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361. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - 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

362. Pledge (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Thousands of people die each year as a direct result of these antibiotic-resistant infections. … • Antibiotics are generally not needed when a person feels fine. • Antibiotics can cause harm and … side effects, including nausea and diarrhea, allergic reactions, yeast infections, and antibiotic-resistant … I understand that it is important to properly prescribe and use antibiotics. … • It’s okay for residents to ask if an antibiotic is truly needed.

363. Take the Pledge... | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Thousands of people die each year as a direct result of these antibiotic-resistant infections. … Antibiotics are generally not needed when a person feels fine. … infections, and antibiotic-resistant infections. … I understand that it is important to properly prescribe and use antibiotics. … It's okay for residents to ask if an antibiotic is truly needed.

364. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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     April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … preventing postoperative infections in total knee arthroplasty, as compared with standard postoperative antibiotics … Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … preventing postoperative infections in total knee arthroplasty, as compared with standard postoperative antibiotics

365. Connected Emergency Care Patient Safety Learning Lab (CEC PSLL) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2025 - Increase the specificity of antibiotic treatment for patients with respiratory infection. … Researchers developed an antibiotic-prescribing audit and patient feedback system. … along socioeconomic lines, with patients from wealthier areas more likely to receive inappropriate antibiotics … Racial and socioeconomic disparities evident in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency … Racial and socioeconomic disparities evident in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency

366. 6 Tk1 T6-Managing Resident And Family Expectations Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - would like to talk to you today about when residents or family members request—or pressure you for—an antibiotic … Have you ever had an experience where someone requested an antibiotic for what they thought was a UTI … Potential harms of antibiotics. … Has anyone ever had a discussion about the harms of antibiotics as one of the reasons to avoid antibiotics … Do you think a family member would have continued to request antibiotics?

367. 6 Tk1 T6-Managing Resident And Family Expectations Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - would like to talk to you today about when residents or family members request—or pressure you for—an antibiotic … Have you ever had an experience where someone requested an antibiotic for what they thought was a UTI … Potential harms of antibiotics. … Has anyone ever had a discussion about the harms of antibiotics as one of the reasons to avoid antibiotics … Do you think a family member would have continued to request antibiotics?

368. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2014 - (choose one) 3 Patient developing symptomatic CAUTI Patient being given inappropriate antibiotics for … with about $1 billion direct healthcare cost per year Developing new antibiotics is more important than … Promoting the development of new antibiotics and developing new diagnostic tests for resistant bacteria … Example: Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae… Very resistant organisms to many antibiotics … In 93 (73.8%) episodes, at least 1 preceding course of antibiotics was inappropriate.

369. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Skin or Soft Tissue Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2022 - Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Skin or Soft Tissue Infection After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Distinguish infectious cellulitis versus cellulitis mimics​. Discuss the diagnostic approach and empiric management of skin and soft tissue inf…

370. Streptococcal Pharyngitis (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - number of points determines the management approach:  0 or 1 points: GAS unlikely; no testing or antibiotics …  4 points: GAS likely; treat with antibiotics ± obtain a rapid strep test ‒ Reflex bacterial cultures … Antibiotic Therapy (adults and children)1 • First-line therapy for GAS pharyngitis: penicillin or … A 5-day course of the antibiotics listed above is sufficient. … Pharyngitis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic

371. Engage Residents and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Stewardship educational video This 5-minute educational video promotes antibiotic stewardship … When Do You Need an Antibiotic? … PDF , 814.2 KB) A brochure to help facility staff communicate with residents and families on when antibiotics

372. Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2016 - nursing home-specific antibiogram may be an effective and inexpensive tool for improving appropriate antibiotic … across all residents for a certain time period—along with the susceptibility of each organism to various antibiotics … antibiograms provide information on local susceptibility patterns, they may help to reduce prescribing of antibiotics … This phase focuses on monitoring and evaluating the antibiogram and tracking the antibiotics prescribed … Using Nursing Home Antibiograms to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing and Delivery – Final Report.

373. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Examples of simple measures: (1) the rate of antibiotic use (e.g., the number of fluoroquinolones used … Examples of moderately complex measures: (1) number of antibiotic prescriptions divided by the number … with prescribing criteria; or (2) Examine compliance with antibiogram (e.g., percentage of prescribed antibiotics … Examples: Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions, number of residents receiving antibiotics, number and

374. 076-Antimicrobial-Prophylaxis-Duration-One-Pager (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … One day versus seven days of preventive antibiotic therapy in orthopedic surgery. … Antibiotic prophylaxis and the risk of surgical site infections following total hip arthroplasty: timely … Single-dose versus multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis in instrumented lumbar fusion -- a prospective … Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis: surgeons as antimicrobial stewards.

375. 4 Tk1 T1-Sbar Uti Final (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - ¨ No ¨ Yes ¨ No ¨ Yes Advance directives for limiting treatment related to antibiotics and/or hospitalizations … Input (check all boxes that apply) Resident WITH indwelling catheter The criteria are met to initiate antibiotics … Resident may require UA with C&S or an antibiotic.† ¨¨ Nursing home protocol criteria are NOT met. … The resident does NOT need an immediate prescription for an antibiotic, but may need additional observation … ¨ Initiate the following antibiotic Antibiotic: _________________________________ Dose: ________

376. Penicillin Allergy – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Penicillin Allergy – Discussion Guide Antibiotic Allergy: Discussion Guide … Remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care content … Does the practice have a standardized approach to address patient-reported antibiotic allergies? … Does the practice have an approach for removing antibiotic allergies from the medical record that are … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care image1

377. 5 Tk1 T3-Sample Letter Of Agreement Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - annual antibiogram report as part of a quality initiative to improve the appropriate prescribing of antibiotics … DIRECTOR’S EMAIL ADDRESS] Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Specifications The current CLSI standards specify … and are clinically useful · Presents data as the percentage of isolates that are susceptible to each antibiotic … 0006-6-EF October 2016 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic

378. 5 Tk1 T3-Sample Letter Of Agreement Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 3. … annual antibiogram report as part of a quality initiative to improve the appropriate prescribing of antibiotics … 6-EF October 2016 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … are clinically useful • Presents data as the percentage of isolates that are susceptible to each antibiotic

379. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - Appropriate Collection of Microbiologic Specimens Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Case 3: Continued How could you have— Prevented the resident from being started on broad- spectrum antibiotics … Obtain an early-morning specimen, ideally before starting antibiotics. … Share feedback about the intervention with the Antibiotic Stewardship Team. … Apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form to 5–10 residents each month.

380. 4 Tk3 T2B-Sbar Lri Final (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - __________________________________ ¨ No ¨ Yes Advance directives for limiting treatment related to antibiotics … The resident may have a lower respiratory tract infection and need a prescription for an antibiotic … The resident does NOT need an immediate prescription for an antibiotic, but may need additional observation … (s) Antibiotic 1 ______________________________________ Dose ________ Route ________ Duration _____ … ___ Antibiotic 2 ______________________________________ Dose ________ Route ________ Duration ______