve into the intricate workings of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), focusing on the "what" and "how" to effectively manage antimicrobial therapy.

Throughout this course, we will utilize the concept of the "antibiotic process" as a framework to understand the essence of AMS. We will explore various facets including empirical therapy, optimizing therapy through pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) considerations and allergy management, navigating therapy changes such as de-escalation, IV-oral switch, and interpreting microbiological data. Moreover, we will address crucial aspects like determining therapy duration and the utilization of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), particularly in special patient populations.

To tackle the practical implementation of AMS, we have designed interactive workshops where participants will gradually engage with real-world AMS challenges. These workshops will guide you through phases of problem definition using data, development of quality indicators (QIs), employing point prevalence surveys (PPS) and audits for data collection, and finally, identifying behavioral change theories to craft effective interventions.

Intended audience:  

ID Physicians, Medical Microbiologists, Clinical Pharmac(olog)ists, ICU physicians, Internists, Specialist Nurses, Paediatricians and other medical specialties.

Objectives: 

Throughout the module, the "antibiotic process" is used to explain the "what" of AMS: empirical therapy, optimising therapy (e.g. PK/PD, allergy), changing therapy (deescalation / IV-oral switch / interpretation of microbiology), stop therapy (duration /Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)), special patient groups). To address the “how” of AMS, various workshops are conducted in which participants gradually approach an AMS implementation problem in phases: how to define my AMS problem with data (development of QIs; use of PPS, audit etc.), how to identify behavioral change theories that contribute to implementation problems, and how to develop an effective intervention.

Course coordinator: 
Jeroen Schouten, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Organisers:  
Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy ( SWAB) 

Accreditation: 
ESCMID office will apply for EACCME accreditation. 

Certification: 
Course organisers will monitor attendance. Only participants attending live sessions will be able to receive the certification. 

Course Venue: 

TBC

Accommodation 

Accommodation is not included in the registration. 

Registration details: 

Registration fees include full access to the course, coffee breaks, lunches and dinners. Travel costs and accommodation are not included with either fee.  
 

Registration Fees

Not applicable.