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Establishing core competencies for antimicrobial stewardship teams: a consensus development using the modified Delphi
Joana Alves1, Jeroen Schouten2, Karin Thursky3
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal; Local Unit of the Program for Prevention and Control of Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
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.
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