OVERVIEW

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Improving Transplant Outcomes and the Patient Experience is organized by Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance and will be held on Jun 04, 2020.

Accreditation:
CEPTC
The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance is offering 1.0 Category I CEPTC credit from the American Board for Transplant Certification. Certified clinical transplant and procurement coordinators and certified clinical transplant nurses seeking CEPTC credit must complete the evaluation form within 30 days of viewing the recording.

Nursing
The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance is offering 1.0 hour of continuing education credit for this offering, approved by The California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17117.

Purpose/Goal:
Antimicrobial stewardship is a quality improvement initiative that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials to reduce emergence of microbial resistance and to mitigate the risk of adverse events experienced by the patient due to antimicrobials. This webinar will provide a current overview of key concepts in antimicrobial stewardship as it applies to solid organ transplant programs. The presentation will focus on the need for antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant programs as a means of improving the quality of care and the patient experience. Join us to hear from two leading experts as they discuss the infrastructure of transplant-centered antimicrobial stewardship programs and the best practices associated with implementing antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant programs.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:
• Define antimicrobial stewardship and discuss the need for antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant programs.
• Describe the infrastructure of solid organ transplant-centered antimicrobial stewardship programs.
• Describe components of an effective solid organ transplant-centered antimicrobial stewardship program.