Course Certificate: Anti-Microbial Resistance(AMR) Course for VET Professionals

David Mutonga

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The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of AMR surveillance,stewardship programs, and global and national policy frameworks to combatAMR.  Target audience The target Audience include: Clinicians, veterinarians, nurses, veterinary paraprofessionals, pharmacists, pharmacy practitioners, laboratory practitioners, public health officers, records officers, biomedical engineers, county leadership (Chief Officers of Health and Agriculture, Chair of Health and Agriculture Committees, County Executive Committee Members for Health and Agriculture, County Directors of Health and Veterinary Services, County Medical Laboratory Coordinators, Medical Superintendents), and other relevant stakeholdersor officers. Course Delivery This course is subdivided into 5 sessions and a discussion forum at the tail end. Feel free to participate in the discusion forums by posting a new thread or replying to an existing one. Each document, forum post aor any material attached herein is being tracked and may contribute to award of certificate and/ or CPD points.

Sheilla Chebore

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The Purpose of this course is to provide you with knowledge on drivers of antimicrobial resistance at the humanenvironment-animal interface Target Audience: Clinicians, veterinarians, nurses, veterinary paraprofessionals, pharmacists, pharmacy practitioners, laboratory practitioners, public health officers, records officers, biomedical engineers, county leadership (Chief Officers of Health and Agriculture, Chairs of Health and Agriculture Committees, County Executive Committee Members for Health and Agriculture, County Directors of Health and Veterinary Services, County Medical Laboratory Coordinators, Medical Superintendents), and other relevant stakeholders or officers. Pre-requisite Modules: Module 1 Course Manager: 

David Mutonga

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Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills for proper collection, packaging, transport, receipt of specimens, sample acceptance and rejection criteria, storage, and chain of custody for microbiology testing. Target Audience: Laboratory practitioners, clinicians, other persons involved in collection and transportation of samples and any other relevant stakeholder or offcer.

David Mutonga

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Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to the principles of AMR surveillance monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.  Target audience: clinicians, veterinarians, laboratory professionals, epidemiologists, health records and information officers, and any other relevant professionals.  Expected learning outcomes By the end of this module, the learners should be able to:  Define and describe components of AMR surveillance, and the challenges to effective AMR surveillance.  Describe data types collected and variables used in AMR surveillance. Describe AMR surveillance data reporting tools and data flow from surveillance sites to Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS). Analyze AMR data and describe reporting and dissemination among various stakeholders. Describe the integrated one health approach in AMR surveillance.  Describe the importance of utilizing surveillance data in program review, planning, advocacy, policy development, and decision-making processes.