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What is antimicrobial resistance?
Introduction to Practical Microbiology |
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (FutureLearn) |
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Appropriate Antimicrobial Use at the Pharmacy CPE Series |
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 |
Bacterial Genomes: Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens |
Wellcome Connecting Science (Future Learn) |
English |
Antibiotic Resistance – The Silent Tsunami |
ReAct |
English |
Antimicrobial Resistance (Part 1 and Part 2) |
USAID |
English |
Esistencia a los antimicrobianos de impacto clínico en los patógenos más frecuentes. Aspectos microbiológicos y clínicos |
Sociedad Argentina de Bacteriología Micología y Parasitología Clínica |
Español |
Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance: Gram Negative Bacteria |
BSAC |
English |
Antimicrobial resistance - theory and methods |
Technical University of Denmark via Coursera |
English |
The Problem of Antibiotic Resistance |
Centre For Antibiotic Resistance Research |
English |
Antibiotics and You: An introduction to antibiotic resistant infections |
University of Manchester |
English |
Antimicrobial Resistance |
Biologix Solutions |
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 |
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 |
Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – Self-paced training module This course is designed to help illustrate and overcome the perceived challenges and complexities in addressing AMR. It is intended to describe and guide participants on entry points for stopping the emergence and spread of AMR. |
World Bank |
English |
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 |
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Managing Antibiotic Resistance |
BSAC, University of Dundee |
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Antimicrobial Stewardship: Improving Clinical Outcomes by Optimization of Antibiotic Practices |
Stanford University School of Medicine |
English (Subtitles: Français, Português, Pусский, English, Español) |
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 |
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Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship This course offers healthcare professionals the chance to explore the background, benefits, and challenges of a syndromic approach to the diagnosis of clinical infections. 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. |
BSAC |
English |
Antimicrobial Stewardship for Africa |
BSAC, Infection Control Africa Network, College of Medicine, University of Lagos |
English |
Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Gulf, Middle East and North Africa On this course, you’ll examine the threat of antimicrobial resistance in the Middle East, Gulf and North Africa and learn how best to tackle it. You’ll discover the basic principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and learn how to implement an AMS programme at your practice. You’ll also evaluate AMS strategies, explore the process of developing and updating local antimicrobial prescribing policies and using collaborative interdisciplinary approaches. |
BSAC |
English |
The Role of Antifungal Stewardship Fungal diseases affect millions of people worldwide each year. Antifungal stewardship helps ensure antifungal agents are prescribed correctly to achieve the best patient outcome. On this course, you will investigate the benefits of antifungal stewardship through case studies that feature successful strategies. You will cover basic mycology and common fungal diseases as well as look at ways to treat fungal diseases like candidemia. |
BSAC |
English |
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wound Management It’s common to control wound infections with antibiotics. Understanding antimicrobial stewardship is key to preventing antimicrobial resistance and treating a range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi. On this course, you will explore antimicrobial resistance, learn how to treat it, and understand how this affects the safe management of patients with wounds. You will also learn how to recognise and diagnose wound infections and how to implement infection control measures in your own practice. |
BSAC, European Wound Management Association |
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Uso prudente de antimicrobianos en el entorno hospitalario |
Universidad Nacional de Colombia(course available on Cousera platform) |
Spanish |
Antimicrobials: Balancing Access and Stewardship |
English |
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Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Resource Limited Settings |
English |
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AMR - The Clinical Microbiologist's Impact |
English |
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Using Infection Control to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance |
UEA (University of East Anglia)(FutureLearn) |
English |
Integrating interdisciplinary approaches to tackle antimicrobial drug resistance in tuberculosis |
English |
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OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy |
BSAC via Future Learn |
English |
To Prescribe or Not To Prescribe? Antibiotics and Outpatient Infections (CME) |
Stanford School of Medicine via edX |
English |
Tackling Antibiotic Resistance: What Should Dental Teams Do? |
BSAC, FDIC via Future Learn |
English |
Antimicrobial Stewardship Course: The Basics! |
Open Learning |
English |
Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship |
AUSMED |
English |
Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy with Timeouts |
Stanford University via edX |
English |
CDC's Antibiotic Stewardship Training Series |
CDC |
English |
Optimización del uso de antimicrobianos: Gestión de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos |
University of Dundee/BSAC via Future Learn |
Spanish |
Reducing antimicrobial resistance of treatable sexually transmitted infections in antenatal care |
WHO |
English |
WHO Policy Guidance on Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities. |
WHO |
English |
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries: a WHO practical toolkit. |
WHO |
English |
The role of nurses & midwives in tackling Antimicrobial Resistance |
WHO |
English |
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries: a WHO practical toolkit |
WHO |
English |
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach |
LSHTM |
English |
Surgical site infections |
WHO |
English |
Effective Livestock Production with Low Use of Antibiotics |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (FutureLearn) |
English |
Responsible use of Antimicrobials on Beef and Sheep Farms A collection of a series of courses on agriculture, animal health, and antimicrobial use and management in beef and sheep farms. |
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise |
English |
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain |
University of Nottingham (FutureLearn) |
English |
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Practice |
BSAC |
English |
Understanding antimicrobial resistance in food and agriculture |
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO elearning Academy) |
English |
Strengthening collaboration between human and animal health sectors for improved health security |
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 |
Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface |
University of Geneva via Coursera |
English |
The Role of Diagnostics in the Antimicrobial Resistance Response |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
English, Español, Français, Português, Pусский, 简体中文 |
Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship |
BSAC |
English |
Procalcitonin: PCT as a Biomarker for Antimicrobial Stewardship |
BSAC(FutureLearn) |
English |
Diagnostics for AMR: Building Back Better from the COVID-19 Pandemic |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine(FutureLearn) |
English |
Drug-resistant tuberculosis: how to interpret rapid molecular test results |
World Health Organization |
English |
Fleming Fund Online AMR Course |
Fleming Fund, the Open University |
English |
Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance: Point Prevalence Surveys |
BSAC (FutureLearn) |
English |
Integrating interdisciplinary approaches to tackle antimicrobial drug resistance in tuberculosis |
LSHTM |
English |
Exploring the Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance in Microbiomes |
University of Oslo via Future Learn |
English |
Bacterial Genomes: Disease Outbreaks and Antimicrobial Resistance |
Wellcome Connecting Science (FutureLearn) |
English |
Metagenomics applied to surveillance of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance |
Technical University of Denmark via Coursera |
English |
Whole genome sequencing of bacterial genomes - tools and applications |
Technical University of Denmark via Coursera |
English |
The Role of Vaccines in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance |
BSAC |
English |
Leveraging Vaccines to Reduce Antibiotics Use and Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance |
English |
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: A Social Science Approach |
BSAC |
English |
Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare |
BSAC (FutureLearn) |
English |