The Antibiotic Crisis: The Role of Antibiotic Stewardship
Course Overview
Episode 1: Antibiotic resistance is a critical global health issue that threatens the effectiveness of essential treatments. As frontline healthcare providers, nurses play a vital role in promoting antibiotic stewardship, ensuring appropriate use, and preventing the spread of resistance. This podcast episode empowers nurses with essential knowledge and tools to become effective stewards of antibiotics, emphasizing the importance of education, global impact, and successful stewardship strategies.
Episode 2: This episode focuses on practical strategies for promoting antibiotic stewardship across clinical settings. It highlights the importance of effective communication, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and robust infection prevention measures. The discussion also covers the use of data to monitor antibiotic use, improve outcomes, and the role of stewardship in agriculture. Listeners will gain insights into resources and training to help healthcare professionals champion responsible antibiotic practices.
Listen, Learn, and Earn CE Hours with this podcast course. Available on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast apps.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Explain how antibiotic resistance develops.
- Describe the key principles of antibiotic stewardship.
- Distinguish the impact of their antibiotic stewardship efforts.
- Identify practical strategies for promoting antibiotic stewardship in clinical settings.
About the Author/Presenter
Candace Pierce DNP, MSN, RN, CNE,?is a nurse leader committed to ensuring nurses are well prepared and offered abundant opportunities and resources to enhance their skills acquisition and confidence at the bedside. With 15 years in nursing, she has worked at the bedside, in management, and in nursing education. She has demonstrated expertise and scholarship in innovation and design thinking in healthcare and education, and collaborative efforts within and outside of healthcare. Scholarship endeavors include funded grants, publications, and presentations. As a leader, Dr. Pierce strives to empower others to create and deploy ideas and embrace their professional roles as leaders, change agents, and problem solvers. In her position as the Sr. Course Development Manager for Elite, she works as a project engineer with subject matter experts to develop evidence-based best practices in continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Dr. Patrick Welch, PharmD, BCACP, is an advanced clinical pharmacist that practices in family medicine with Intermountain Health in Utah.?He graduated from the University of Utah college of Pharmacy before completing a two-year residency. Dr. Welch manages chronic disease states like diabetes, utilizing advanced technologies such as continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps. As a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist, he is deeply committed to providing patients and healthcare teams with evidence-based tools and resources that align with both clinical guidelines and best practices in antimicrobial stewardship.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
Colibri Healthcare
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Nursing
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