Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

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.

The CDC guide to incorporating antibiotic stewardship best practices into the outpatient office practice setting. This information offers a framework for implementation based on committment, action tracking & reporting and education & expertise in the outpatient setting.

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.

This resource provides tactics to reduce the use of inappropriate antibiotic medications in healthcare organizations.

Physician scorecards are a great visual tool to give prescribers a snapshot of their own personal performance towards antibiotic stewardship goals. Use this tool as a guide to create comprehensive antibiotic stewardship measures that can be used for the on-going performance improvement of prescribers.

Physician scorecards are a great visual tool to give prescribers a snapshot of their own personal performance towards antibiotic stewardship goals. This blank scorecard can be used as a guide to create customized antibiotic stewardship measures for on-going performance improvement of prescribers.

It is essential to understand a security program. These resources help build and sustain a security program in healthcare. Sources delve further into risk considerations of law enforcement's presence in the emergency room and guidance to infant abductions.

Although it is healthcare's goal to maintain a safe environment at all times, violence remains a significant concern today. It is vital to implement processes to prevent workplace violence. Security practices can include an array of methods. The following documents provide best practices and alternative approaches that may be applied when handling violent encounters.