- 1.1 Introduction to the course
Online
2 Weeks
Free
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
6 Hours Per Week
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Course and certificate fees
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The syllabus
Week 1: What is OPAT?
Welcome to the course
What is OPAT?
- 1.2 Definition of the role of OPAT in patient care
- 1.3 The patient's perspective
- 1.4 Benefits of OPAT
Meet the OPAT team
- 1.5 Defining the OPAT team
- 1.6 OPAT specialist nurse
- 1.7 Specialist antimicrobial pharmacist
- 1.8 Infectious diseases physician
- 1.9 Paediatric OPAT perspective
Patient Selection
- 1.10 Patient assessment in the OPAT setting
- 1.11 Patient assessment quiz
- 1.12 Clinical assessment of the patient referred to OPAT
- 1.13 Clinical Scenario 1
- 1.14 Clinical Scenario 2
- 1.15 Summing up - Careful patient selection for OPAT
- 1.16 End of week video and introduction to Week 2
Week 2: Management of OPAT
Governance of OPAT
- 2.1 Welcome to Week 2
- 2.2 OPAT good practice recommendations
- 2.3 Overview of Clinical Governance
- 2.4 Antimicrobial Key Considerations
- 2.5 OPAT vs Stewardship Dilemma
- 2.6 Antimicrobial selection
- 2.7 Antimicrobial administration via an OPAT service
- 2.8 Vascular device considerations
Creating the OPAT plan
- 2.9 Creating a plan
- 2.10 Monitoring OPAT patients
- 2.11 OPAT Governance and Monitoring
- 2.12 End of course video
Instructors
Mr Andrew Seaton
ID physician
University of Glasgo...
Mr Mark Gilchrist
Consultant
Imperial College, Lo...