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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wound Management

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Course Features

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Duration

3 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Effort

2 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

It is common to treat wound infections with antibiotics. Antimicrobial stewardship can be key to treating and preventing infections from bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. This course will help you understand antimicrobial resistance and how it affects safe wound management. This course will teach you how to identify and treat wound infections, as well as how to implement infection control strategies in your practice.

The Royal College of Pathologists, a professional membership organization with charitable status, is concerned with all things relating to pathology science and practice. You can see some of the steps in this course before you sign up.

Course Overview

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Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Demonstrate infection prevention measures in your own clinical area

Develop skills to manage wound infections

Engage others in your department to carry out antimicrobial stewardship

Explore antimicrobial stewardship

Identify signs of infection

Perform antimicrobial stewardship in your own area and prioritise monitoring

Target Students

This course is for healthcare professionals involved in wound management and infection prevention

Course Instructors

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Karen Ousey

Instructor

I am Karen Ousey, Professor and Director for the Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at the University of Huddersfield - UK. I am a nurse by clinical background

Course Accreditations

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