Recorded Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship

This presentation will explore the concept of antimicrobial stewardship, emphasizing its clinical relevance and importance. Participants will be able to identify the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s Core Elements of antimicrobial stewardship, discuss strategies to improve inappropriate antibiotic use, and review resources available to assist healthcare professionals with clinical decision-making related to antibiotics. The session will be interactive, featuring case vignettes to enhance learning and application.

This program is sponsored through a grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Infectious Diseases and Outbreaks through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, grant number 6 NU50CK000545-03-02, Strengthening HAI/AR (SHARP) CFDA 93.323.

Target Audience

This knowledge-based course is intended for Pharmacists (ACPE), Physician Assistants (ACCME), Physicians (ACCME), Nurse Practitioners (ABN), and Nurses (ABN).    

Learning Objectives

  • Define antimicrobial stewardship, including its clinical relevance and importance.
  • Identify the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Core Elements of antimicrobial stewardship.
  • Discuss strategies to improve inappropriate antibiotic medication use. 
  • List resources available to assist healthcare professionals with clinical decision-making related to antibiotic medications.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.20 ABN
    Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a board-approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    Auburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
11/13/2024
Course expires: 
11/13/2027
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

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Recorded Webinar
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Dr. Elizabeth Covington, Pharm.D., BCIDP is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, she received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Furman University in 2012 and completed her doctor of pharmacy at the Harrison College of Pharmacy in 2016. Upon graduation, she went on to complete an ASHP-accredited post-graduate residency at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Dr. Covington joined the Harrison College of Pharmacy faculty in May 2023 as an associate clinical professor. She returned to The Plains after six years as an assistant professor at the Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. In her position at Auburn, she teaches within the Practice Ready Curriculum in both the didactic and experiential settings. Dr. Covington is active in several state and national pharmacy organizations, including the Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). In 2019, she became a Board-Certified Infectious Disease Pharmacist. She was also recognized by AACP in 2022 with the AACP Women Faculty SIG Early Transformative Teaching Award. Elizabeth and her husband, Michael, reside in Auburn with their two children. In her free time, she enjoys baking, watching Auburn sports and listening to audiobooks.

 

Auburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide. The Universal Activity Number for this application-based program is 0001-9999-24-048-H01-P and is intended for pharmacists. The initial release date for this home-study program is November 13, 2024 and the intended expiration date is November 13, 2027.

ABN - Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a Board approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515.

ACCME - Huntsville Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama through the joint providership of Huntsville Hospital and Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. Huntsville Hospital is accredited by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama to provide accredited continuing education for physicians.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.20 ABN
    Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a board-approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    Auburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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