Define Antimicrobial Stewardship and explain the goals

Evaluate the economic outcomes.

Discuss the importance of specific clinical guideline on improving appropriateness antibiotic use.

Describe the core and supplemental strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Formulate an Antimicrobial Stewardship team with role and responsibility for each member

Differentiate between stew¬ardship requirements in acute care, long-term care & outpatient care

List The Joint Commission (TJC) standards for antimicrobial stewardship program

Discuss the metrics and measure of the program (process, outcome, and anti¬biotic use measures)

Describe the impact of the pharmacy & therapeutics com¬mittee and/the antimicrobial stewardship in an institutional antimicrobial stewardship program

Determine the national and MOH requirements for antimicrobial stewardship implementation in hospitals