AMS Certificate
2024-2026

Applications closed

AMS Certificate 2024-2026

As courses are to begin soon, registration for the ESCMID Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Certificate 2024-2026 is now closed. Learn more about the exciting Clinical Microbiology (CM) and Infectious Diseases (ID) modules that the programme will be covering over this two-year period below.

About

Our two-year programme offers tailored modules to address current and emerging topics in the fields of CM and ID. It also aims to promote knowledge-sharing and exposure of early-career participants to international clinical settings. The programme modules are offered either online or held on-site at various locations across Europe.

Deadlines

Applications closed on 20.01.2024

Modules

Basic

Module

Date

Location

Coordinator

Link

Principles of antimicrobial stewardship, the What and the How

3-7 June 2024

The Netherlands

Jeroen Schouten

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Advanced

Module

Date

Location

Coordinator

Link

From lab to wards in a large hospital: Diagnostic stewardship, antibiotic stewardship tools and practical training for an appropriate use of antibiotics

3-4 October 2024

Italy

Rita Murri

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The structure & position of antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship aspect of management of infections

21-22 November 2024

Slovenia

Bojana Beović

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Antifungal stewardship from primary to tertiary care

6-7 February 2025

Belgium

Riina Richardson

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Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in primary care: A behaviour change approach

28-29 March 2025

United Kingdom

Oliver Van Hecke

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Antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities

22 & 24 April 2025

Online

Brita Skodvin

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Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control

28 - 30 November 2025

Athens

Diamantis Kofteridis

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Electives

We invite you to choose 3 electives from the list below.

Module

Date

Location

Coordinator

Link

Pediatric infection management for the microbiologist, antimicrobial pharmacist, pediatrician, and adult infectious diseases specialist

16-17 September 2024

Germany

Sanjay Patel

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AMS: Ethical dilemmas

6-7 November 2024

Online

Dafna Yahav

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AMS in low- and middle-income countries

13-15 January 2025

Online

Bastien Mollo Nathan Peiffer-Smadja

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Antimicrobial stewardship programme live! On-site learning in a southern Europe hospital with low rate of MDRO

8-10 May 2025

Spain

Pilar Retamar-Gentil

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Antimicrobial stewardship for difficult to treat infections in high resistance endemic settings

19-20 September 2025

Online

Anup R Warrier

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Antimicrobial use in intensive care and the emergency department

3-4 February 2026

Online

Christian Lanckohr

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Optimised dosing of antibiotics: understanding PK/PD, clinical breakpoints, and therapeutic drug monitoring

12-13 March 2026

Online

Thomas Tängdén

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See past events

Take a look back at our past AMS Certificate programmes and related events. 

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