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OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy 

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OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
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FutureLearn 
Overview

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

2,205

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
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FutureLearn 
Highlights

  • Duration 2 weeks
  • Weekly study 6 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
 at 
FutureLearn 
Course details

More about this course
  • OPAT is a clinical service which enables patients with serious infection to be managed in an outpatient setting. The service aims to facilitate admission avoidance or early hospital discharge.
  • On this course, you will be introduced to the concept of OPAT. You'll start by looking at the roles and responsibilities within the multi-disciplinary OPAT team.
  • Next, you'll examine the importance of patient selection and antimicrobial choice, followed by device selection and monitoring.
  • By the end of the course, you'll know how to develop an OPAT service in your own setting.

OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

What is OPAT?

Welcome to the course

What is OPAT?

Meet the OPAT team

Patient Selection

Management of OPAT

Governance of OPAT

Creating the OPAT plan

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