OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

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BSAC

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OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

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What is the course about?

OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

The course OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy 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.

Learn how patients with a serious infection can be managed in outpatient settings with the help of an OPAT service.

Course description

Discover the function, role and limitations of an OPAT service
2 weeks

OPAT is a clinical service which enables patients with serious infection to be managed in an outpatient setting. The service aims to facilitate admission avoidance or early hospital discharge.
On this course, you will be introduced to the concept of OPAT. You’ll start by looking at the roles and responsibilities within the multi-disciplinary OPAT team.
Next, you’ll examine the importance of patient selection and antimicrobial choice, followed by device selection and monitoring.
By the end of the course, you’ll know how to develop an OPAT service in your own setting.
Acknowledgements

The function, role and limitations of OPAT in modern health care
The roles and responsibilities within the multi-disciplinary OPAT team
The importance of patient selection, antimicrobial choice and device selection and monitoring in achieving optimal outcome
How OPAT relates to the wider antimicrobial stewardship agenda and health care governance

The course is aimed at healthcare professionals who are interested in developing an OPAT service.

BSAC
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

OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

Course Topic

Antimicrobial & Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare & Medicine

University, College, Institution

BSAC

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

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

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

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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