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    OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

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    British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy via Futurelearn

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    Beginner

    Mode

    Online

    Duration

    2 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 6 Hours Per Week

    Course and certificate fees

    Type of course

    Free

    certificate availability

    Yes

    certificate providing authority

    Futurelearn

    certificate fees

    ₹1,100

    The syllabus

    Week 1: What is OPAT?

    Welcome to the course
    • 1.1 Introduction to the course
    What is OPAT?
    • 1.2 Definition of the role of OPAT in patient care
    • 1.3 The patient's perspective
    • 1.4 Benefits of OPAT
    Meet the OPAT team
    • 1.5 Defining the OPAT team
    • 1.6 OPAT specialist nurse
    • 1.7 Specialist antimicrobial pharmacist
    • 1.8 Infectious diseases physician
    • 1.9 Paediatric OPAT perspective
    Patient Selection
    • 1.10 Patient assessment in the OPAT setting
    • 1.11 Patient assessment quiz
    • 1.12 Clinical assessment of the patient referred to OPAT
    • 1.13 Clinical Scenario 1
    • 1.14 Clinical Scenario 2
    • 1.15 Summing up - Careful patient selection for OPAT
    • 1.16 End of week video and introduction to Week 2

    Week 2: Management of OPAT

    Governance of OPAT
    • 2.1 Welcome to Week 2
    • 2.2 OPAT good practice recommendations
    • 2.3 Overview of Clinical Governance
    • 2.4 Antimicrobial Key Considerations
    • 2.5 OPAT vs Stewardship Dilemma
    • 2.6 Antimicrobial selection
    • 2.7 Antimicrobial administration via an OPAT service
    • 2.8 Vascular device considerations
    Creating the OPAT plan
    • 2.9 Creating a plan
    • 2.10 Monitoring OPAT patients
    • 2.11 OPAT Governance and Monitoring
    • 2.12 End of course video

    Instructors

    Mr Andrew Seaton
    ID physician
    University of Glasgo...

    Mr Mark Gilchrist
    Consultant
    Imperial College, Lo...

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