Principles of Diagnostic Stewardship

Principles of Diagnostic Stewardship is organized by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

Course opens: 03/27/2024
Course expires: 02/21/2025

Description:
This webinar will provide an overview of diagnostic stewardship, including describing key concepts, points of potential intervention and intervention strategies, and discussing the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration as well as microbiologic diagnostic tests that should be considered for diagnostic stewardship.

Learning Objectives:

• Define diagnostic stewardship
• Describe how diagnostic stewardship can improve patient outcomes
• Identify potential targets for diagnostic stewardship along the diagnostic pathway 
• Summarize key considerations for implementing a diagnostic stewardship intervention.
• Identify how a healthcare team can coordinate efforts to implement a diagnostic stewardship program