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Overview
This Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by FutureLearn offers healthcare professionals the chance to explore the background, benefits, and challenges of a syndromic approach to the diagnosis of clinical infections.
Key facts
- You’ll use clinical case studies to better understand the real-life application of the syndromic testing system and learn about the medical indications which align with a syndromic approach.
- Rapid syndromic testing aims to speed up the medical diagnosis of defined infectious diseases. In a hospital setting, this is key to improving patient outcomes and has been shown by numerous studies to be cost-effective and clinically useful.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...- Explore the syndromic approach to medical diagnosis
- Identify clinical conditions which necessitate rapid Syndromic testing
- Evaluate the role Syndromic testing plays in AMS programs
- Assess the benefits and hurdles of rapid Syndromic testing as a Point of Care diagnostic testing tool
- Identify the great value Syndromic testing has in real-life clinical scenarios
Programme Structure
Topics include:
Rapid syndromic testing
Point of care testing
Medical diagnostics/diagnosis
Clinical/medical microbiology and infection
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 14 days
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
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Language
English
Credits
6 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Microbiology Health Sciences View 287 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is designed for healthcare professionals, in particular microbiologists and clinicians, who’d like to gain an understanding of how syndromic testing in the lab can aid rapid diagnostics within a clinical setting, as well as the implications of this for existing antimicrobial stewardship programs.
- The course has been approved by the Royal College of Pathologists at a level of 6 credits.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full
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