Investigating the best active learning techniques used in Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Education: A survey-based study provided by FADIC

FADIC “First Arabian Drug Information Center” is an online drug information center. All FADIC team members are board certified pharmacotherapy specialists (BCPS). It aims at improving the quality of medication use practice and increasing healthcare awareness. FADIC holds an online interactive program, talks, symposiums, conferences, and webinars to help pharmacists stay updated, and connecting pharmacists from different countries such as USA, UK, UAE, KSA, and Egypt, to share their clinical experiences. FADIC forum expanded online through the website, in addition to social media platforms to offer the new innovative model of pharmacy education. Pharmacy education is continuously developing, incorporating more innovative strategies, such as active-learning techniques which help in the implementation of effective pharmacy continuous improvement programs. Antibiotics represent one of the greatest achievements in the medical field, Unfortunately, the irrational use of antibiotics is leading the world to an impending disaster, due to the development of resistance. Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the proper use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial, to improve patient outcomes, reduce the spread of infections caused by multi-drug-resistant organisms. The rapidly growing antibiotics resistance prompts the need for adopting new, interactive program to maintain the proper antibiotics use.