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Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship 

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Overview

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

₹2,205

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship
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Highlights

  • Duration 2 weeks
  • Weekly study 3 hours
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Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship
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Course details

Skills you will learn
Software Testing
More about this course
  • This course offers healthcare professionals the chance to explore the background, benefits, and challenges of a syndromic approach to the diagnosis of clinical infections.
  • You'll use clinical case studies to better understand the real-life application of the syndromic testing system and learn about the medical indications which align with a syndromic approach.
  • Rapid syndromic testing aims to speed up the medical diagnosis of defined infectious diseases.
  • In a hospital setting, this is key to improving patient outcomes and has been shown by numerous studies to be cost-effective and clinically useful.
  • Under the guidance of experts at BSAC, you'll learn how to identify clinical conditions which require rapid syndromic testing and analyze its role in antimicrobial stewardship.
  • When it comes to antimicrobial stewardship, rapid syndromic testing tools have been shown to improve patient care for those that test positive, with shorter courses of antibiotics recorded when compared to diagnosis delivered by standard testing methods.
  • You'll explore the opportunities and challenges of using syndromic testing as a rapid treatment response.
  • By the end of the course, you'll understand the value of syndromic testing in practice and how it can impact existing antimicrobial stewardship programs.
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Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship
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Curriculum

Introduction to Syndromic testing and AMS

Welcome to the course

Introduction to Syndromic testing

The Role of Syndromic testing in AMS programs

End of Week 1

Evaluating Syndromic testing and its clinical uses

Cost-effectiveness of Syndromic testing

Rapid Syndromic testing in acute admissions units

Use of Syndromic testing in paediatrics

Summarising the use of Syndromic testing to improve AMS programs

End of Week 2

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