Is It Time for a Coordinated and Longitudinal Approach to Antibiotic Stewardship Education?

Shekarchian, Sharmin; Schwartz, Brian S.; Irby, David M.; Chin‐Hong, Peter

doi:10.1093/cid/ciw419

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“…Efforts to reduce unnecessary or inappropriate use based on awareness campaigns have resulted in lower antibiotic consumption rates in some high-consuming HICs ( 20 ). However, maintaining those efforts in the long run has proven challenging ( 21 , 22 ), and the methods used in HICs may not be appropriate or feasible in LMICs. Research is urgently needed to understand the most effective methods for implementing stewardship programs in LMICs from the local to the national level in a manner that does not restrict antibiotics from those most burdened by treatable diseases.…”

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Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015

Klein

Boeckel

Martínez

et al. 2018

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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SignificanceAntibiotic resistance, driven by antibiotic consumption, is a growing global health threat. Our report on antibiotic use in 76 countries over 16 years provides an up-to-date comprehensive assessment of global trends in antibiotic consumption. We find that the antibiotic consumption rate in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been converging to (and in some countries surpassing) levels typically observed in high-income countries. However, inequities in drug access persist, as many LMICs continue to be burdened with high rates of infectious disease-related mortality and low rates of antibiotic consumption. Our findings emphasize the need for global surveillance of antibiotic consumption to support policies to reduce antibiotic consumption and resistance while providing access to these lifesaving drugs.

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Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015

Klein

Boeckel

Martínez

et al. 2018

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Another useful intervention would be cooperation between medical universities in order to exchange educational approaches, and also between medical schools and faculties like pharmacy schools (e.g., interprofessional workshops and simulations between medical and pharmacy students), so they can learn more about the uses and specific features of antibiotics, by introducing principles and the importance of AMR [ 43 , 44 , 45 ]. As far as time organization is concerned, curricula studies have shown that early introduction of AMR teaching as well as repetitive and enriched training upon antibiotic resistance, diagnosis, management, prescribing and communication skills would lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the challenges and complexities of infectious diseases [ 43 , 46 , 47 , 48 ]. Moreover, e-learning and online education about AMS is a desirable and effective method according to medical professionals and students [ 41 , 49 ], although a European survey questions the successfulness of this means [ 35 , 50 ].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Medical Students on Antimicrobial Stewardship

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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is an ongoing threat to modern medicine throughout the world. The World Health Organisation has emphasized the importance of adequate and effective training of medical students in wise prescribing of antibiotics Furthermore, Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) has been recognized as a rapidly growing field in medicine that sets a goal of rational use of antibiotics in terms of dosing, duration of therapy and route of administration. We undertook the current review to systematically summarize and present the published data on the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of medical students on AMS. We reviewed all studies published in English from 2007 to 2020. We found that although medical students recognize the problem of AMR, they lack basic knowledge regarding AMR. Incorporating novel and effective training methods on all aspects of AMS and AMR in the Medical Curricula worldwide is of paramount importance.

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“…Further, there is a growing interest in ensuring that such education is coordinated and comprehensive, 22 following clinicians from undergraduate to the diversity of early and late professional careers stages.…”

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“…Multi-professional education and training have been highlighted as key areas for action to facilitate optimal clinical practice 21 with significant resources and investment already allocated. Further, there is a growing interest in ensuring that such education is coordinated and comprehensive, 22 following clinicians from undergraduate to the diversity of early and late professional careers stages.…”

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How Can Multi-Professional Education Support Better Stewardship?

Pereira

Castro‐Sánchez

Nathwani

2017

Infectious Disease Reports

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Antimicrobial stewardship is widely accepted as an efficient strategy to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. Education is one of the cornerstones of successful antimicrobial stewardship programs. There is also general agreement that antimicrobial stewardship is a team effort that must involve the whole continuum of healthcare workers. Providing adequate education for all different professionals although challenging is deemed crucial to achieve good results. This paper reviews the different strategies available to educate the multiple healthcare workers, discusses how education can improve antimicrobial stewardship programs and outlines some of the challenges faced and research gaps that need to be addressed in order to improve education in this field.

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Is It Time for a Coordinated and Longitudinal Approach to Antibiotic Stewardship Education?

Cited by 7 publications

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Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015

Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015

Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Medical Students on Antimicrobial Stewardship

How Can Multi-Professional Education Support Better Stewardship?

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