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- Title:
- 02_39_01 Antibiotic Policies
- Description:
- This session will review the incidence, mechanisms and implications of antimicrobial resistance in hospital practice. Using this as the background, we will discuss the role played by appropriate antimicrobial prescribing and administration in reducing the spread of resistance. We will also look at the implications of Clostridium difficile infection, and review current best practice on endocarditis prophylaxis, along with approaches to empirical antimicrobial therapy.
- Hierarchy:
- Ophthalmology (Eye-Site) > Eye-Site 00 Ophthalmology Curriculum > What the Ophthalmologist is able to do (Technical Intelligences) > 3) Patient Management (PM) > PM3 Use of drugs > 02_39_01 Antibiotic Policies
- Author(s):
-
Andrew Ferguson
- Created:
- 2 Apr 2012
- Last Major Update:
- 2 Apr 2012
- Keywords:
- 001-0242, Antibiotic stewardship, healthcare policy, antibiotic therapy, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic prophylaxis,1E01
- Quicklink:
- 001-0242
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- Title:
- 02_39_01 Antibiotic Policies
- Description:
- This session will review the incidence, mechanisms and implications of antimicrobial resistance in hospital practice. Using this as the background, we will discuss the role played by appropriate antimicrobial prescribing and administration in reducing the spread of resistance. We will also look at the implications of Clostridium difficile infection, and review current best practice on endocarditis prophylaxis, along with approaches to empirical antimicrobial therapy.
- Hierarchy:
- Ophthalmology (Eye-Site) > Eye-Site 00 Ophthalmology Curriculum > What the Ophthalmologist is able to do (Technical Intelligences) > 3) Patient Management (PM) > PM3 Use of drugs > 02_39_01 Antibiotic Policies
- Author(s):
-
Andrew Ferguson
- Created:
- 2 Apr 2012
- Last Major Update:
- 2 Apr 2012
- Keywords:
- 001-0242, Antibiotic stewardship, healthcare policy, antibiotic therapy, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic prophylaxis,1E01
- Quicklink:
- 001-0242