SEPSIS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

Course overview

Sepsis is a medical condition that arises when the body initiates a powerful immune response against an infection. Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that affects 1.7 million persons annually in the United States. Patients hospitalized are eight times more likely to die during hospitalization. Health professionals can be helpful through early identification and treatment of sepsis. Another matter of concern is resistance to antibiotics. The scientifically-based six-hour course, "Sepsis and Antibiotic Resistance", is designed to provide health professionals with the latest information on dealing with sepsis and antibiotic resistance. The course will cover how sepsis occurs. It will examine how to differentiate between a normal inflammatory reaction and sepsis. The course will cover the risk factors and the latest treatments for sepsis. The course will cover the topic of antibiotic resistance and discuss the rise of so-called superbugs. It will examine why the golden age of antibiotics is coming to an end. There will be a comparison of antibiotics used in clinical practice today. The course will cover the cellular mechanisms involved in drug resistance to antibiotics. The course will examine the consequences of indiscriminate prescribing of antibiotics in agriculture and industry. It will review how institutional laundries can lead to hospital infections.