SEMINARS IN ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in the Doctor of Pharmacy program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the benefits of antimicrobial stewardship Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how antimicrobial use in humans, agriculture, and animals contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance. Audience: Graduate 3. Discuss strategies to improve antimicrobial prescribing in outpatient, inpatient, and long-term care settings Audience: Graduate 4. Describe components of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss how technology such as rapid diagnostics and electronic decision support tools can support stewardship initiatives and improve patient care. Audience: Graduate 6. Apply Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Core Elements for a Stewardship Program to propose the development of a program in an inpatient, outpatient, or long-term care setting. Audience: Graduate 7. Identify state-, national-, and international initiatives to improve patient outcomes related to inappropriate antimicrobial use. Audience: Graduate 8. Design an educational antimicrobial stewardship intervention and outcomes measurements as a part of a team. Audience: Graduate 9. Present a proposed policy or procedure to a mock Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as a part of a team. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the benefits of antimicrobial stewardship Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how antimicrobial use in humans, agriculture, and animals contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance. Audience: Graduate 3. Discuss strategies to improve antimicrobial prescribing in outpatient, inpatient, and long-term care settings Audience: Graduate 4. Describe components of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss how technology such as rapid diagnostics and electronic decision support tools can support stewardship initiatives and improve patient care. Audience: Graduate 6. Apply Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Core Elements for a Stewardship Program to propose the development of a program in an inpatient, outpatient, or long-term care setting. Audience: Graduate 7. Identify state-, national-, and international initiatives to improve patient outcomes related to inappropriate antimicrobial use. Audience: Graduate 8. Design an educational antimicrobial stewardship intervention and outcomes measurements as a part of a team. Audience: Graduate 9. Present a proposed policy or procedure to a mock Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as a part of a team. Audience: Graduate