This collaborative is a valuable opportunity for clinicians, pharmacists, and infection preventionists working in skilled nursing facilities to enhance their knowledge and skills in antimicrobial stewardship.
Once you register, you will receive invitations for each session. You do not need to re-register.
Schedule
2025
September 17, 2025 - Core Elements and AMS Regulations
October 8, 2025 - Bugs and Drugs
November 19, 2025 - Interpreting an Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing Report (AST)
December 17, 2025 - Asymptomatic Bacteriuria versus Urinary Tract Infection
2026
January 21, 2026 - Appropriateness Criteria for UTIs
February 18, 2026 - Respiratory Viruses and Community-Acquired Pneumonia
March 18, 2026 - Antibiotic Use Tracking and Reporting
April 15, 2026 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
May 20, 2026 - Communication Skills in AMS
Certificate Requirements
- Nine online sessions.
- Attend 6 out of 9 sessions to receive certificate.
- Attend live or watch recorded YouTube webinar (scan QR code at the end to receive credit). Youtube Playlist of Recorded Sessions.
- Complete an AMS QI project. Attestation Form for Completion of AMS QI Project.
- Pass a quiz on AMS subject matter.
*Registration for the collaborative is required to obtain certificate.
Quality Improvement (QI) Project Resources
Examples:
- Implementation of antibiotic time outs conducted once a week by onsite providers.
- Update policies to include a written statement of leadership support for AMS.
- Updated staff orientation paperwork to include AMS policy and requirement to document dose, duration and indication for every antibiotic prescribed.
- All nurses and nurses' assistants took the Communicating with Residents and Families About Antibiotics course as a part of their annual training requirements.
- Implement an antibiotic tracking system for the most commonly used antibiotics at your facility.
- Implement educational resources and commitment posters to decrease antibiotics for viral respiratory infections.