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Overview
Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) are an important tool for healthcare professionals to use to assess and improve antibiotic prescribing locally, nationally and globally. This Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance - Point Prevalence Surveys at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy offered at FutureLearn by experts from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) - looks at their use.
Key facts:
You’ll discover the importance of measuring antibiotic consumption and how PPS can help.
You’ll look at the steps required to conduct a PPS, including what data to collect and why, how to analyse, present and learn from it. You’ll also evaluate the limitations of PPS
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of measuring antimicrobial consumption.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how PPS work within the context of antimicrobial stewardship programmes.
- Evaluate the data to collect and why.
- Assess the training needed to undertake a PPS.
- Identify the human resources required to undertake a PPS.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Antimicrobial Stewardship and Point Prevalence Surveys
- What is a Point Prevalence Survey?
- Preparing to undertake a PPS
- Sharing PPS results
- How to analyse PPS data
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 14 days
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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 who are responsible for infection management.
- No specific tools or software required.
Tuition Fees
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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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