Postgraduate Course: Anti-Infective Therapy and Resistance (BIME11117)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Biomedical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course aims to provide the basic understanding of antimicrobial agents and their use in clinical settings, how to use antimicrobial agents rationally based on evidence and existing policies, how to use antimicrobial agents safely and competently, and the understanding of the evidence that underpins policy development and stewardship.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Printing own course materials

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Properties of antimicrobial agents Use of antimicrobials agents in clinical management Safe use of antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial stewardship and control Mechanisms and impact of antibiotic resistance; Multiresistant organisms