#HC-03-01 The Role of Antifungal Stewardship
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
BSACDescription
Learn how fungi can cause disease and explore effective forms of treatment
Fungal diseases affect millions of people worldwide each year. Antifungal stewardship helps ensure antifungal agents are prescribed correctly to achieve the best patient outcome.
On this course, you will investigate the benefits of antifungal stewardship through case studies that feature successful strategies. You will cover basic mycology and common fungal diseases as well as look at ways to treat fungal diseases like candidemia. By completing this course, you will be able to use your knowledge in a clinical setting.
What topics will you cover?
This course will cover:
- Basic Mycology and outline common fungal diseases;
- Cover common fungal diseases, splitting into yeasts (Candida) and moulds (Aspergillus);
- Illustrate, through cases, the clinical approach to fungal diseases with stewardship implications
Who is this accredited by?
This course has been accredited by the RCPath for 9 CPD points.
Royal College of Pathologists:
The Royal College of Pathologists is a professional membership organisation with charitable status, concerned with all matters relating to the science and practice of pathology.
Who will you learn with?
DDS, PhD, FRCPath, PGCertMedEd, FECMM. Consultant Medical Mycologist, Clinical Lead for Infectious Diseases and Senior Clinical Lecturer; NHS Mycology Reference Centre, Manchester University NHS FT
I’m a junior doctor working in the NHS in the North West of England. I am currently Clinical Education Fellow in Infectious Diseases at Wythenshawe Hospital, home of the National Aspergillosis Centre.
Who developed the course?
Founded in 1971, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy exists to facilitate the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
What Will I Learn?
- Describe what the main antifungal agents and their clinical implications are and when therapeutic drug monitoring is indicated
- Develop a good basic understanding of common fungal diseases
- Develop knowledge of the diagnostic approaches used to diagnose fungal infections and be aware of their limitations
- Describe how infection prevention can help reduce the incidence of fungal diseases, and prevent the spread of antifungal resistance
- Explore antifungal stewardship and illustrate, through cases, how antifungal stewardship can be used to improve prescribing and patient care
Topics for this course
Introducing fungi
Welcome to the course
Meet the team
Where in the world are you?
Fungal Disease
End of Course
This is a good reminder to be aware of all kinds of fungal diseases around you, so that you can take timely precautions.
very informative. and i myself experience some of the examples or instances shown. i will practice what i’ve learn on this course. thanks
I'm delighted to learn knowledge that is not common in my daily life.
I believe this course provides many well thought out insights to the issues and concerns for many aspects of diversity in the fungal diseases that some people may not be aware of. Well done!
This course is really great. It's great for health care workers, and some moms. It's very useful in our daily life.
! I worked really hard to put together a well-paced, comprehensive course, so I'm delighted you have found it to be informational. ?
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is designed for any healthcare professional involved with caring for patients who may experience fungal disease. This may be in a primary care or hospital setting.