Training locations and completed trainings

The masterclass aims to teach senior staff hospital doctors, pharmacists and policy makers. For most optimal course uptake, it is recommended to sign-up as a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting.

It is open to:

• Senior medical hospital staff (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) who start to develop and / or implement an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in their hospital / healthcare system /region / country and will train their colleagues;
• Oriented at teams of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting, responsible for the implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, including both clinicians (microbiology, ID, clinical pharmacy) and policymakers.

2025

Nairobi, Kenya

Course program can be found here (coming soon)

Main prerequisite for participants is to have experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship programme in their hospital setting.

To ensure successful learning and implementation experience, the acceptance criteria for participants include:

• Experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship in their hospital setting
• Be trained in one of the specialties relevant for the course (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.)
• Preferably, come with a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting

Coming soon

Registration is by invitation only.

The masterclass aims to teach senior staff hospital doctors, pharmacists and policy makers. For most optimal course uptake, it is recommended to sign-up as a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting.

It is open to:

• Senior medical hospital staff (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) who start to develop and / or implement an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in their hospital / healthcare system /region / country and will train their colleagues;
• Oriented at teams of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting, responsible for the implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, including both clinicians (microbiology, ID, clinical pharmacy) and policymakers.

22-25 January 2025

Kigali, Rwanda

Course program can be found here (coming soon)

Main prerequisite for participants is to have experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship programme in their hospital setting.

To ensure successful learning and implementation experience, the acceptance criteria for participants include:

• Experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship in their hospital setting
• Be trained in one of the specialties relevant for the course (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.)
• Preferably, come with a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting

Coming soon

Registration is by invitation only.

The masterclass, co-organized with the Ministry of Health of Indonesia, and supported by Ministry of Health, sports and Welfare of The Netherlands and the WHO Country Office in Indonesia, aims to teach senior staff hospital doctors, pharmacists and policy makers.

It will be open to:

• Senior medical hospital staff (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) who start to develop and / or implement an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in their hospital / healthcare system / region / country
• Oriented at teams of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting, responsible for the implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, including both clinicians (microbiology, ID, clinical pharmacy) and policymakers.

24-27 October 2024 (TBC)

Bogor, Indonesia (TBC)

Course program can be found here (coming soon)

Main prerequisite for participants is to have experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship programme in their hospital setting.

To ensure successful learning and implementation experience, the acceptance criteria for participants include:

• Experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship in their hospital setting
• Be trained in one of the specialties relevant for the course (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.)
• Preferably, come with a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting

Coming soon

Registration is by invitation only.

This program is co-organized with the Ministry of Health of Indonesia, and supported by the Ministry of Health, Sports and Welfare of The Netherlands and the WHO Country Office in Indonesia.

As part of the drive-AMS project, this drive-AMS CoCourse is co-organized by Institute of Hygiene, Lithuania, Radboudumc, the Netherlands, and University of Antwerp, Belgium under the EU4H co-funded project.

• This CoCourse delivered by Lithuania faculty aims to teach multidisciplinary teams (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) from hospitals across Lithuania on the behaviour change and implementation science used to tackle antimicrobial resistance through ensuring appropriate antibiotic use in inpatient settings.

15-18 May 2024

Vilnius, Lithuania

Course program can be found here (coming soon)

Main prerequisite for participants is to have experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship programme in their hospital setting.

To ensure successful learning and implementation experience, the acceptance criteria for participants include:

• Experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship in their hospital setting
• Be trained in one of the specialties relevant for the course (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.)
• Preferably, come with a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting

Coming soon

Registration is by invitation only.

Drive-AMS is co-funded by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency under grant agreement No. 101079985.

The masterclass aims to teach senior staff hospital doctors, pharmacists and policy makers. For most optimal course uptake, it is recommended to sign-up as a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting. It is open to:

• Senior medical hospital staff (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) who start to develop and / or implement an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in their hospital / healthcare system /region / country and will train their colleagues;
• Ideally (but not exclusively) oriented at teams of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting, responsible for the implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, including both clinicians (microbiology, ID, clinical pharmacy) and policymakers.
   

To be determined

Hotel Torarica, Paramaribo

Coming soon

Main prerequisite for participants is to have experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship programme in their hospital setting.
To ensure successful learning and implementation experience, the acceptance criteria for participants include:

• Experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship in their hospital setting
• Be trained in one of the specialties relevant for the course (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.)
• Preferably, come with a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting
   

The course is endorsed by ESGAP, the Antimicrobial Stewardship study group of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and pending EACCME accreditation.

Registration is by invitation only.

As part of the drive-AMS project, this drive-AMS CoCourse is co-organized by Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Radboudumc and University of Antwerp, under the EU4H co-funded project.

This CoCourse delivered by Romanian faculty aims to teach multidisciplinary teams (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) from eight hospitals.

18-22 March 2024

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Drive-AMS is co-funded by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency under grant agreement No. 101079985.

• “That was a great experience for me! Thank you for the time, patience and sharing experience with us!”
• “It’s very useful for changing our practice especially for surgical prophylaxis”
• This course will influence my future practice by: “improving the practice in my hospital and communication with the staff”

As part of the drive-AMS project, this drive-AMS CoCourse was co-organized by Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Radboudumc, the Netherlands and University of Antwerp, Belgium, under the EU4H co-funded project.

This CoCourse delivered by Portuguese faculty aimed to teach multidisciplinary teams (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) from eight hospitals on the behavioural science in addressing appropriate use of antibiotics in inpatient settings.

22-24 February 2024

Thessaloniki, Greece

Drive-AMS is co-funded by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency under grant agreement No. 101079985.

• “The drive-AMS course exceeded my expectations in terms of both quality and usefulness. The instructors provided clear explanations and the materials were well-organised and comprehensive.”
• The most inspiring element for me was: “The team work during the course”
• The most innovative element for me was: “The team cooperation between doctors of different specialties”

As part of the drive-AMS project, this drive-AMS CoCourse was co-organized by São João University Hospital, Portugal, Radboudumc, the Netherlands and University of Antwerp, Belgium, under the EU4H co-funded project.

This CoCourse delivered by Portuguese faculty aimed to teach multidisciplinary teams (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) from eight hospitals on the behaviour change and implementation science used to tackle antimicrobial resistance through ensuring appropriate antibiotic use in inpatient settings.

24-26 January 2024

Porto, Portugal

Drive-AMS is co-funded by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency under grant agreement No. 101079985.

• "A very relevant aspect [of the course] was the work with the hospital's own team, as these 3 days resulted in very fruitful discussions and ideas to implement in practice”
• The most inspiring for me was: “The perfect mix between theory and time to exercise it”
• The most innovative element for me was: “The step by step development of a project, in synchronicity with the lectures (learn and immediately put into practice)"

35 participants forming 9 hospital teams from Algeria.

29 June – 2 July 2023

Algiers, Algeria

The best aspect of this event was…

• “The training is very practical, educational, and feasible on the ground. and this comes down to the professionalism of the trainers and the willingness of the candidates to learn more.”
• “The discussions and exchanges of experiences between participants and teachers were very enriching”
• “The quality of the speakers and interactivity”
• “Group work and interactivity”

The first regional course part of the Radboudumc/ICARS project for capacity building in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) in East Africa. Based on the experience and training skills gained, country level courses will be co-delivered and delivered by national trainers in 2024 and 2025 in three countries: Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya.

39 participants forming 10 hospital teams from 4 countries: Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

8-11 November 2023

Moshi, Tanzania

The best aspect of this event was…

• “Design a project with our team with the support of the faculty of the Masterclass, so we really take something home we will work on in our facility. I also appreciate the multidirectional exchange and the networking a lot”
• “Material was simplified and made easy to understand”
• “The masterclass permitted to combine education and training and resulted in a concrete intervention plan, with all the necessary feedback from the teachers and the public”
• “The step-by-step approach from problem to solution”

The masterclass aims to teach senior staff hospital doctors, pharmacists and policy makers. For most optimal course uptake, it is recommended to sign-up as a team of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting.

• Senior medical hospital staff (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.) who start to develop and / or implement an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in their hospital / healthcare system /region / country and will train their colleagues;
• Ideally (but not exclusively) oriented at teams of diverse specialties from the same hospital setting, responsible for the implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, including both clinicians (microbiology, ID, clinical pharmacy) and policymakers.

12-16 June 2023

Fletcher Hotel Holthurnsche Hof

Zevenheuvelenweg 48a 

6571 CK Berg en Dal

The Netherlands

Nearby airports:

• Weeze, Germany (45 km)
• Eindhoven, NL (77 km)
• Dusseldorf, Germany (112 km)
• Rotterdam, NL (128 km)
• Amsterdam, NL (141 km)

You can view the course programme here. 

Main prerequisite for participants is to have experience and interest in development of an AMS program in their hospital setting. 

To ensure successful learning and implementation experience, the acceptance criteria for participants include:

• Experience and interest in development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship in their hospital setting
• Be trained in one of the specialties relevant for the course (ID, microbiology, clinical pharmacy, ICU, paediatrics etc.)

The course is part of the ESCMID 2-year AMS Master Certificate program (2023-2025) and is accredited with 27 EACCME credits.

This course is part of the ESCMID AMS Certificate 2023-2025. To learn more about the certificate programme and register, click here.

We apply four price categories:                    

1. Participant high income countries - full price - €2,500.00   
2. Participant high income countries - young specialists (age <35) 50% discount - €1,250.00   
3. Participant middle income countries - 50% discount - €1,250.00   
4. Participant low income countries - 100% discount and eligible for travel reimbursement   

The program contained a mix of lectures and interactive working session and included the following topics:  

• Multidrug resistant pathogens, transmission risk, and incidence Suriname  (lecture) 
• Isolation precautions in hospital (lecture) 
• Contact tracing investigations (lecture) 
• Knowledge transfer, training and behavior change in infection control (lecture) 
• Case-based discussions on IPC topics (working session) 
• Hepatitis B and vaccination and protection of new healthcare workers (lecture) 
• Infection prevention and patient transfer to other hospitals 
• Case study on surveillance surgical site infections (interactive working session) 
• Monitoring and surveillance hand hygiene (interactive working session)
• Roadmap infection prevention and AMR in Suriname, 5-year plans (Lecture) 
• Case-based discussion, focus on questions and solutions from the daily practice

Over 40 people participated in this training, co-organized with PAHO in Suriname. 

Paramaribo, Suriname, 31 May – 1 June 2022

The evaluation of this training showed that the training was highly appreciated and perceived as very valuable. Participants would welcome a follow-up training. This setting would be very suitable for organizing the IPC-track in the “AMS-Masterclass implementation course” program.

For more information, please contact Alma Tostmann, epidemiologist and deputy head of the IPC Unit of Radboudumc: alma.tostmann@radboudumc.nl

40 participants from more than 20 countries from across the globe, gathered to learn from very experienced tutors, lecturers and speakers, to share experience and develop projects for implementing AMS in their own setting.

Berg en Dal, The Netherlands, 13-17 June 2022

Some reflections of the participants in 2022 on their learnings:

• "Excellent course!"
• "Lovely course, I have learned so much. I really enjoyed workshops and I think they are very useful."
• "To understand the process of AMS: how we first have to measure to improve, to look at the determinants and how we can improve them BEFORE thinking about the exact plan"
• "Extremely inspiring, all the speakers were very approachable and really helpful."
• "Very high scientific quality, availability of the faculty, interaction with other students from different settings and background."
• "Quality is very high, just go on! I hope that these standards will be garanteed also in the other parts of the programme."
• "Grateful to be able to have the opportunity to attend the course!"
• "Incredibly useful course that empowers us to tackle one of the most important aspects of patient care!"

You can view the course program here.

Over 25 participants from Egypt, Ethiopia and Zambia gathered to learn from very experienced tutors, lecturers and speakers, to share experience and develop projects for implementing AMS in their own setting.

Cairo, Egypt, 6-9 October 2021

Some reflections of the participants in the Cairo course on their learnings:

• “I would like to thank everyone who contributed and participated in the success of this course,  it exceeded my expectations I was really  happy that even with having experience in ASP, I learned a lot from the course, thanks again”
• “My experience was great because I was able to interact with different cultures and learnt how others do it in their country”
• “This session gave me the opportunity to learn how to assess the barriers and facilitators so that an intervention can be deduced”
• “Take home is that AMS is an essential thing to establish in my country and hospital.”
• “I learned how to analayze any problem in a systemetic way, identifying the barriers & how to overcome them. This was also the 1st time an ASP focuses on implementation science and how to address behaviour.”

28 participants from different parts of India gathered to learn from very experienced tutors, lecturers and speakers, to share experience and develop projects for implementing AMS in their own setting.

Kochi, India, 25-28 November 2021

Some reflections of the participants in the Kochi course on their learnings:

• “It was a great experience. Got a lot of clarity on how to go about on an AMS program. Thank you so much to the MIDAS team and Aster faculty for such a wonderful platform of learning, discussion and interaction.”
• “This should not be a one off thing ... the group who attended this workshop should be involved in further activities, so that it's not all lost especially for people who do not have a robust system...”
• “Quality analysis of AMS was new to me, something I need to explore more”
• “We already know our problems.. but to systematically analyse it was a new experience”
• "The method of helping us to identify a problem and then teaching through it was extremely useful to help us to relate to the teaching materials”
• “We were motivated by the passion you all share for such a social cause. The methodology of the course was excellent and the whole atmosphere was friendly and cordial. Thank you”

40 participants from more than 20 countries from across the globe, gathered to learn from very experienced tutors, lecturers and speakers, to share experience and develop projects for implementing AMS in their own setting.

Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 23-28 May 2019

Some reflections of the participants in 2019 on their learnings:

• "This course was probably the most valuable professional experience in the field of AMS that I have had so far."
• “The essence of AMS, tools to implement it, measure it, make behavioral changes, use strategies to make it work. In total this course made our vision more clear and gave us directions where to focus in order to achieve small steps but certain ones.”
• “The course materials (theoretical backgrounds, methods, experiences, success stories, and motivations, etc..) are very helpful to start with a small AS project which will grow to be a national program.”
• “I don't need to have enormous resources to initiate different antimicrobial activities. In most of lower income countries, we lack some of the basics to tackle the development of resistance or to prevent irrational use of antibiotics. This course opens your eyes and show you alternatives in your real context.”
• “This course was probably the most valuable professional experience in the field of AMS that I have had so far.”
• “Great insight into different challenges facing different countries are facing with respect to resistance and implementing AMS programs. Some great contacts made and a useful resource to share content across countries.”