OVERVIEW

Antibiotic Stewardship: Improving Use In The Community is organized by American Health Resources (AHR), LLC and would be held during Apr 20, 2017 - Apr 20, 2020.

The target audience for this medical event for Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Registered Nurses.This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 1.50 CE Hours.

Conference Objectives are :
• Review mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and its spread. Describe current antibiotic resistance trends in the US.
• Describe the extent of overuse and misuse of antibiotics in the US and the patient harms that can occur with antibiotic use.
• Review the CDC’s recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of common outpatient respiratory infections.
• Discuss the CDC's 4 components of an outpatient antibiotic stewardship program. Provide examples of how community providers may be involved in stewardship programs and strategies that can help improve antibiotic use.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.