Find free, trusted eLearning courses on key topics relating to AMR:


What is AMR?


Stewardship


One Health


Diagnostics

 


Surveillance


Sequencing


Vaccines


Social Sciences

All courses are free and available in languages including English, Español, 中文, Pусский, Portuguesa, Français, Italiano, 简体中文


What is antimicrobial resistance?

Appropriate Antimicrobial Use at the Pharmacy CPE Series
This short course is a case-based series dedicated to strengthening and improving the clinical knowledge and skills of primary care practitioners as they serve, support, and deliver care to patients.

 Daktari Online  English

Understanding antibiotic resistance

This free badged course, Understanding antibiotic resistance, will introduce you to the science behind the problem of antibiotic resistance. You will learn about the history of antibiotics, what they are and how they work. You will learn how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads and look at the issues surrounding antibiotic resistance. Finally, you will look at some of the cutting edge ways that scientists are trying to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance, from promoting good hygiene to developing new antibiotics from the soil.

Open University, Bangoor Education

English

Antibiotic Resistance – The Silent Tsunami
Understand antibiotic resistance and what actions are needed to address this increasingly serious global health threat.

ReAct

English

Antimicrobial Resistance (Part 1 and Part 2)
Part 1 of this course aims to improve the learner's awareness and understanding of the basic principles of AMR, the impact AMR has on individuals and society, and why it is a major public health concern. Part 2 describes interventions that address the multiple factors contributing to AMR across the health system.

USAID

English

The Problem of Antibiotic Resistance
This course is suitable for people with only limited knowledge of biology or chemistry but will give an engaging introduction to the problem and to even those with extensive knowledge. 

Centre For Antibiotic Resistance Research 

English

Back to top

Antimicrobial stewardship

 

Raising awareness on the responsible use of antibiotics in livestock

 

This course aims to raise awareness on the responsible use of antibiotics in livestock. It describes the consequences of uninformed and inappropriate use of antibiotics in livestock production, explains what antibiotic resistance is, and how to use antibiotics responsibly.

 

 FAO  English

Antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention and control

In this course, you will learn about what AMR is and how resistant infections occur, which pathogens cause the biggest problems globally and in the healthcare setting, the risk factors and causes of AMR and, most importantly, the role of IPC in reducing AMR. You will learn about strategies to reduce and prevent the occurrence of antibiotic resistance.

 WHO  English

6 steps for sustainable implementation of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance

This course provides information on the “WHO implementation handbook for national action plans on antimicrobial resistance: guidance for the human health sector” and the 6 steps for sustainable implementation of NAPs on AMR.

 WHO   English

WHO costing and budgeting tool for national action plans on antimicrobial resistance

This course aims to introduce the WHO costing and budgeting tool for national action plans on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 

 WHO  English

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries: a WHO practical toolkit

The course comprises 7 learning modules and 1 guided simulation. Each module is divided into topics and sub-topics to facilitate better learning retention and recall, and to prevent learner fatigue. The topics focus on providing practical guidance in implementing AMS programme within local contexts and explores the Assessment Tools that are available to enable a successful AMS implementation. 

 WHO

 English

 Español

 French

WHO Policy Guidance on Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities

This course comprises 4 learning modules with each module focusing on a specific aspect of the WHO Policy Guidance on Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities. Each module is divided into topics and sub-topics to facilitate better learning retention and recall, and to prevent learner fatigue.

WHO

 English

 Español

 French

Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach

This course will equip clinicians who frequently prescribe antimicrobials with knowledge and tools to improve their use of these essential medications in daily clinical practice. Through case based examples, the course will highlight how antimicrobial stewardship principles can be applied to common clinical scenarios.

World Health Organization

English, Français, Italiano, Русский, Españolмакедонски

To Prescribe or Not To Prescribe? Antibiotics and Outpatient Infections (CME)
This course provides a practical approach to the management of common outpatient infections through the use of didactic videos, patient role plays, and interactive case-based videos.

Stanford School of Medicine via edX 

 English

Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship
Review the nature of antimicrobial resistance, the significance and extent of the problem, and the concept and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship.

AUSMED

English

CDC's Antibiotic Stewardship Training Series
This interactive web-based activity is designed to help clinicians optimize antibiotic use to combat antibiotic resistance and improve healthcare quality and patient safety.

CDC

 English

Reducing antimicrobial resistance of treatable sexually transmitted infections in antenatal care
This course aims to improve the prevention, detection, treatment, and cure of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs) in settings serving pregnant women and their families.

WHO

English

The role of nurses & midwives in tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
A recorded conversation on the role of nurses and midwives in mitigating the challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO

English

Surgical site infections
This course covers global SSI rates and burden, risk factors for SSI, prevention measures you can take to reduce SSI, and adaptive and technical approaches to improving and applying the WHO multimodal strategy.

WHO 

English

Back to top

One Health

Antimicrobial Resistance in the environment: key concepts and interventions
The primary audience for this course is all stakeholders involved in addressing AMR at the national level, including those with responsibilities for the environment. The course is also useful to those implementing actions to address AMR in the environment at global and local levels.

World Health Organization

English

Understanding antimicrobial resistance in food and agriculture
This course offers an overview of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a global threat to human, animal, and environmental health, and explains the role of the food and agriculture sector, and the impact of AMR on agrifood systems.

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO elearning Academy)

English

Strengthening collaboration between human and animal health sectors for improved health security
This course provides insight into some of WHO’s work at the animal-human-environment interface, including National Bridging Workshops (NBWs), field simulation exercises, tripartite guidance, and practical tools aimed to support countries in the operationalization of One Health mechanisms at their level.

World Health Organization

English

Navigating the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG): A training for advocates and implementers

This course, in English, introduces the technical chapters of the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG).

World Health Organization

English

Back to top

 

Diagnostics for AMR

Drug-resistant tuberculosis: how to interpret rapid molecular test results
This training toolkit provides a unique combination of practical guidance and expert advice on the interpretation of selected WHO-endorsed tests for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

World Health Organization

 English

AMR CoP ECHO Sessions
The AMR CoP (Community of Practice) ECHO Sessions are a series of collaborative learning sessions designed to enhance knowledge and skills related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). These sessions leverage the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model to connect healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers in a virtual learning environment.

ASLM Academy 

English

Pathway of AMR for a laboratory professional in human health
This short course is designed for laboratory professionals to enhance their understanding and skills in managing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within the context of human health. It provides a comprehensive pathway from basic concepts to advanced practices in AMR diagnostics and management.

The Open University

English

Pathway of AMR for a laboratory professional in animal health
This short course is tailored for laboratory professionals working in animal health to enhance their understanding and management of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It provides a detailed pathway from foundational concepts to advanced practices in AMR diagnostics and stewardship in veterinary settings.

OpenWHO 

English

Back to top

Surveillance

Fleming Fund Online AMR Course
A free online course comprised of 25 technical online modules, covering AMR, surveillance and One Health

Fleming Fund, the Open University 

English

Back to top

Genome sequencing for AMR

 COMING SOON!

 

 

Back to top

Vaccines for AMR

COMNING SOON!

 

 

Back to top

Social Sciences for AMR

COMING SOON!

 

 

Back to top

Access Resources on these topics: