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Internet Enduring Material Sponsored by: Stanford University School of Medicine // Presented by: The Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine
Syllabus
Unit 1: The Basic Clinical Science of Antimicrobial Use:
- • Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship
• The Story of Penicillin
• Principles of Antimicrobial Use
• Principles of Antibacterial Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
• Sepsis Case Study: Application of Principles
• Introduction to Bacterial Resistance
• Antibiotic Resistance: Gram Positive Resistance Beyond PCN
• Antimicrobial Resistance: Mycobacterial, Viral and Fungal Resistant
• Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections
• Antibiotic Allergies
• Cystitis
• Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
• Community Acquired Pneumonia in the Outpatient Setting
Unit 2: Practical Aspects of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Application to Special Circumstances and Populations:
- • Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions
• Convincing the C-Suite
• Measurements and Metrics
• Incorporating Clinical Decision Support into Stewardship
• Diagnostics
• Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Surgical Site Prophylaxis
• Out-Patient Parenteral Therapy
• Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics
• Antimicrobial Stewardship and Transplant Infectious Diseases
• Antimicrobial Stewardship: Long-term Care
• Antimicrobial Use at the end of life
• Conclusion
Instructors
- Elizabeth Robilotti - Infection Control and Prevention
- Stan Deresinski - Medicine - Med/Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, SHC
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