Identified needs in antimicrobial stewardship education for pediatric advanced practice providers: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is limited research investigating advanced practice provider (APP) knowledge and perspectives on education in antimicrobial stewardship (AS).

Setting

Large academic children's hospital.

Participants

APPs in Division of Pediatrics, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) stakeholders.

Objective design

We conducted four focus groups with APPs and one focus group with ASP stakeholders. APPs were asked eleven open questions about training, influences on prescribing practices, knowledge gaps and desired topics for education in AS as well as general barriers to learning. ASP stakeholders were asked five open-ended questions about teaching initiatives, knowledge gaps and high yield teaching topics for APPs.

Results

20 APPs and 6 ASP stakehold

SUBMITTER: Hill N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12835947 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature