Antimicrobials: Stewardship 2017

Hours of learning: 2

Publication date: January 2017

Aim
To enable pharmacists to adhere to the principles of antimicrobial stewardship and to successfully promote it.

Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this workshop you should be able to:

• define antimicrobial stewardship
• discuss the UK 5-year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy (2013-2018)
• explain the components of an antimicrobial stewardship programme
• describe antimicrobial stewardship toolkits that are available for use in primary and secondary care
• appreciate the role of the patient in antimicrobial stewardship
• detail successful antimicrobial stewardship interventions to date.