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CPD certified webinar “Antimicrobial Stewardship: everybody’s business”

Event

CPD certified webinar “Antimicrobial Stewardship: everybody’s business”

Type
Past Event
Language
EN
Publication Year
2021
Start date and time
08/11/2021 11:35
End date and time
08/11/2021 12:20
Organization
Wounds UK – Made easy session
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Summary

As highlighted by the position document from the WUWHS, ‘Treatments for wound infection that do not involve the use of antibiotics, antimicrobials or antiseptics are essential in promoting AMS’ (WUWHS, 2020).

Topics:

Antimicrobial stewardship

  • Background
  • Previous use of antimicrobials prophylactically

NMWDs

  • What they are
  • Role

Other benefits of NMWDs

  • Debridement
  • Absorption of exudate & bacteria
  • Sequestration
  • Immobilisation & retention

Conclusion

  • Benefits to the patient and healthcare economy
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Agenda

Professor Valerie Edwards-Jones
Manchester Metropolitan University

Dawn Stevens
National Clinical Development Manager HARTMANN

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