TARGET Antibiotics-Prescribing in Primary Care Course at BSAC

Quick Facts

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Medium of instructions English	Mode of learning Self study	Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based	Learning efforts 1 Hours Per Week

Course overview

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care certification course is a course awarded by the FutureLearn provider who has associated with TARGET, and BSAC for the content related to the course. This Oral Medicine course will reap benefits for optimising antibiotic prescription in primary care to deal with antimicrobial resistance that has become an alarming problem in recent years.

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care certification syllabus will teach the art of tackling this issue so that all the healthcare providers are at par with the methods. The content covers everything from the prescription of antibiotic doses to patients with UTI, and at the same time matching up to the requirements of these patients.

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care training is an accredited course where accreditation is successfully conferred by the Royal College of Pathologists.

In the end, the candidates can help themselves make their antibiotic practice better by practically applying antimicrobial stewardship.

Course and certificate fees

Type of course

Free

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care Fee Structure

Description	Amount in INR
Limited access	Free
Subscribe & save	Rs. 6,500 for one year
Buy this course(One off Payment)	Rs. 11,044

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Futurelearn

certificate fees

₹11,044

Who it is for

Nurse

The course is predominantly intended for people who are healthcare professionals in the primary care setting and have ample experience in treating patients with common infections.

Eligibility criteria

Educational Qualification

The candidates must have a healthcare professionals background.

Work Experience

Any number of years isn’t mentioned but candidates must have some prior experience in treating common infections.

Certification Qualifying Details

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care certification by FutureLearn is considered to be given to the students when all the course criteria have been fulfilled.

What you will learn

Knowledge of pharmaceuticals

Candidates shall do the following once the course gets over:

Candidates will mine the data sources, and find out the practice of using antibiotics, and how proper audit can be done.
Participants will come to know how to meet the expectations of patients when comparing to the antibiotic prescriptions.
Students will learn the art of giving antibiotic dosage to patients who are suffering from Urinary Tract Infections.
These students will know about how antibiotics are prescribed for the children.
Candidates will also know-how, and why backup prescribing can help in their daily practice.
Why antimicrobial stewardship is important, can be assessed by the applicants.
Candidates can even assess the whole team approach towards antimicrobial stewardship.

The syllabus

Week 1: Welcome and Introduction

Introduction to Week 1
Data Sources for Primary Care
Using Local Data
Practical Steps in Primary Care
Test Your Knowledge

Week 2: Prescribing in UTIs

Introduction to Week 2
Current Situation in Primary Care
Diagnosis and Treatment of UTI
Higher Risk Patients with UTI and Antibiotic Resistance
Practice Resources and Audit
Summary of Week 2 and Action Plan
Test Your Knowledge

Week 3: Assessing the Need for Antibiotics

Introduction to Week 3
The Resistance Crisis and why GP Prescribing Matters
Why Prescribe Antibiotics for Respiratory Tract Infections
Management of Sore Throat and the Development of the FeverPAIN Score
Summary of Week 3 and Action Plan
Test Your Knowledge

Week 4: Managing Patient Expectations and Back up/Delayed Prescriptions

Introduction to Week 4
Ways of Talking to Patients and Addressing Their Needs
Ways of Discussing Diagnosis and Treatment
Back up/Delayed Prescribing - Introduction and how to do it
Back up/Delayed Prescribing - Effectiveness and Concerns
Summary of Week 4 and Action Plan
Test Your Knowledge

Week 5: Antibiotics for Children

Introduction to Week 5
Antibiotic Stewardship in Children
What Patients Want From a Cinician
Development of the STARWAVe Tool & Use in General Practice
Summary of Week 5 and Action Plan
Test Your Knowledge

Week 6: Common Practice Approach

Introduction to Week 6
Introduction to a Common Practice Approach
A Practice Nurse and Practice Manager's Perspective on the Common Practice Approach
Summary of Week 6 and Action Plan
TARGET Evaluations and Conclusion
Test Your Knowledge

Admission details

Look at the steps below to get the correct information regarding admission:

Step 1: Visit the official TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care programme website.

Step 2: Step number 2 requires the students to make a click on the button ‘Register’.

Step 3: The register button opens the registration form page which has to fill up correctly.

Step 4: The candidates then need to settle the form by filling, and submitting the form.

Step 5: To be able to properly take admission they will have to give some fees which are stated on the website.

Filling the form

A registration form is available on the FutureLearn website which is present for fresh registrations. There are some very small details like the full name, age of the candidate, and more that need to be accurately filled in to settle the admission.

How it helps

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care certification benefits are:

Candidates will be learning whenever they feel like by logging into FutureLearn at any given point in time.
The course is an initiative that can be supportive for both the prescribers' and patients' who are involved in the use of antibiotics.
After the course, a very interesting community of expert students, like Nurses, Doctors, other healthcare specialists and faculty members can be formed for future reference.