PUBH X739 - Topics in Infectious Disease: Antimicrobial Resistance, Use and Stewardship: Theory to Practice
Description
Kristen Clark, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
MOHASC Director | EO
Minnesota Department of Health
Antibiotic resistance is a global challenge. This overview course will provide a forum to discuss how antimicrobials are used in a variety of settings and how resistance develops. We will discuss the mechanisms for the development of resistance and how resistance can disseminate in different animal and human populations as well as the environment. Practical applications and case studies will be provided to highlight appropriate antibiotic usage. This includes a discussion on current antibiotic stewardship efforts instituted in human and veterinary medicine. The focus will be policies in the United States but global efforts will also be discussed. Students will provide further insight in timely topics related to antibiotic resistance issues and policies to address this emerging trend. This includes a review of the regulatory, legal, and current policies involving antibiotic use.
This non-credit course meets with the academic course PubH 7230-103 as part of the 2025 Public Health Institute.
Enrollment for this course opens on February 27, 2025.
Additional information can be found on the Public Health Institute website.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe some of the current challenges of antimicrobial resistance.
- Outline clinical applications for antibiotics in medical and veterinary settings.
- Be aware of resistance elements and how these elements disseminate among varied human and animal populations and the environment.
- Describe the regulatory, legal and policy issues involving antibiotics.
- Describe key components of antibiotic stewardship programs.
Registration & Cancellation
The registration fee for this course is $595. You will receive an email letter outlining program logistics two weeks prior to the start of the course.
Requests for refunds will be honored in full if a written cancellation request is received prior to the course start date. An administration fee of $50 will be charged to all refund requests received after the first day of class. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) reserves the right to cancel any course. In the event of a course cancellation, registrants will receive a full refund of the program registration fee. SPH is not responsible for refund of travel or other costs incurred by registrants.
SPH will provide a certificate of attendance verifying 1.5 CEUs (15 contact hours) offered for this program. This course is eligible for 15 CPH recertification credits.
All courses are approved for CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
Contact & Questions
Email phi@umn.edu.