Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare (FutureLearn)

Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare (FutureLearn)

How can social science and behaviour change techniques be used within antimicrobial stewardship projects to bring about change. Hospital healthcare delivery is complex with changing priorities and demands. Improvements are required but how can we ensure they are delivered. Understanding behaviour is essential for change.

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This course builds on Week 5 of Antimicrobial Stewardship: Managing Antibiotic Resistance but is not a prerequisite for taking this course.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction to Behaviour Change
Week 2: Applying behaviour change for quality improvement

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Demonstrate an understanding of Behaviour Change Techniques
  • Assess the value of Behaviour Change Science to antimicrobial stewardship implementation in the learner's own location
  • Assess current evidence for the effectiveness of behavior change to healthcare improvement
  • Apply behaviour change theory to the identification of barriers and facilitators to change and intervention options
  • Interpret behaviour: define in behavioural terms; select target behaviours; specify target behaviours and identify what needs to change
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