Towards a Better and Harmonized Education in Antimicrobial Stewardship in European Veterinary Curricula

Antibiotics

The PREPARE-VET Working Group on behalf of ESCMID Study Groups for Veterinary Microbiology (ESGVM) and for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGVM)¹  Bruno González-Zorn²  Oliver James Dyar³  Lisbeth Rem Jessen⁴  Giovanni Re⁵  Carmen Espinosa-Gongora⁶  Luca Guardabassi⁶  Pierre-Louis Toutain⁷  Alain Bousquet-Melou⁷  Céline Pulcini⁸  Dorina Timofte⁹  Stefan Schwarz^1,10 

[1] ;Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre and Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 17165 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, I-10095 Turin, Italy;Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;INTHERES—Innovations Thérapeutiques et Résistances, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, 31076 Toulouse, France;Infectious Diseases Department, CHRU-Nancy, APEMAC and Université de Lorraine, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France;Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Department of Anatomy Physiology and Pathology, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Cheshire CH64 7TE, UK;Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany;

关键词: antimicrobial stewardship;    veterinary medicine;    one health;    veterinary curriculum;    education;    antimicrobial resistance;   

DOI  :  10.3390/antibiotics10040364

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Education in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in veterinary medicine is essential to foster responsible antimicrobial use and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals. AMS is listed by the EU and international organizations among the basic ‘Day One Competences’ required of veterinary students upon graduation. Our aim was to evaluate the quality of education of European veterinary students in AMS. We distributed a 27-item survey addressing the perceptions of preparedness and acquired skills on key topics related to AMS to final-year veterinary students in Europe. We collected 3423 complete answers from 89 veterinary schools in 30 countries. Selection of treatment strategies and awareness of emerging AMR problems were markedly different between countries. Overall, only one in four students was familiar with guidelines for antimicrobial use. The students perceived a medium-high impact of veterinary antimicrobial use on AMR in humans. Notably, 75% of the students felt the need for improved teaching on AMS, half of which also demanded more teaching on general antimicrobial therapy. Our results highlight several possible strategies to improve the quality of education, ranging from a better link between clinical rotations and the theory taught in pre-clinical modules, to a more effective introduction into best practices for antimicrobial use.

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