Launch of CPA-FIP Joint Webinar Series: AMS In Action
About The Webinars
We are pleased to announce that in partnership with The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), the CPA will be hosting a series of webinars focused on Antimicrobial stewardship.
The webinar series will be in 6 parts, delivered weekly throughout October and November 2022 and centres around preventing antimicrobial resistance together through collaboration, innovation and action, culminating with a Symposium in World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18th-24th November 2022).
We hope by sharing this information and bringing people together, that we will inspire and enable participants to become involved in their own antimicrobial stewardship activities.
The webinar series will focus on key areas where pharmacists can take action to make a real impact, providing practical tools and examples for practice, and will culminate in a call to action during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
Areas of focus include innovative ideas in tackling AMR through collaboration in hospital and community practice, practical guidance on how to collect and use data to bring about changes in behaviour and practice, discussions around the most useful tools and resources used by practitioners around the globe and a competition for the most innovative approach to tackling AMR.
Webinar 1: Antimicrobial stewardship: Pharmacists in action
Pharmacists have a key role in leading antimicrobial stewardship initiatives to help tackle antimicrobial resistance. In Webinar 1, you will learn more about the magnitude of this recognised global health threat, its impact on real life, and how our profession can overcome challenges and make the most of opportunities to work collaboratively and shine in this space.
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Learning objectives:
- Identify the problem of AMR globally and some of the initiatives in place to tackle this;
- Describe the importance of multidisciplinary teams and the role pharmacists play within them in the context of AMS;
- Become familiar with how pharmacists from different geographical regions are helping to address AMR; and
- Recognise the impact of AMR on patients when treatment fails.
Time: Oct 19, 2022 12:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna.
Webinar 2: Antimicrobial stewardship: Collaboration in action
Pharmacists have key roles in hospital multidisciplinary teams. Webinar 2 will explore how pharmacists can play a lead role in these teams and drive AMS initiatives in their place of work. How can we implement small day-to-day changes that lead to better patient outcomes? Learn more about the importance of collaboration in hospitals between healthcare professionals and how pharmacists fit into this collaborative work.
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Learning objectives:
- Explain the importance of governance structures for successful AMS programmes;
- Learn how to set up medicines and therapeutics subcommittees and infection prevention control subcommittees; and
- Recognise the impact of AMR on patients when treatment fails.
Time: Oct 28, 2022 12:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna.
Webinar 3: Antimicrobial stewardship: Data in action
What methods and data can be captured to elucidate how antimicrobials are used in different healthcare settings? How do we know if antimicrobials are being used appropriately and whether there is scope to make improvements? Webinar 3 will consider point prevalence data to understand antimicrobial use, how the data can be utilised to implement change and how to embed that change to create sustainable action.
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Learning objectives:
- Define the Global Point Prevalence Survey tool and discuss the benefits of using this for data capture;
- Appraise different tools for antimicrobial use data capture and understand the pros and cons of each;
- Explain challenges to data capture and how to work around these;
- Examine how local data can be used to drive positive changes and support AMS initiatives; and
- Recognise how continuous quality improvement methodology can be used to help with PPS data collection and to bring about sustainable behaviour changes as a result.
Time: Nov 4, 2022 12:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
Webinar 4: Antimicrobial stewardship: Communities in action
Pharmacists are well placed as members of the multidisciplinary team but are also key and accessible healthcare professionals for members of the public. Webinar 4 will explore and consider how pharmacists can support AMS in community practice around the globe.
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Learning objectives:
- Define how pharmacists working in the community can support AMS and IPC initiatives as part of the wider multidisciplinary team;
- Explain how different forms of education and awareness raising can support the AMR agenda in the community setting;
- Discuss learning opportunities for reducing the risks of AMR that can be harnessed from experiences in treating and managing other infectious diseases such as TB, malaria and HIV;
- Describe how you can inspire and engage members of the community in a call to action on AMR;
- Demonstrate how AMR can impact patients at an individual, community and global level; and
- Apply behaviour change techniques to improve AMS initiatives in community practice.
Time:Â Nov 11, 2022 12:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
About the CPA
The CPA works to support pharmacists in strengthening healthcare systems; through the safe and effective use of medicines, improving access and quality of medicines and vaccines, and the prevention of disease and promoting healthy lifestyles. Through their government channels, they are vocal advocates for improved access and quality of medicines and vaccines; embedding pharmacists at all levels of medicines management to achieve this goal.Â