The Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) for Severe Infections Learning Pathway is a new educational grant that aims to facilitate understanding on the importance of antibiotic stewardship in the ICU, the role of a multidisciplinary and multi-professional approach, as well as the value of the diagnosis in the management of severe infections to avoid or reduce inappropriate use of antimicrobials. A successful ASM requires international cooperation to control further development and spread of resistant pathogens, where the multidisciplinary and multi-professional approach becomes centre stage. The current training programme comes in line with the second key element of the EU guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health “Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship”.
The programme proposes a sustainable digital transformation that puts participants at the centre, in line with EU core values and fundamental rights, and will ensure that participants are empowered to enjoy the opportunities that come with the digital decade.
Watch the kick-off webinar on this page to learn more about the programme directly from the expert faculty.
Registrations remain open.
If you are interested in AMS, do not hesitate to register, watch the recordings of the 3 thematic sessions and complete the related quizzes. Upon their completion, you may also download your certificate. CME credits will be issued for the thematic sessions and the AMS workshop in Milan.
This hybrid training programme will allow participants to acquire, apply and integrate knowledge and skills through new technologies, fellowships & workshops. The programme curriculum has been mapped both with CoBaTrICE as well as the AMS curriculum of the ESCMID Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate. An adapted document with the domains applicable to this programme can be found here.
The programme includes:
1. Kick-off webinar: March 1, 2023, at 16:00 h Central European Time -CET
2. A series of 3 LIVE online thematic sessions on the topic
- Thematic Session 1: The role and value of diagnosis in the management of severe infections (March 31, 2023, at 13:00 -17:00 h CEST)
- Thematic Session 2: Antibiotic stewardship within the ICU (April 14, 2023, at 13:00 -17:00 h CEST)
- Thematic Session 3: Multi-professional collaboration for an optimal patient management: how to establish an AMS team (April 28, 2023, at 13:00 – 17:00 h CEST)
Certificates with CME credits will be issued for those who either attend live or watch the recordings and complete the related quizzes.
3. Fellowships. A total of 20 fellowships will be conducted in centres around Europe, giving fellows the opportunity to experience antimicrobial stewardship in real-life settings and learn directly from experts. Fellowship-related costs (accommodation and travel) up to 1000 EUR/fellow will be reimbursed by ESICM.
Eligibility and applications for fellowships:
- Applications open to participants from any professional background
- Must be a member of the ESICM (so join up now if not already a member!)
- Fellowships will be awarded on basis of application, attendance at all the 3 thematic sessions and highest performance in the quizzes.
Fellowship centres, dates and mentors:
- Italy: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS, Rome (October 2-6, 2023). Fellowship mentors: Massimo ANTONELLI & Gennaro DE PASCALE
- Italy: University Hospital of Modena, Lgo del Pozzo, Modena (September 25-29, 2023). Fellowship mentor: Massimo GIRARDIS
- Portugal: Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, Lisbon (September 18-22, 2023). Fellowship mentor: Pedro POVOA
- Spain: Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (October 2-6, 2023). Fellowship mentor: Ricard FERRER
- The Netherlands: Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam (October 2-6, 2023). This centre hosts pharmacists only. Fellowship mentor: Nicole HUNFELD
- The Netherlands: Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen (September 4-8, 2023). Fellowship mentor: Jeroen SCHOUTEN
4. Immersive Workshop through Virtual Reality to be carried out at LIVES 2023 in Milan
The workshop will immerse participants through Virtual Reality in realistic and safe learning environments, where they will face complex clinical scenarios to be solved with the help of tools such as the ESICM Airspace WebApp, with the ultimate objective of improving patients’ outcomes and positively impacting Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Certificates with CME credits will be issued for those who attend the workshop at LIVES.
The programme targets ICU physicians and nurses, medical microbiologists and clinical pharmac(olog)ists. The programme will boost best practice exchange in a context where the approach to ASPs varies significantly between countries and healthcare settings, and to contribute to a successful, multidisciplinary, and evidence-based ASP.
Eligibility and applications for fellowships:
- Applications open to participants from any professional background
- Must be a member of the ESICM (so join up now if not already a member!)
- Fellowships will be awarded on basis of application, attendance at all the 3 thematic sessions and highest performance in the quizzes.
The current programme is led by the overarching interdisciplinary task force in charge of education and training on Sepsis and Infections in ESICM, and encompasses representatives from the Infection & Sepsis Sections, the N&AHPs, clinical pharmacists and the NEXT committee.
- Elsa AFONSO MSc, BSc (Hons), RN – HEA Fellow Senior Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Andrew CONWAY MORRIS MD, PhD, MRC – Clinician Scientist, University of Cambridge; Honorary Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Chair, Infection Section, ESICM
- Jan DE WAELE MD, PhD – Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine/ Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Sr. Clinical Investigator – FWO – Research Foundation Flanders; President-Elect, ESICM
- Massimo GIRARDIS MD, PhD – Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and University Hospital of Modena, Lgo del Pozzo, Modena, Italy
- Cathrine McKENZIE PhD, FRPharmS – Consultant Pharmacist in Critical Care, Pharmacy and Critical Care, University Hospital Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton, United Kingdom; Visiting Research Fellow, University of Southampton, School of Medicine, United Kingdom; Editor in Chief: Critical Illness; Member of the N&AHP Committee, ESICM
- Enrique CASTRO-SANCHEZ PhD, MPH, BSc DipTropNurs, DLSHTM PgCert, RGN, FHEA, FEANS, Senior Lecturer in Global Challenges, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Associate Professor in Infection Prevention and Improvement, University of West London, United Kingdom
- Daniele GIUDICI PharmD, MRPharmS – Clin Dip, IP. Advanced Critical Care Pharmacist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Christian LANCKOHR MD – Intensivist and Infectious Disease Physician, Antibiotic Stewardship Team, Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Germany
- Marisa LANZMAN ICU/antimicrobial clinical pharmacist – the Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Jeroen SCHOUTEN MD, PhD – Intensivist, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Senior research fellow, IQ Healthcare and chair, Europe’s Study group of Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP)
- Ahmed ZAHER MD – Oxford University hospitals NHS foundation trust, United Kingdom; NEXT Committee Member
- Andrew CONWAY MORRIS MD, PhD – MRC Clinician Scientist, University of Cambridge; Honorary Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Chair, Infection Section, ESICM
- Liesbet DE BUS MD PhD – Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Jan DE WAELE MD, PhD – Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine/ Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; Sr. Clinical Investigator – FWO – Research Foundation Flanders; President-Elect, ESICM
- Nathan D. NIELSEN MD, MSc – Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, United States; Editorial Board and Sepsis Section Editor, ESICM Academy
- Jeroen SCHOUTEN MD, PhD – Intensivist, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Senior research fellow, IQ Healthcare and chair, Europe’s Study group of Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP)
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from bioMérieux. The programme has not been influenced in any way by its sponsor.
Further questions? Contact us at education@esicm.org
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