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Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy with Timeouts

Overview

Enhance antibiotic stewardship with this CME/CE course on Antibiotic Timeouts. Learn to reassess antibiotic therapy based on clinical data and microbiology to optimize patient outcomes and prevent misuse. Gain practical skills through case studies on common infections. Enroll today to improve your approach to inpatient antibiotic management!

What you'll learn

  • Describe the principles and shortcomings of empiric antibiotic therapy
  • Routinely conduct all steps of the antibiotic timeout, in accordance with CDC guidelines on antibiotics stewardship
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of empirically prescribed antibiotics
  • Indicate the planned duration of antibiotic therapy consistently

Skills you'll practise

UrologyUrinary SystemsCase StudyInternal MedicineFamily MedicineGeneral SurgeryCardiologyHospital MedicineManagementInfectious DiseasesOncologyContinuing Medical EducationPediatricsMicrobiologyPneumoniaIntravenous TherapyAntibioticsANCC CertifiedDe-escalation TechniquesMedical LaboratoryNeurologyAntimicrobialsHigh-Yield DebtDoctor Of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • The actual Stanford lectures (CS229, CS224N, CS231N…): the deepest free material on AI anywhere.
  • Taught by Stanford University, one of the strongest names in its field.
  • Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Graduate level: needs linear algebra, probability and programming first.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.

Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate. Audit access may end after the course closes.

Taught by

  • Stan Deresinski, MDClinical Professor of Medicine
  • Marisa Holubar, MD, MSClinical Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Natalia Medvedeva, MDClinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,

Stanford University is in Tier 1: world-leading universities and India's top institutes of our institution ranking (97/100).

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