1130 - Antimicrobial Stewardship: Building Competencies in Judicious Use to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Course Description

A one year subscription (from date of purchase) to this collection of online resources designed to teach students the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to support judicious use of antimicrobials to combat antimicrobial resistance. This series of modules was developed by a multi-institutional team of experts to help teach veterinary students the essential knowledge and skills to support judicious use of antimicrobials in clinical practice. The online collection of evidence-based educational resources is available for free to all schools of veterinary medicine within the United States and covers antimicrobial pharmacology, mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, public health implications of antimicrobial resistance, and judicious antimicrobial use in clinical practice.

Practicing antimicrobial stewardship requires an integrated understanding of microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, clinical medicine, and public health. This flexible collection of resources can be used modularly, or in any sequence.

This package is a product of the Center for Educational Technologies of Texas A&M University. At the center, we specialize in harnessing the power of technology to create innovative learning resources that support veterinary teaching. We hope our interactive resources support you in your desire to improve your current practice and continue learning.

Course Outline

 Learning Modules:

• Antimicrobial Use and Resistance
• Mechanisms of Action
• Distribution of Antimicrobials
• Pharmacodynamics & Pharmacokinetics
• Regulatory Agencies
• An Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance
• Selection Pressure and Commensal Bacteria
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
• Antimicrobial Resistance and Public Health
• Public Health Burden of AMR
• Antibiotic Resistance Threats
• Reservoirs of Infection
• Modes of Disease Transmission
• Emergence and Dissemination of AMR
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship in Clinical Practice
• Select and Use Antimicrobial Drugs Appropriately
• Maintain Accurate Records
• Stay Current
• Commit to Stewardship

 Activities:

• Antimicrobial Use and Resistance
• Canine Pruritus Case Scenario
• Antimicrobial Resistance and Public Health
• Outbreak Management in a Dairy Herd
• Antimicrobial Stewardship in Clinical Practice
• Molly Case (small animal)
• Rex Case (small animal)
• Bovine Respiratory Disease in a Feedlot Case
• Mastitis in a Dairy Herd Case

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Learner Outcomes

Notes

Google Chrome is the preferred web browser for this course.  If you use another browser, such as Microsoft Edge, you could experience technical difficulties.

Due to the immediate access to course materials, we have a strict no-refund policy once the course has been started. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at cethelpdesk@tamu.edu.

This course meets Section 508 accessibility requirements.