TY - JOUR
T1 - Establishing core competencies for antimicrobial stewardship teams
T2 - a consensus development using the modified Delphi technique - an European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship position paper
AU - Alves, Joana
AU - Schouten, Jeroen
AU - Thursky, Karin
AU - Paz, Ran Nir
AU - Rello, Jordi
AU - Lye, David Chien
AU - Kostyanev, Tomislav
AU - Strahilevitz, Jacob
AU - de With, Katja
AU - Barac, Aleksandra
AU - Gülten, Ezgi
AU - Ashiru-Oredope, Diane
AU - Caruana, Giorgia
AU - Peiffer-Smadja, Nathan
AU - Murri, Rita
AU - Catteau, Lucy
AU - Beović, Bojana
AU - AMS Competencies Study Group
A2 - Madelāne, Monta
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
PY - 2025/8
Y1 - 2025/8
N2 - Objectives: This study aimed to identify and develop a standard set of competencies needed for members of an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) team.Methods: A panel of experts in AMS utilized a survey based on a modified Delphi technique to establish consensus on AMS competencies. Results: The authors identified 88 competencies covering 15 domains with strong agreement by 58 international experts. The identified domains were: the objectives of AMS; management of infection; microbiology diagnostics; pharmacology of antimicrobial agents; general principles of antibiotic use; the structure and the position of AMS; antimicrobial stewardship interventions; AMS in special settings; surveillance and monitoring; behaviour change and communication; infection prevention and control; quality management and patient safety; information technology (IT) support; communication with patients and general public and governance/policy framework. The consensus-based list of competencies was ratified by the European Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship Executive Committee. Conclusions: The identified competencies can be used as a tool in planning of AMS training and to develop and optimize AMS programmes worldwide.
AB - Objectives: This study aimed to identify and develop a standard set of competencies needed for members of an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) team.Methods: A panel of experts in AMS utilized a survey based on a modified Delphi technique to establish consensus on AMS competencies. Results: The authors identified 88 competencies covering 15 domains with strong agreement by 58 international experts. The identified domains were: the objectives of AMS; management of infection; microbiology diagnostics; pharmacology of antimicrobial agents; general principles of antibiotic use; the structure and the position of AMS; antimicrobial stewardship interventions; AMS in special settings; surveillance and monitoring; behaviour change and communication; infection prevention and control; quality management and patient safety; information technology (IT) support; communication with patients and general public and governance/policy framework. The consensus-based list of competencies was ratified by the European Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship Executive Committee. Conclusions: The identified competencies can be used as a tool in planning of AMS training and to develop and optimize AMS programmes worldwide.
KW - Antimicrobial prescription
KW - Antimicrobial stewardship
KW - Competencies
KW - Delphi process
KW - Healthcare professionals
UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40345620/
UR - https://www-webofscience-com.db.rsu.lv/wos/alldb/full-record/MEDLINE:40345620
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X25002174?pes=vor&utm_source=scopus&getft_integrator=scopus
U2 - 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.04.035
DO - 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.04.035
M3 - Article
C2 - 40345620
AN - SCOPUS:105008586066
SN - 1198-743X
VL - 31
SP - 1313
EP - 1320
JO - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
JF - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
IS - 8
ER -
