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

Espinosa-Gongora, Carmen; Jessen, Lisbeth Rem; Dyar, Oliver James; Bousquet-Melou, Alain; González-Zorn, Bruno; Pulcini, Céline; Re, Giovanni; Schwarz, Stefan; Timofte, Dorina; Toutain, Pierre-Louis; Guardabassi, Luca; Müntener, Cedric R; Naegeli, Hanspeter; ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial stewardshiP (ESGAP); The PREPARE-VET Working Group; ESCMID Study Group for Veterinary Microbiology (ESGVM)

doi:10.3390/antibiotics10040364

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Espinosa-Gongora, C., Jessen, L. R., Dyar, O. J., Bousquet-Melou, A., González-Zorn, B., Pulcini, C., Re, G., Schwarz, S., Timofte, D., Toutain, P.-L., Guardabassi, L., Müntener, C. R., Naegeli, H., ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial stewardshiP (ESGAP), The PREPARE-VET Working Group, & ESCMID Study Group for Veterinary Microbiology (ESGVM). (2021). Towards a Better and Harmonized Education in Antimicrobial Stewardship in European Veterinary Curricula. Antibiotics, 10(4), 364. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10040364

Abstract

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 fi