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TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care

Cliodna McNulty and Carolyne H

The course covers: Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is aimed at primary care healthcare professionals who are involved in the treatment of common infections. You can use the hashtag #

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The course covers: Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is aimed at primary care healthcare professionals who are involved in the treatment of common infections. You can use the hashtag #

Topics Covered

  • Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance in Primary Care
  • Prescribing in Urinary Tract Infections
  • Assessing the Need for Antibiotics
  • Managing Patient Expectations and Back up/Delayed Prescribing
  • Antibiotics for Children
  • Common Practice Approach
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Practical antibiotic prescribing in primary care

According to learners, this course offers a positive clear, evidence-based, and practical approach to antibiotic prescribing in primary care. It is highly valued as a positive refresher and for positive consolidating existing knowledge, helping professionals identify positive key areas for improvement in their practice. Students found the content to be positive succinct and easy to follow, making it directly applicable to their work and even for teaching others. While overwhelmingly positive, one minor critique noted some warning video presentations as 'stilted', though this did not detract from the overall positive clear message.
Excellent for consolidating existing knowledge and highlighting improvements.
"It was useful as a refresher and to consolidate knowledge."
"I would recommend this course as it highlights key areas that we can all improve on."
"This course helped me consolidate my existing understanding and pinpoint areas for development."
Provides evidence-based, actionable insights for clinical practice.
"It provided a very clear, evidence based and practical approach to antibiotic prescribing in primary care. Highly recommended."
"I will use it to help my practice and also to teach others."
"I found the content to be succinct and easy to follow, directly applicable to my work."
Some video presentations were noted as being stiff or read from a script.
"Some of the videos were a bit 'stilted' and clearly read but this does not detract from the clear message that it provides."
"I noticed that some video segments felt a bit stiff, as if the presenter was reading directly from a script."

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Widely recognized as a leading reference in the field, this guide offers comprehensive, evidence-based recommendations for antibiotic selection, dosing, and monitoring. It covers a broad range of infections and includes chapters on antimicrobial resistance and special populations.
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