ASCOM IS A PREREQUISITE COURSE FOR THE AS-BC CERTIFICATION EXAM

This course is available from July 15, 2026 – June 30, 2028
This education course expires on June 30, 2028
Please complete the course prior to this date to receive your certificate.

The ASCOM Program is a Certificate of Mastery Program that yields an official certificate and 13.25 contact hours for nurses. The program is a prerequisite to be eligible to sit for the NADONA Antibiotic Stewardship Specialist Board Certification. The ASCOM Program is designed to cover in-depth details of a comprehensive Antibiotic Stewardship program.

The Enduring ASCOM Program is offered online. Courses are available at any time. A Certificate of Mastery is awarded at the time of completion but no credentials or designations. To earn a credential/designation, healthcare professionals must sit for the official ASCOM board certification (AS-BC).

Requirements

• Participants must view all six webinars.

• Participants must pass all 6 post-tests with 80% or better and complete and submit an overall evaluation.

• Participants must complete and submit all assignments and they must be accepted.

• This education course expires on 6/30/2028

• The planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. Cindy Fronning is a consultant for TEVA. The relevant financial relationship has been mitigated.

The ASCOM program was specifically designed to meet the CMS requirements for a formal antibiotic stewardship program. The content covered in the ASCOM program includes the following:

• Core Terminology

• Effects of Antibiotic Resistance

• Antibiotic Stewardship Overview

• CDC Core Elements of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program

• Protecting Patients

• Monitoring and Compliance

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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