Optimización del uso de antimicrobianos: Gestión de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (FutureLearn)

Optimización del uso de antimicrobianos: Gestión de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (FutureLearn)

Entender la resistencia a los antibióticos, y cómo la administración antimicrobiana puede ralentizar o reducirla, con este curso. Diseñado para los profesionales sanitarios, este curso de seis semanas te informará sobre —y te capacitará para proporcionar— un uso seguro y de alta calidad de los antibióticos.

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Interactuarás con otros compañeros de todo el mundo para entender qué significa la resistencia a antibióticos, y por qué el Foro Económico Mundial la ha colocado al mismo nivel que el terrorismo y el cambio climático en su registro mundial de riesgos.

What topics will you cover?

  • Resistencia a los antibióticos y su impacto global
  • La relación entre la resistencia a antibióticos y la prescripción
  • ¿Qué es la optimización del uso de antimicrobianos y cómo se puede implementar en un entorno hospitalario?
  • Por qué es importante la medición en la optimización y cómo puede mejorar la prescripción de antibióticos
  • Cómo pueden ayudar los métodos diagnósticos innovadores en la toma de decisiones clínicas para la prescripción de antibióticos
  • Entender el valor de la Ciencia del Cambio de Comportamiento para la mejora de la prescripción de antibióticos
  • Ejemplos de optimización del uso de antimicrobianos exitosas en distintos lugares del mundo

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

  • Entender y evaluar el valor de la Ciencia del Cambio de Comportamiento en la implementación de la optimización del uso de antimicrobianos en el lugar de procedencia del alumno
  • Evaluar el reto de la resistencia a antibióticos en el lugar de procedencia del alumno y en su propia práctica
  • Evaluar la efectividad de utilizar determinadas estrategias/herramientas/intervenciones en la optimización del uso de antimicrobianos para impulsar la mejora en el lugar de procedencia y en la propia práctica del alumno
  • Entender el valor de la medición en la optimización del uso de antimicrobianos: cómo calcular las DDD y EPP, empezar a determinar cómo utilizarlas en su lugar de procedencia y en la propia práctica para impulsar mejoras en la prescripción de antibióticos
  • Evaluar el valor de los métodos de diagnóstico innovadores en la toma de decisiones clínicas para conseguir una prescripción de antibióticos óptima
  • Entender el valor de la Ciencia del Cambio de Comportamiento para el manejo exitoso de los antimicrobianos: al evaluar temas relacionados con la cultura y el contexto, los estudiantes explorarán cómo aplicar esta evidencia en su propio entorno.
  • Se proporcionarán ejemplos sobre éxitos en la implementación de la optimización del uso de antimicrobianos en distintos lugares del mundo, y se animará a los alumnos para que evalúen su valor en su lugar de procedencia y en su propia práctica.
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