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Overview
Resistance to antibiotics has increased to such a level that it has become one of the greatest threats to human health. Carbapenem-resistant bacteria are associated with increased mortality and are difficult to treat. Because they have the potential to spread easily within healthcare facilities, preventing transmission is of greatest importance. This module discusses the new mechanisms bacteria have developed to resist beta-lactam antibiotics, the spread of resistance genes, the ramifications of carbapenem resistance for public health, and important strategies that can be used to prevent transmission of carbapenem-resistant bacteria.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the most important carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria
- Name at least three mechanisms bacteria can use to resist antibiotics
- Explain why the emergence of carbapenem resistance is a major threat to public health
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 11/25/2013
CE698
Course Author
MS, MPH, RN
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.