Contact Hours: 1.0

Max CEU Credits: 0.1

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to:
1. Discuss the epidemiology and impact of surgical wound infections on patient outcomes and health care costs.
2. Name and differentiate the four different types of surgical procedures.
3. Recognize at least three risk factors for post-operative wound infections.
4. Identify likely pathogens associated with different surgical operations.
5. Compare and contrast antimicrobials used for surgical prophylaxis and identify potential advantages and disadvantages for each antibiotic.
6. Discuss the importance of timing, duration, and redosing in relation to antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.
7. Discuss the possible impact of antibiotic-impregnated bone cement and how this affects the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.
8. Be able to recommend appropriate prophylactic antimicrobial(s) given a surgical operation.
9. Discuss the importance of -lactam allergy screening and how this could impact resistance and health care costs.
10. Identify non-antimicrobial methods that can reduce the risk of post-operative infection.

Faculty:

ACPE No:
014-999-07-097-H01

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The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in on probation as an accredited provider of continuing pharmacy education by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Next scheduled review for purposes of restoring accreditation or removing accredited provider status: June 2009