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Anaesthesia | General ICU Care | Antibiotic stewardship in critical care

Speciality
Nurses
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Provider
eIntegrity

Antibiotic stewardship in critical care
Session Overview
Description
This session contains a link to the BJA Education article followed by a series of self assessment multiple choice questions.

The article will open in a new window or tab depending on your browser.

CPD credits are awarded by the RCoA for the time spent reading the article and successful completion of the self assessment questions. The pass mark is a score of 80% or more.

A CPD certificate can be printed from the Session Summary page at the end of the session.

Antibiotic stewardship in critical care. Johnson, Ian et al. BJA Education, Volume 17, Issue 4, 111-116

  • Although antibacterial resistance is growing, development of new antibiotics is in decline. Therefore strategies are needed to maintain the effectiveness of current antibiotics for as long as possible
  • Infections due to resistant organisms are associated with higher mortality, morbidity, longer hospital stays, and higher health care costs
  • An Antibiotic Stewardship Program is overseen by a multidisciplinary team consisting of clinicians, clinical pharmacists, and clinical microbiologists. Unusual infections may benefit from additional investigation and treatment advice from an infectious disease clinician and infection control specialists may provide advice relating to reducing spread
  • The key aims of antibiotic stewardship are to ensure the right drug is given at the right time, at the right dose and for the right duration, aiming to eradicate infection whilst minimizing collateral damage
  • Key components include: Prospective audit and feedback, antibiotic restriction, de-escalation, education, guideline use, optimal dosing and duration, microbiologist, and computer aided clinical support
  • Restrictive antibiotic policies are shown to improve antibiotic prescribing and resistance patterns. Antibiotic stewardship has not been shown to increase patient mortality, hospital length of stay or readmission
     

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Type
Delivery
Title
Anaesthesia | General ICU Care | Antibiotic stewardship in critical care
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Anesthetics, Critical care ( ICU Cardiothoracic | High Dependency | Surgery )
Location
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Access Duration (in months)
Anaesthesia (e-LA) (eIntegrity), General ICU Care, 03_05_04 Antibiotic stewardship in critical care
Price:
$19.00
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