TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing the first national antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competences
AU - on behalf of the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance
AU - Healthcare Associated Infection Professional Education Subgroup
AU - Ashiru Oredope, Diane
AU - Cookson, B.
AU - Fry, C.
AU - Avery, Tony
AU - Baudouin, Simon
AU - Brown, Jane
AU - Cooke, Jonathan
AU - Cooper, Tracey
AU - Crighton, Alexander
AU - Davey, Peter
AU - Duerden, Brian
AU - Doherty, Lorraine
AU - Drabu, Yasmin
AU - Fitzpatrick, Matthew
AU - Gallagher, Rose
AU - Howard, Philip
AU - Howe, Robin
AU - Kerr, Kevin
AU - Johnson, Trevor
AU - Khoda, Hiral
AU - Leaper, David
AU - McNulty, Cliodna
AU - Nathwani, Dilip
AU - Sharland, Mike
AU - Stockley, Jane
AU - Thomson, Alastair
AU - Wellsteed, Sally
AU - White, Pip
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Antimicrobial resistance is a national and worldwide threat to the future of healthcare. Educating both healthcare staff and the public in the prudent use of antimicrobials is an essential part of antimicrobial stewardship programmes that aim to contain and control resistance and preserve the usefulness of currently available antibiotics. Using current available evidence, regulatory documents and national antimicrobial stewardship guidance for primary and secondary care, five dimensions for antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competences have been developed in England, through an independent multiprofessional group led by the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) of the Department of Health (England). They are designed to complement the generic competency framework for all prescribers from the UK National Prescribing Centre (now part of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and are relevant to all independent prescribers, including doctors, dentists and non-medical practitioners. The antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competences published jointly by ARHAI and PHE in 2013 are believed to be the first of their kind. Implementation of these competences will be an important contribution to the delivery of the UK government's 5 year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy.
AB - Antimicrobial resistance is a national and worldwide threat to the future of healthcare. Educating both healthcare staff and the public in the prudent use of antimicrobials is an essential part of antimicrobial stewardship programmes that aim to contain and control resistance and preserve the usefulness of currently available antibiotics. Using current available evidence, regulatory documents and national antimicrobial stewardship guidance for primary and secondary care, five dimensions for antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competences have been developed in England, through an independent multiprofessional group led by the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) of the Department of Health (England). They are designed to complement the generic competency framework for all prescribers from the UK National Prescribing Centre (now part of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and are relevant to all independent prescribers, including doctors, dentists and non-medical practitioners. The antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competences published jointly by ARHAI and PHE in 2013 are believed to be the first of their kind. Implementation of these competences will be an important contribution to the delivery of the UK government's 5 year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy.
KW - Antimicrobial resistance
KW - Continuing professional development
KW - Curricula
KW - Education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84929728737&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/jac/dku350
DO - 10.1093/jac/dku350
M3 - Article
C2 - 25213273
AN - SCOPUS:84929728737
VL - 69
SP - 2886
EP - 2888
JO - Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
JF - Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
SN - 0305-7453
IS - 11
ER -
