Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

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British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy via Futurelearn

Explore the advantages and obstacles of IVOST and COPAT with the Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) course.

Lavel

Intermediate

Mode

Online

Duration

4 Weeks

Fees

Free

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
Learning efforts 3 Hours Per Week

Course overview

The antimicrobials and complex oral antimicrobial procedures are used on the outpatient’s clinical treatments that help in early discharge or patients not being admitted to hospitals. The Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) certification helps in principles and practices of supporting COPAT, and IVOST. This course has been thought of by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, and FutureLearn is responsible for providing the certificate.

This Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) certification syllabus constitutes the theory of the Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy, how is the therapy being utilised for outpatient people visiting the hospital, the different practise parameters for OPAT-based prescribers, and much more.

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) training has been accredited with the Royal College of Pathologists which has charitable status, and deals with all matters related to the domain of pathology, and science.

The highlights

  • Online course mode
  • 4 weeks course 
  • 3 hours of study 
  • Weekly study
  • Own paced learning
  • FutureLearn certification
  • Accreditation offered

Program offerings

  • Online course
  • Progress page
  • 3 hours weekly study
  • 4 weeks course
  • Certification of completion
  • Global classroom
  • Self-study
  • Accredited course

Course and certificate fees

Type of course

Free

The Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) certification fee is actually free when the candidates do not want any certificate but just want to study

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

Description 

Amount in INR

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST), Subscribe & save

Rs. 6,500

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST), one-off payment

Rs. 2,763.36

Limited access

Free

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Futurelearn

Who it is for

The Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) program may also be useful for people who are working as healthcare professionals dealing with outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. This course is targeted at healthcare workers like 1st-year medical students, doctors, nurses, or pharmacists who are associated with the field of healthcare and can study this course.

Eligibility criteria

Educational Qualification

  • People who have a pathological or medicinal background can enroll in the course.

Work Experience

  • No said work experience is stated for the Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) online course.

Certification Qualifying Details

  • The only thing to get certified is completing all the course content, and assessments (if any).

What you will learn

Knowledge of medical technology

The candidates after this course can learn the basic differences of intravenous when it is compared with oral antibiotic therapy, they can monitor the several therapy processes in OPAT, and finally, they will understand the clinical governance of Complex (Outpatient) Oral and Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy.

The syllabus

Week 1: Introduction to IVOST and OPAT

  • Welcome to week 1
  • Setting the scene
  • The basics of switching from OPAT to oral antibiotics - Case 1
  • Advanced switching from OPAT to oral antibiotics - Case 2
  • End of Week 1

Week 2: Monitoring complex oral antibiotic therapy in an OPAT service

  • Welcome to Week 2
  • What is complex outpatient oral antibiotic therapy?
  • Linezolid monitoring
  • Referral, monitoring and follow-up
  • End of Week 2

Week 3: Other complex oral antibiotics

  • Welcome to Week 3
  • What other complex antibiotics are available?
  • End of Week 3

Week 4: Running a COPAT service

  • Introduction to the final week
  • The COPAT team
  • Out-of-hours arrangements for COPAT patients
  • Discharge and follow-up
  • Clinical Governance
  • End of course

Admission details

Follow the steps below for information on admission:

Step 1: In the first step the learners can visit the course official site: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intravenous-oral-switch.

Step 2: Then find the button ‘register’ and click. 

Step 3: During the 3rd step, students have to register, using their own Gmail or Facebook account and log in.

Step 4: Then the students can pay the chosen course type fee.

Step 5: In the end, the students can go ahead with the learning.


Filling the form

Candidates will not find any application form but a registration form that they will have to fill up with some information like name, age, email address, and a password. To speed up the process the students can also use their Facebook or Gmail account details to complete this registration form.

How it helps

The Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) certification benefits are:

  • The candidates can also assess the patients to decide when to shift from intravenous to oral therapy in the setting of OPAT
  • Candidates will evaluate the need for the clinical governance of COPAT, so that high-quality services can be provided in particular locations
  • The course also provides preview options where students can first get a sneak peek of the course materials, and then decide whether to take it up or not.

Instructors

Mr Gavin Barlow
Senior Lecturer
Freelancer

FAQs

Which institution provides accreditation for this course?

The Royal College of Pathologists provides accreditation to this course.

Which society has helped evolve this course?

The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) has helped develop this course.

Can a student preview some of the course material before entering into the course?

Yes, before the students invest in the subscription model they can preview some of the course steps.

Who is the educator of this course?

The educator is Gavin Barlow who is a famous senior lecturer since the year 2004.

What kind of software or tools are required for the online programme?

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) online course has no demand for any tool or software.

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