Antibiotic Stewardship Initiatives & Programs
This collection of tools provides descriptions of what antibiotic stewardship means and how to develop an effective program. Information is also provided on how antibiotic stewardship can be incorporated into performance improvement initiatives to improve patient outcomes and reimbursement.
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The Pharmacist’s Role and Responsibility in Antimicrobial Stewardship
The American Society of Health System Pharmacists recently released a statement giving guidance to pharmacists in understanding the key role they play in the Antibiotic Stewardship program. This statement outlines the Society’s stance on the pharmacist’s duty to effectively and responsibly prevent infection in patients.
While providing a background on the need for Antibiotic Stewardship, this downloadable document also outlines the individual responsibilities of pharmacists as it pertains to antibiotic moderation in instances of infection control.
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Core Elements of Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship
The CDC guide to incorporating antibiotic stewardship best practices into the outpatient office practice setting. This information offers a framework for implementation based on the four core elements in the outpatient setting:
- Commitment
- Action
- Tracking & Reporting
- Education & Expertise
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The Physician Champion in Performance Improvement
This resource provides you with an informational guide to help identify the perfect Physician Champion candidate for the project at hand. The guide is comprised of a two-page white sheet on desirable traits to look for in a good physician leader. In addition, the guide also discusses the expectations of the physician during a project and provides tips to make the physician successful in their project role.
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IHI & CDC: Antibiotic Stewardship Driver Diagram and Change Package
This resource provides tactics to reduce the use of inappropriate antibiotic medications in healthcare organizations.
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The Joint Commission Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit
This toolkit provides valuable resources for healthcare organizations to improve their antibiotic stewardship programs.
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology APIC
APIC provides consolidated information of vendor technology for surveillance of construction issues and environmental services with a focus on infection control.
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CDC: Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship
This resource provides the CDC's outlook on the core elements of antibiotic prescribing and stewardship programs.
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Public Health Foundation PHF-Antibiotic Stewardship Program
This resource provides the framework for antibiotic stewardship programs to ensure safe patient care.