Webinar Two

Assessing the need for antibiotics

In this webinar Professor Michael Moore discusses the resistance crisis and why GP antibiotic prescribing matters. He focussed on how to manage prescribing for respiratory tract infections and sore throats.

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Webinar 2 contributors

Webinar 2 featured a presentation by Professor Michael Moore and a Q & A session.

Professor Michael Moore is Professor of Primary Health Care Research at the University of Southampton. He has more than 25 years' experience as a partner in a Salisbury practice, undertaking infection related research since 1993.

His research interests include the optimal management of acute minor illness with a focus on antibiotic sparing strategies. He was the RCGP Antimicrobial Stewardship and TARGET antibiotics Clinical Champion 2012-15.

The webinar was led by Professor Cliodna McNulty. Professor Michael Moore and Dr Stephen Granier, a practicing GP in Bristol and the current RCGP TARGET antibiotics clinical champion, took questions during this session.

Reference materials

Documents

TARGET Webinar 2 Learning Outcomes

PDF of Professor Michael Moore's presentation shown during the webinar

Using FeverPain in your practice.

EU prescribing quality indicators

Read how the FeverPAIN score was evaluated in an RCT including patients over three years. Little et al. BMJ 3013

Gulliford et al risks of reducing antibiotics bmj 2016 and associated Risks

Videos

A brief video explaining how to use the FeverPAIN score

External links

Visit the link to use the FeverPAIN scoring system for sore throat.

National antibiotic guidance on RTIs

After this webinar consider using these antibiotic audit templates to inform your prescribing practice. For example the sore throat template can be downloaded here.

Link to presentation by Gulliford about complications risk

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