Current Antimicrobial Stewardship Practice and Education in Russian Hospitals: Results of a Multicenter Survey.

ABSTRACT: Proper antibiotic usage education and training of medical students and healthcare professionals is the cornerstone to implement antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs worldwide. We conducted this voluntary and anonymous survey on current and preferred educational provision of AMS in Russia. Among 1358 polled respondents from six participating Centers located in geographically remote Federal Districts of Russia, the majority were nurses (52.8%) and doctors (42.0%). Results of the survey demonstrated better coverage of education in AMS on an undergraduate level (57.1%). More than half of respondents in total (52.4%) stated they had not received any postgraduate training. Those 38.4% respondents who received postgraduate teaching in AMS stated that it had been provided substantially by an e

SUBMITTER: Palagin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8388790 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature