Define antimicrobial stewardship, its programmatic goals, and key strategies to achieve the goals |
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Relate trends and patterns between antimicrobial use and resistance |
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Recognize adverse events associated with the use of specific antimicrobials, including the risk for development of C. difficile infections |
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Recognize the major “infectious diseases syndromes” where antimicrobials are overused and misused in acute care inpatient and outpatient settings and the stewardship techniques to improve prescribing for these infections |
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Educate other healthcare providers on the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in the care of their individual patients |
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Educate other healthcare providers on the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in the community at large |
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Practice antimicrobial stewardship in my day-to-day care of patients in the inpatient setting |
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Practice antimicrobial stewardship in my day-to-day care of patients in the outpatient setting |
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Determine when an infectious diseases consultation would be more appropriate than just an antimicrobial stewardship intervention over the phone |
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Explain the behavioral psychology of clinicians regarding antimicrobial use |
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Propose effective techniques to change antimicrobial prescribing habits of others |
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Identify the elements of an effective hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship program |
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Identify the inter-professional collaborations necessary for an effective hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship program |
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Describe the day-to-day activities of a leader in an antimicrobial stewardship program |
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Identify the initial steps that the antimicrobial stewardship team would use to respond to an antibiotic shortage at my hospital |
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