Describe the basic classification/nomenclature system(s) of microorganisms

List and compare common methods for isolation, identification and antimicrobial
susceptibility testing of microorganisms

State the basic mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance

List those pathogenic microorganisms that currently present major treatment challenges
due to antimicrobial resistance

Describe strategies to identify problematic pathogens in a given institution and propose

actions to address those challenges to patient care

List guidelines for assembly of institutional antibiograms and describe potential pitfalls in
interpretation of these reports

Describe and list procedures utilizing antibiogram information to identify and track
resistance problems, make appropriate antimicrobial formulary decisions, and to prepare
optimal clinical pathways at a given institution

List and compare methods for prospectively measuring antimicrobial use in an organized
healthcare setting

List those individuals/disciplines that should be included/involved in an antimicrobial

stewardship program and explain the rationale for their inclusion

Discuss basic infection control processes and explain their inter-relationship with
antimicrobial stewardship programs

Describe basic stewardship philosophies and processes and compare and contrast based
upon advantages and disadvantages

Prepare and defend a proposal that cost-justifies the funding of a stewardship

program/team

Describe methods to objectively measure the impact of a stewardship program on both

patient outcomes and health care costs

Provide a plan for ongoing cost justification of a stewardship program

Document a stewardship intervention and assess/evaluate effect

Present in-service education regarding purposes and methods of a stewardship program to

other health care providers who are participants/stakeholders in a health care organization

After completion of the Advanced Antimicrobial Stewardship Training Program the participant
should be able to:

Understand and apply advanced pharmacodynamic principles to patients to optimize antiinfective therapy and patient outcomes

Apply both epidemiologic and infection control and susceptibility surveillance methods
to assist in the analysis and interpretation of data reflecting anti-infective use,
stewardship programs/interventions, and antimicrobial resistance

Prepare a plan to measure both patient outcome and economic consequences of

stewardship programs/initiatives at the institutional level

Describe and compare the advantages and disadvantages of electronic data capture
systems used in conjunction with antimicrobial stewardship activities

Propose methods for assessing quality improvement through local and national
benchmarking techniques

Prepare and implement an ongoing plan to successfully cost-justify new and established
stewardship programs

Describe different types of rapid molecular tests for S. aureus bloodstream infections and
discuss the role of antimicrobial stewardship programs

Describe and defend how clinical pathways and other system-based approaches help
influence appropriate antibiotic selection and use