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Elective subject - Antimicrobial activities in wound infections - course description

General information
Course name Elective subject - Antimicrobial activities in wound infections
Course ID 12.0-WL-LekAM-ElS_AInfE- 22
Faculty Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Field of study WLiNZ - oferta ERASMUS / Medical
Education profile -
Level of studies Long-cycle studies leading to MS degree (6 years)
Beginning semester winter term 2023/2024
Course information
Semester 5
ECTS credits to win 1
Course type obligatory
Teaching language polish
Author of syllabus
  • dr Justyna Mazurek-Popczyk
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 15 1 - - Credit

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the principles of identification, diagnosis and antimicrobial agents stewardship in wound infections as well as preventive methods of wound infections.

Prerequisites

Completed Microbiology course

Scope

1. Difference between wound contamination and infection; stages of infection development: colonization, local infection, spread of infection and systemic infection. The microbiome of skin and wounds. The role of bacterial biofilm in wound infections.

2. Methods of preventing the development of infection. Factors predisposing to wound infections.

3. Principles of diagnosis of wound infections; methods of collecting material for diagnostics, the role of microbiological swabs.

4. Antimicrobial treatment of wounds; the use of antiseptics and lavaseptics in wound infection, resistance to antiseptics; use of natural antimicrobials.

5. Principles of optimal antibiotic therapy, principles of using antibiotics in the treatment of wounds; antibiotic resistance, ways to reduce the development of antibiotic resistance.

6. Examples of antimicrobial activities in wound infections in clinical practice.

Teaching methods

Providing content with the use of multimedia presentations, discussion - classes adapted to the form of direct implementation and using e-learning platforms.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Final credit based on the prepared description of a clinical case with the proposed treatment regimen. During the course, one excused absence is allowed, which must be made up in writing or orally, within the time limit agreed with the teacher.

Recommended reading

1. Kramer A, Dissemond J, Kim S, et al. Consensus on Wound Antisepsis: Update 2018. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2018;31(1):28-58.

2. Lipsky BA, Dryden M, Gottrup F, Nathwani D, Seaton RA, Stryja J. Antimicrobial stewardship in wound care: a Position Paper from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and European Wound Management Association. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016;71(11):3026-3035.

Further reading

Further reading

1. European Wound Management Association publications: https://ewma.org/

Notes


Modified by dr Justyna Mazurek-Popczyk (last modification: 07-05-2023 23:26)