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Learning objectives:
- To understand why there is concern about antibiotic resistance
- To appreciate the history, microbiological and social determinants of
antibiotic resistance
- To understand how antibiotic resistance may be slowed: surveillance,
antibiotic stewardship and other strategies
- To appreciate one country's response: the quality use of medicines pillar
of Australian drug policy
- To understand how information technology could be used to further improve
antibiotic use
Performance objectives:
- Use the Internet to access antimicrobial resistance data, antibiotic
guidelines and various intervention strategies
- Develop local antibiotic guidelines
- Conduct antibiotic audits in both hospital and community
- Conduct and monitor the impact of interventions designed to improve
antibiotic use.
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