Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

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Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

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What is the course about?

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

The course Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST) is an online class provided by BSAC through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Are you involved in the prescribing/administration of antibiotics? Explore the benefits and barriers of IVOST and COPAT.

Course description

Discover the principles and practices supporting IVOST and COPAT.
4 weeks

The use of intravenous antimicrobials and complex oral antimicrobial regimes within outpatient clinical environments is helping with non-admission to and early discharge from hospital. The course will lead you through the principles underlying these therapies, how to determine their suitability, and key practices for prescribers.
This course -by experts from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy- is for healthcare workers who prescribe and administer antibiotics. It explores the benefits and barriers of IVOST and complex oral antimicrobial therapy in the context of an OPAT service.

The principles of Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy (IVOST) within the Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) setting; principles will apply to inpatient care too, but this will not be the focus
How oral and complex oral antibiotics can be used in an Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) setting and the evolving entity of Complex (Outpatient) Oral and Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (COPAT) services
The key practice points for OPAT-based prescribers (e.g. route, choice, duration, recording of information)
When IVOST and/or complex oral antibiotic therapy is appropriate, and understand the benefits of early IVOST/complex oral antibiotic therapy and key considerations that determine implementation of both in OPAT settings

Healthcare workers involved in the prescribing and administration of antibiotics. The course is set at final year medical student/1st year doctor/new specialist nurse/junior pharmacist level and should therefore appeal to a wide-range of healthcare professionals.

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Founded in 1971, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy exists to facilitate the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

Course Topic

Antimicrobial & Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare & Medicine

University, College, Institution

BSAC

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / BSAC you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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Intravenous to Oral Switch: Within Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (IVOST)

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