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381. Family-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 Discussing Infection Concerns About Residents With … We will review strategies to discuss the potential harms of antibiotic use with family members. … Then, we will address end-of-life care as it relates to antibiotic use. … Slide 2 Social Pressure Can Drive Antibiotic Prescribing SAY: Social pressure can drive antibiotic … prescribing antibiotics.

382. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - Nursing homes serve as one of our most fertile breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant strains of … bacteria—a very high rate of antibiotic use gives rise to multidrug-resistant organisms, including … more likely to develop Clostridium difficile infection within the 3 months following their course of antibiotics … .8 Embedded in the Suspected UTI SBAR form is our new protocol for initiating antibiotics for UTIs … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

383. Acute Otitis Media (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/aom-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - to pediatric otolaryngology if the child is not ill appearing but has persistent symptoms despite antibiotic … Antibiotics Antibiotics Antibiotics 6 months to < 2 years Antibiotics Antibiotics Antibiotics … Antibiotics or observation 2 years and older Antibiotics Antibiotics Consider observation … AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care Acute Otitis Media 2 … Antibiotic recommendations for acute otitis media and acute bacterial sinusitis: Conundrum no more.

384. Acute Sinusitis – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … How can the practice develop and implement approaches to standardize when to prescribe antibiotics for … How can the practice develop and implement approaches to standardize non-antibiotic treatment options … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care image1

385. Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … What are our preferred antibiotics for treating cystitis and pyelonephritis at our clinic? … Are there local laboratories or hospitals our practice can contact to determine antibiotic susceptibilities … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

386. Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/build-ssi-bundle-fac-notes.html
     December 01, 2017 - dosing, maintenance of normoglycemia, the use of selected mechanical bowel prep with oral antibiotics … Johns Hopkins also does quite well at discontinuing antibiotics. … The front line said, we’re not always giving the antibiotics at the right time. … Slide 16: Antibiotic Audit Tool Say: This is the antibiotic audit tool. … antibiotics protocol for your hospital.

387. Collecting Microbiologial Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/specimens.html
     June 01, 2021 - Collecting Microbiologial Specimens Knowing when to collect a microbiological sample and how to collect good quality samples, are key components to the appropriate diagnosis and, when indicated, treatment of residents with a potential infection. The materials below are primarily intended for nursing staff. …

388. Partnering with a Senior Executive | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/partner.html
     June 01, 2021 - Partnering with a Senior Executive After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Identify the qualities a senior executive brings to a team and recognize how they can help improve patient safety. Describe the responsibilities of the senior executive. Identify strategies for e…

389. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T3-Antibiogram_Factsheet_Phase_3.doc
     January 01, 2014 - Antibiograms aggregate information about susceptibility patterns of organisms to commonly prescribed antibiotics … 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

390. 5 Tk2 P1T4-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 1 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T4-Antibiogram_Factsheet_Phase_1.doc
     January 01, 2014 - Antibiograms aggregate information about susceptibility patterns of organisms to commonly prescribed antibiotics … 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

391. Assess-Resident-Rti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/assess-resident-RTI-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Answer 2, starting antibiotics, is incorrect. … Slide 14 Case 2: Jonas, Antibiotics? … She asks you for antibiotics to make his cough go away. … Antibiotics can have harmful side effects.” 3. … With minor modifications, the Antibiotic Stewardship Team could render these one-pagers into antibiotic

392. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Nosocomial Pneumonia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment/research-protocol

393. Sickle Cell Disease Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - emergency department with fever during the measurement year who received parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic … calculated as follows: The percentage of eligible children who received parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic … Parenteral See Table 15-A for a list of acceptable antibiotics. … broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment Fever Body temperature ≥ 38 degrees C (100.4 degrees F). … Administration of oral antibiotics does not qualify as a numerator event.

394. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T3-Antibiogram_Factsheet_Phase_3.pdf
     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

395. 5 Tk2 P1T4-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T4-Antibiogram_Factsheet_Phase_1.pdf
     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

396. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.docx
     October 01, 2016 - Address City, State Zip] Re: Change in protocol regarding urinalyses to improve quality of care and antibiotic … routinely collected culture without corresponding urinary symptoms, such as one obtained after a course of antibiotics … more likely to develop Clostridium difficile infection within the 3 months following their course of antibiotics … Embedded in the Suspected UTI SBAR form is our new protocol for initiating antibiotics for UTIs. … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

397. Best Practices Pocket Cards & Posters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/posters.html
     June 01, 2021 - Minimum Criteria for Initiation of Antibiotics for Suspected UTI, and When To Send a Urinalysis and Urine … Culture (8 x 11, one-sided) (PDF, 202.3 KB) Minimum Criteria for Initiation of Antibiotics for Suspected

398. Approach to Patients Reporting Penicillin Allergies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/penicillin.html
     November 01, 2019 - Approach to Patients Reporting Penicillin Allergies After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Discuss the potential harm associated with the over diagnosis of penicillin allergies Discuss the approach to evaluating penicillin allergies Video

399. Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T1-Gather_a_Team-updated.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes b. … https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/hcp/core-elements/nursing-homes-antibiotic-stewardship.html https: … A basic knowledge of antibiotics b. … Antibiotic stewardship programs in long-term care facilities. … Antibiotic use in nursing homes. 2014 Oct. Publication P-00886.

400. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38012/psn-pdf
     August 27, 2008 - Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events. … Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-visits-antibiotic-associated-adverse-events This study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-visits-antibiotic-associated-adverse-events https:/ … /psnet.ahrq.gov//#adversedrugevent https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad