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41. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - truly needed and using the right antibiotic for each infection. … Antibiotic stewardship can also save money. … When examining the cost of antibiotic medications alone, one study showed that antibiotic stewardship … Antibiotics are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in nursing homes and overuse of antibiotics … Get Smart About Antibiotics Week: November 18–24, 2013.

42. Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2021 - Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Funding HAI and Antibiotic … Improving the appropriate use of antibiotics, including promoting antibiotic stewardship. … AHRQ funding is available for research on HAI prevention and combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. … Two grants are available: Large Research Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB … November 2021 Page originally created April 2019 Internet Citation: Funding HAI and Antibiotic

43. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - Moment 2: Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … have an infection that requires antibiotics? … two is: Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Sepsis: Antibiotic Timing SAY: Antibiotics should be given … Patients in the procalcitonin arm received 1.2 days fewer antibiotics, although overall antibiotic

44. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development (Part 2) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … Acute Care Hospital Toolkit Four Moments Develop and Improve Stewardship Program Antibiotic … Stewardship Program (Part 1) Antibiotic Stewardship Program (Part 2) Effective Behavior … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/program-part2.html  

45. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Not all respiratory tract infections need to be treated with an antibiotic. … A cough alone is typically not treated with an antibiotic. … • Antibiotics are important for treating you when you definitely have an infection, but unneeded antibiotics … • Before taking an antibiotic, it is important to understand how antibiotics could harm or hurt you … Antibiotic resistance. AHRQ Pub.

46. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
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    November 01, 2019 - have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Decision Making Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … requires antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics?

47. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - As I have more clinical and microbiologic data available can I stop antibiotics, can I narrow antibiotics … , or can I change from intravenous to oral antibiotics? … Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making asks, “Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics … ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Slide 15 A Week of Antibiotic Therapy Is Sufficient SAY: Seven days of antibiotics is generally

48. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - A cough alone is typically not treated with an antibiotic. … • Before taking an antibiotic, it is important to understand how antibiotics could harm or hurt your … There are five potential health problems that occur as a result of taking an antibiotic. 1. … Antibiotic resistance. … antibiotic stewardship program to make sure that antibiotics are used only when absolutely necessary—when

49. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/index.html
    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, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs  ( … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/index.html  

50. 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  

51. 5 Tk1 T4-Antibiogram Formats And Instructions Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - clinicians, the medical director can review the antibiogram and create a statement regarding which antibiotics … Antibiograms have been shown to improve the appropriate use of antibiotics by providing the actual susceptibilities … The remaining columns of the antibiogram are the antibiotics that were tested and the organisms’ susceptibilities … Toolkit 1/Tool 4 5 Sample cautionary statement regarding antibiotic resistance CAUTION: Antibiotic … We recommend avoiding these antibiotics for empiric usage.

52. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/uti-assess.html
    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  

53. Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/index.html
    October 01, 2016 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … Family Members Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit 2. … Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic (Concise Antibiogram Toolkit) Toolkit

54. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    May 01, 2014 - * Quality Improvement for Antibiotic Prescribing Problems with taking antibiotics Drug resistance … Not only that, but the antibiotic development pipeline is dry. … Furthermore, because of concerns about antibiotic resistance, use of new agents is discouraged by the … Yet if antibiotic resistance does develop, it will limit the effective lifespan of the drug. … Other areas of antibiotic overuse are veterinary care, food production, and aquaculture.

55. Learn Best Practices for Common Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/index.html
    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  

56. 4 Tk1 T4-Urinalysis And Utis Improving Care Final 0 (doc file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T4-Urinalysis_and_UTIs_Improving_Care_Final_0.docx
    October 01, 2016 - Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit Lesson Plan #1: Consequences of Overuse of Antibiotics Antibiotic Use in … Concerns about antibiotic use in nursing homes: Evidence has shown that antibiotics given to people who … Antibiotic Stewardship Antibiotic stewardship is an approach or program that focuses on improving antibiotic … sure that residents only get antibiotics when needed. … Overview of Roles for Nurses in Antibiotic Stewardship Participation in antibiotic stewardship One of

57. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet research … indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate. … Using an antibiogram to guide empiric antibiotic selection can help to improve the likelihood that … the antibiotic will be effective even before the bacteria have been identified by the laboratory. … as initial therapy and can result in fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed

58. 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

59. 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

60. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - help improve antibiotic prescribing at your nursing home? … suspected of having an infection along with the percent susceptibility of each organism to various antibiotics … antibiogram report helps prescribing clinicians make better, empirically-based decisions by avoiding antibiotics … What Is the Working with Your Lab to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit? … Antibiograms should be shared with all health care providers who may prescribe antibiotics for residents