Join us for a free LIVE webinar
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Implementing a Team Approach
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm EST
Upon registering, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with instructions for joining the webinar.
Accreditation for Pharmacists
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity provides 1 hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit (ACPE activity # 204-000-10-404-L01P).
Methods and Format
This is a live web-based activity consisting of audio, presentation slides, and an activity evaluation tool. Participants must participate in the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing pharmacy education credit. Participants may print their official statements of continuing pharmacy education credit immediately. This activity is provided free of charge.
Target Audience
This continuing pharmacy education activity was planned to meet the needs of pharmacists in a variety of practice settings, including large and small health systems, outpatient clinics, managed-care organizations, long-term care facilities, academia, and supportive roles and pharmacists who are interested in antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance.
Webinar Overview
Antimicrobial resistance in hospitals leads to increased morbidity, mortality, hospital lengths of stay, and healthcare costs and is now a major public health crisis. Working with a multidisciplinary team to implement antimicrobial stewardship is recommended in clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Clinical pharmacists with infectious diseases training can play key roles in this effort.
Challenges associated with the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs are common and can result in serious implications for a health system's infectious disease-related outcomes. This activity will answer questions posed by pharmacists who are involved in the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). Using active learning for participants, strategies will be explored for navigating the challenges involved with successful implementation of a multidisciplinary ASP.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this knowledge-based continuing pharmacy education activity, participants should be able to
- Describe at least one controversy related to the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in health systems.
- Discuss at least one area of emerging research related to the management of antimicrobial resistance in health systems.
- Identify at least two ways in which pharmacists can help improve the quality of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Frequently Asked Questions for Webinars
What is a live webinar?
A live webinar brings the presentation to you – at your desk, in your home, through a staff in-service. You listen to the speaker presentation in "real time" as you watch the slides on the screen. You will have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions at the end of the program. Please join the conference at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start time for important program announcements.
How do I process my Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) credit?
After completion of the live webinar, you will process your CPE online and print your statement of credit at the ASHP Learning Center found at http://ce.ashp.org. To process your CPE, you will need the Activity and Session Codes that will be announced at the end of the webinar. Click here for full CPE processing instructions.
What if I would like to arrange for my colleagues to participate in this webinar as a group?
One person should register for the webinar. That person will receive the webinar computer linking and telephone dial-in instructions via email. Groups may participate using one phone line (speaker phone). At the conclusion of the CPE activity, each participant processes his or her individual continuing pharmacy education statement online at the ASHP Learning Center.
What do I need in order to participate in the webinar?
- Telephone to dial the toll-free number and listen to the presentation.
- Computer with internet access and basic system requirements. When you register, the webinar system will assess your system to ensure compatibility.
Webinar System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Panther® or newer)