Antimicrobial Stewardship Courses and Certifications

The Royal College of Pathologists

Optimisation of Antibiotic Therapy in Critically Ill Patients - Dr Brendan Healy

Learn from Dr. Brendan Healy, a Consultant in Microbiology and Infectious Disease, about optimizing antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Mary Greeley Medical Center

Bugs and Drugs: Collaborative Approaches in Antimicrobial Stewardship - 3/30/22

Explore collaborative strategies for effective antimicrobial stewardship, focusing on innovative approaches to combat drug-resistant pathogens and optimize antibiotic use in healthcare settings.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Mary Greeley Medical Center

Antimicrobial Stewardship - September 16, 2015

Explore strategies for responsible antibiotic use in healthcare settings, focusing on improving patient outcomes and reducing antimicrobial resistance through evidence-based practices.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Royal College of Pathologists

Principles of Antibiotic Chemotherapy and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Comprehensive exploration of antibiotic principles, classes, and stewardship strategies, emphasizing clinical reasoning, responsible prescribing, and global health implications.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Royal College of Pathologists

Evaluating an Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme - International Perspectives

Explore international perspectives on evaluating antimicrobial stewardship programmes, including success measures from Canada, Egypt, Hong Kong, and the UK.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Improving Clinical Outcomes By Optimization of Antibiotic Practices

2 reviews

This video based course will introduce learners to the basic principles of appropriate antibiotic use, demonstrate how to apply these principles to the management of common infections, and outline how to develop and maintain an antimicrobial stewardship…

• edX
• 3 weeks, 4-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Improving Clinical Outcomes by Optimization of Antibiotic Practices

Learn principles of appropriate antibiotic use, management of common infections, and development of antimicrobial stewardship programs to improve patient outcomes and reduce antibiotic resistance.

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

University of Dundee

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Managing Antibiotic Resistance

80 ratings at FutureLearn

Understand antibiotic resistance, and how antimicrobial stewardship can slow down or reduce it, with this free online course

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship

13 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore how syndromic testing can aid rapid disease diagnostics and what this means for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care

13 ratings at FutureLearn

Helping primary care professionals to target the use of antibiotics to reduce antimicrobial resistance

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance: Point Prevalence Surveys

31 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn how to use Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) to measure antibiotic consumption and fight antimicrobial resistance.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach

Equips clinicians with knowledge and tools to improve antimicrobial use through case-based examples, highlighting stewardship principles for common clinical scenarios and providing a framework to combat resistance.

• OpenWHO
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Reducing antimicrobial resistance of treatable sexually transmitted infections in antenatal care

Improve prevention, detection, and treatment of STIs in antenatal care settings, focusing on antimicrobial resistance and best practices for managing curable infections in pregnant women.

• OpenWHO
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Infection Prevention and Control in Maternal and Neonatal Care

Learn essential infection prevention and control practices for maternal and neonatal care, focusing on antenatal care, labor, childbirth, and postnatal periods to reduce healthcare-associated infections and sepsis.

• OpenWHO
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries: a WHO practical toolkit

Practical guidance for implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in healthcare facilities in low-resource settings, covering planning, interventions, assessment, and competency development.

• OpenWHO
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate