Antimicrobial Stewardship: Optimization of Antibiotic Practices

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

• Elizabeth Robilotti - Infection Control and Prevention
• Stan Deresinski - Medicine - Med/Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, SHC