Watch the PAMS-net webinar – practical insights on antimicrobial stewardship for pharmacists
Pharmacist Antimicrobial Stewardship Network (PAMS-net) recently hosted an educational webinar (31 March 2026) focused on practical antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) insights for pharmacists. If you were unable to attend, the recording and slides are now available.
▶ Watch the recording: https://youtu.be/5wsLxe3M5ZU
📄 View the slides: PAMS-net website → Discussion Forum and Meetings → scroll to “Educational Event 31st March”
What the session covered:
• PAMS-net overview
o The network’s vision and priorities
o Upcoming community pharmacist AMS survey in collaboration with UCC and ATU Schools of Pharmacy
• One Health and C. difficile
o Insights from an AMRIC Epidemiologist on how C. difficile spreads between humans, animals, and the environment
o Why One Health and C. difficile matter to pharmacists in everyday practice
• AMS in the Common Conditions Service
o Panel discussion with community pharmacist and GP
o Real world challenges and opportunities for embedding AMS in practice
The session is designed to be practical, relevant, and directly applicable to pharmacy practice. We encourage you to watch and share with colleagues who may be interested.
Can you identify an AMS action in your setting?
At the close of the webinar, Chief Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Marie Philbin (HSE AMRIC team), encouraged attendees to identify one AMS action they could take in their day-to-day practice. Lots of examples of actions that pharmacists can take in their roles were discussed throughout the webinar. Actions can be small or large, and will vary depending on your role and area of practice. For ideas and inspiration, attendees are encouraged to explore the list of resources shared during the webinar.
Link to a few key resources mentioned during the webinar:
• PAMS-net is a joint collaboration between AMRIC and the IIOP. PAMS-net is an all-inclusive network for pharmacists from all professional backgrounds including community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, education, research and many other roles. The mission of PAMS-net is to support pharmacists across all sectors to work towards the common goal of promoting responsible use of antimicrobials in all patients and limiting the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Watch this video tutorial on how to join the PAMS-net discussion forum. You can enrol on the PAMS-net discussion forum on PAMS-net webpage on IIOP.ie. To access these links you must be enrolled in the forum and logged in to your IIOP account.
• Guidance on the treatment of confirmed or suspected C. difficile infection in adults >antibioticprescribing.ie>community guidelines>gastrointestinal infections
• HSELAND course: Clostridioides difficile infection: IPC and AMS Principles, Prevention and Management - This course is designed for all healthcare workers in all settings where healthcare is delivered. The course covers how to prevent, recognise and manage C. difficile infection as you implement IPC and AMS best practices in your setting.
• Antimicrobial stewardship microlearning videos for community pharmacists - aim to provide bite-size learning that can be easily integrated into community pharmacists’ working day. The videos are all less than 10 minutes duration and are available via YouTube link, allowing single click access to CPD content for flexible and quick learning.
o Viral and self-limiting respiratory tract infections
o GREEN and RED antibiotics
o Safety profile of fluoroquinolone antibiotics
o Recurrent urinary tract infection
o Childhood infections
• IIOP/AMRIC eLearning module “Antimicrobial Stewardship for Community Pharmacists” available under courses and events on the IIOP website. The module has been specifically designed to equip you, a community pharmacist, with the knowledge and tools to optimise antibiotic use for the general public and your patients.
• National HSE guidance and resources on antimicrobial use: antibioticprescribing.ie website