Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare

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Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare

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Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare
The course Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare 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.

How can social science and behaviour change techniques be used within antimicrobial stewardship projects to bring about change.

Course description
  • 2 weeks
  • Hospital healthcare delivery is complex with changing priorities and demands. Improvements are required but how can we ensure they are delivered. Understanding behaviour is essential for change. This course builds on Week 5 of Antimicrobial Stewardship: Managing Antibiotic Resistance but is not a prerequisite for taking this course.
  • How can social science help improvement?
  • Understand who would do what, differently, to which patients, that would lead to improved outcomes.
  • Identify barriers and facilitators to change.
  • Use frameworks from social science to design interventions for improvement.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Behaviour Change Techniques
  • Assess the value of Behaviour Change Science to antimicrobial stewardship implementation in the learner’s own location
  • Assess current evidence for the effectiveness of behavior change to healthcare improvement
  • Apply behaviour change theory to the identification of barriers and facilitators to change and intervention options
  • Interpret behaviour: define in behavioural terms; select target behaviours; specify target behaviours and identify what needs to change
  • This course is designed for those involved in healthcare improvement, and will be of particular interest to members of Antimicrobial Stewardship Committees and team leads.
  • 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.

Prerequisites & Facts

Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare

Course Topic

Antimicrobial & Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare & Medicine

University, College, Institution

BSAC

Course Skill Level

Course Language

English

Place of class

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

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare

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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School: BSAC
Topic: Antimicrobial & Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare & Medicine