Implementation of the national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education within undergraduate pharmacy programmes: a survey of UK schools of pharmacy.
Ryan A HamiltonMolly CourtenayKevin J FrostRoger HarrisonHelen RootDavid G AllisonAntonella Pia TonnaVictoria RutterMamoon A AldeyabKatherine ShemiltSandra J MartinPublished in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2023)
UK schools of pharmacy should utilize the competency framework to identify gaps in their AMS, AMR and infection teaching. To prepare newly qualified pharmacists to be effective at delivering AMS and prescribing antimicrobials, schools of pharmacy should utilize more simulated environments and clinical placements for education and assessment of AMS.