The Role of Antifungal Stewardship – Online Course
Health professionals learn about the benefits of antifungal stewardship and how to treat common fungal diseases with this online health course from BSAC.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for any healthcare professional involved with caring for patients who may experience fungal disease. This may be in a primary care or hospital setting.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Describe what the main antifungal agents and their clinical implications are and when therapeutic drug monitoring is indicated
Develop a good basic understanding of common fungal diseases
Develop knowledge of the diagnostic approaches used to diagnose fungal infections and be aware of their limitations
Describe how infection prevention can help reduce the incidence of fungal diseases, and prevent the spread of antifungal resistance
Explore antifungal stewardship and illustrate, through cases, how antifungal stewardship can be used to improve prescribing and patient care
