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41. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … Tracking and Measuring Appropriate Collection of Specimens Discussing Concerns with Antibiotic … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html  

42. Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Home News Newsroom Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic … Blog Newsletter Events Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic … Use in Telemedicine The AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use is recruiting … practices and retail clinics that use telemedicine for a no-cost, 18-month national program to strengthen antibiotic … originally created January 2024 Internet Citation: Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic

43. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for UTIs after additional clinical data … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/uti-assess.html  

44. Learn Best Practices for Common Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic … use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 401.5 … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/index.html  

45. Antibiotic Use Significantly Reduced in Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in AHRQ-Funded Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Use were able to significantly reduce antibiotic use. … This included reductions in the use of fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to cause adverse … Up to 75 percent of the antibiotics prescribed in long-term care facilities are inappropriate, which … can contribute to antibiotic resistance, according to previous studies. … It includes resources, webinars and practical tools frontline staff can use to incorporate antibiotic

46. AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2023 - project is a national effort to develop and implement a bundle of evidence-based interventions to improve antibiotic … Program for Telemedicine will work directly with healthcare providers to ensure the appropriate use of antibiotics … matter experts in the following areas: Understanding the science of safety and how it applies to antibiotic … Designing and implementing interventions to improve antibiotic use within a telemedicine setting. … participants in this 4-year project will be compiled into a toolkit, allowing other providers to improve antibiotic

47. AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - Today's Headlines: AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends . … AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends Although overall dental antibiotic … prescribing rose by 1,313 antibiotics per every 1,000 dentists annually in the Northeast. … Antibiotic prescribing rates increased significantly among oral and maxillofacial surgeons, prosthodontists … VA settings were slightly better at assessing errors in antibiotic duration or dosing. 

48. Spanish Language Infection-Prevention and Antibiotic-Use Tools for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2022 - Topics Information in Spanish Spanish Language Infection-Prevention and Antibiotic-Use … SHARE: Spanish Language Infection-Prevention and Antibiotic-Use … These Spanish-language resources can educate patients about healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic … They are located in the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care . … (PDF, 234 KB) Bronquitis aguda (Resfriado de pecho)  (PDF, 1 MB) Antibiotic commitment poster (en

49. Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … involved with taking antibiotics, including Clostridium difficile (or C. diff) and antibiotic resistance … ( PDF ) ( Word ) and a Short checklist version. ( PDF ) ( Word ) Resident Information Sheet: Antibiotic-Resistant … given to residents to  explain the risks associated with unnecessary antibiotic use to treat a suspected … (tool 5) to help answer questions Communicate with residents and families about antibiotic-resistant

50. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … At least 25 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines for … Training increases staff understanding of inappropriate antibiotic use and of the tools available to … Training should include information about inappropriate antibiotic use, a description of the tools and … Standardizing antibiotic use in long-term care settings (SAUL study).

51. Diagnostic Errors Are Common in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Neonatal Antibiotic Stewardship Associated With Drop in Pediatric Antibiotic Use . … Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine . … Neonatal Antibiotic Stewardship Associated With Drop in Pediatric Antibiotic Use Antibiotic stewardship … Researchers assessing trends in antibiotic use among nearly 1.4 million infants admitted to 735 U.S. … electronic health records, are designed to help clinicians make decisions such as whether to prescribe antibiotics

52. Communication-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Effective communication helps bring about proper use of antibiotics. … The provider may feel pressured to prescribe antibiotics. … , so antibiotics will not be helpful, and antibiotics can cause unpleasant side effects.” … I think we need to stop the antibiotic now.” Dr. … He should not be on this antibiotic.

53. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Toolkits To Improve Antibiotic Use Three toolkits that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and … ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making to improve antibiotic use. … stewardship program, determine if it’s necessary to treat a resident with antibiotics, help clinicians … select the right antibiotic, and engage residents and families in infection prevention. … Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU: A Randomized

54. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … prescription and asymptomatic bacteriuria, which does not require antibiotics and should not be treated … clinicians explaining the form and its rationale (tool 2) ( PDF  |  Word ) Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics … The handout Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics (tool 3) also should be given to nurses. 1 American … Standardizing antibiotic use in long-term care settings (SAUL study).

55. Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Toolkits Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … Members Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool Toolkit 1. … Internet Citation: Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics

56. AHRQ Toolkit Helps Engage Patients and Family Members in the Diagnostic Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Barriers to Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Identified at Hospital Discharge . … Barriers to Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Identified at Hospital Discharge An AHRQ-funded study … Not accounting for all antibiotics prescribed during the patient’s entire course of illness. … Access the study abstract as well as two AHRQ resources to improve antibiotic use: AHRQ Toolkits To … Improve Antibiotic Use and Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making .  

57. Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Newsroom Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and combat antibiotic-resistant … CARB projects should address ways to promote appropriate antibiotic use, reduce the transmission of resistant … Internet Citation: Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic

58. AHRQ Views Blog: Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Releases New Toolkit To Help Long-Term Care Facilities Improve Antibiotic Prescribing . … start or revitalize an antibiotic stewardship program. … Using the  Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making , facilities can identify critical time periods … to help prescribers make decisions about antibiotic therapy. … stewardship teams to ensure antibiotics are used judiciously to prevent harm and keep residents safe

59. Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Staff Safety Assessment PURPOSE OF THIS FORM: … To discuss issues that may result in antibiotic-associated adverse events or have the potential to cause … you think the next resident at your facility will be harmed by an event related to administration of antibiotics

60. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2019 - Facilitator Guide ( Word , 292 KB; HTML )       Role-Play Worksheet ( Word , 283 KB; HTML ) Antibiotic … Stewardship Highlights reasons providers may prescribe antibiotics, explains why and how to document … signs and symptoms, and describes how to use communication strategies to address alternatives to antibiotic … case study and key accompany these materials to enhance knowledge and communication of the harms of antibiotic … overuse, as well as frequently asked questions and answers related to antibiotic stewardship.