Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Management Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Explain the organizational and public health case for stewardship programs.
• Align hospital stewardship with national action plans.
• Establish stewardship committee structures and clear accountability.
• Define the stewardship roles of pharmacy, microbiology, IPC, and nursing.
• Develop antimicrobial policies, restriction lists, and approval workflows.
• Apply the WHO AWaRe classification to formulary review and program targets.
• Select and calculate antimicrobial consumption metrics using reliable data sources.
• Use cumulative antibiogram and resistance data to inform program priorities.
• Design point prevalence surveys and structured audit-and-feedback processes.
• Prepare stewardship performance reports for committees and executives.
• Plan education and behavior change initiatives for staff groups.
• Build a sustainable stewardship work plan with resources, risks, and improvement cycles.

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Learning Outcomes

• Assess the maturity of a stewardship program against core elements.
• Align local stewardship plans with national action plans.
• Establish an effective stewardship committee with clear roles and accountability.
• Develop antimicrobial policies and restriction workflows.
• Apply the WHO AWaRe classification to formulary review and target setting.
• Calculate and interpret days of therapy and defined daily dose metrics.
• Use antibiogram and resistance trend data to set program priorities.
• Conduct point prevalence surveys and analyze their results.
• Run audit-and-feedback processes and track intervention outcomes.
• Prepare clear stewardship reports for committees and executives.
• Design targeted education and behavior change initiatives for staff groups.
• Build a sustainable stewardship work plan and business case.

Course Outline