PHAR 7126 Infectious diseases – Antimicrobial Stewardship 1

This course reviews the importance of antimicrobial stewardship programs in improving outcomes in patients with infectious complications, while minimizing the unintended consequences of antimicrobial use. During this course the student will be exposed to the different tools needed to design and implement an antimicrobial stewardship program. These skills include antibiogram development, metrics, guideline and clinical trial reviews, and optimization of antimicrobial therapy. The student will also have the opportunity to meet other members of the antimicrobial stewardship team (infectious diseases physician, microbiologist, infection preventionists, pharmacists, informatics).