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101. Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them? Patient Brochure (English) (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them? … Patient Brochure (English) Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them? AHRQ Pub. … Antibiotics – Patient Handout AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care Antibiotics … – Patient 2 Handout AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

102. Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - stewardship interventions can occur before antibiotics are prescribed (pre-prescription interventions … ) and after antibiotics have been started (post-prescription interventions) … started AND to reassess the need for continued antibiotics after they are started … of antibiotic therapy  Use of guideline-concordant antibiotics  Clostridioides difficile LabID events … • Pocket cards distributed to staff indicating minimum criteria for starting antibiotics.

103. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. … Forgetting to order needed cultures or diagnostic studies Prescribing antibiotics for too long Forgetting … to stop antibiotics when they are not needed Accidentally miscounting days of therapy during transitions … She is placed on intravenous antibiotics for pyelonephritis and admitted to the hospital. … 10 Describe the next patient scenario for which antibiotics may not be prescribed optimally.

104. 5 Tk2 P3T1-Sample Policy Phase 3 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet reports indicate that a high proportion of antibiotic … when either no antibiotic or an older narrow-spectrum drug would suffice are believed to be the primary … As a result of the above complexities, nursing homes increasingly are recognized as reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant … to fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed. … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], the antibiogram program

105. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - as patients who did receive antibiotics (in blue). … have an infection that requires antibiotics? … appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Ask yourself: Can I stop antibiotics? … or no antibiotics.

106. Learn Strategies for Communicating With Colleagues, Patients, and Families About Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2022 - One-Page Document provides a brief summary of approaches to improve communication with patients about antibiotics … The Antibiotics: When Do you Need Them? … Patient Brochure (in English and Spanish) can be provided to patients and families to explain why antibiotics … Document  (PDF, 181 KB) Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them? … Patient Brochure (English)  (DOCX, 318 KB) Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them?

107. Timeline for Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - : Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions Patient handout: Antibiotics: … The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV Presentation and facilitator guide Discussion … The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis Presentation and facilitator guide Discussion … The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children Presentation and facilitator … The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia Presentation and facilitator guide

108. 5 Tk2 P3T1-Sample Policy Phase 3 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet reports indicate that a high proportion of antibiotic … when either no antibiotic or an older narrow-spectrum drug would suffice are believed to be the primary … As a result of the above complexities, nursing homes increasingly are recognized as reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant … to fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed. … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], the antibiogram

109. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - RECIPIENT ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP] Re: Change in protocol regarding three common infections and antibiotic … Antibiotic treatments do not affect the prevalence of bacteriuria, the frequency of symptomatic urinary … Nursing homes serve as one of our most fertile breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant strains of … Antibiotic use in nursing homes. Get Smart About Antibiotics Week November 18–2013. … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic.

110. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2021 - "Giving clinicians tools to prescribe antibiotics appropriately can make care safer by ensuring that … "Antibiotics can be lifesaving, but they must be used thoughtfully in order to preserve their effectiveness … Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, with more than 150 million antibiotic prescriptions … written annually in the United States; however, if antibiotics are overused, they can become less powerful … "Every infection prevented reduces the need for antibiotics, and using fewer antibiotics significantly

111. 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?

112. 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?

113. 5 Tk1 T5-Sample Policy Letter Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Sample Policy Letter [NAME OF NURSING HOME] RE: Antibiogram Policy [DATE] Antibiotics are among … Unnecessary prescribing practices by clinicians and overuse of newer, broad-spectrum antibiotics when … clinical specimens sent for laboratory testing and the susceptibility of each organism to an array of antibiotics … Use of antibiograms helps reduce reliance on broad-spectrum antibiotics as initial therapy and leads … to fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed.

114. 5 Tk1 T5-Sample Policy Letter Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 5. … Sample Policy Letter [NAME OF NURSING HOME] RE: Antibiogram Policy [DATE] Antibiotics are among the most … Unnecessary prescribing practices by clinicians and overuse of newer, broad-spectrum antibiotics when … Use of antibiograms helps reduce reliance on broad-spectrum antibiotics as initial therapy and leads … to fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed.

115. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - SHARE: Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics … Green check mark: minimum criteria for antibiotics are met. … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. … residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic … https://www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/antibiotic-tool.html  

116. Family-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     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.

117. 5 Tk3 P3T5-Training Slides For Nursing Home Nurses Phase 3 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Slide 1 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … SAY: Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medications in nursing homes. … The use of antibiotics can lead to problems. … As an example, the first column is the antibiotic tested, in this case Cipro. … SAY: Slide 8 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic

118. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. … have risks and may cause harm The Importance of Antibiotics 3 Patient Safety 3 5 Antibiotic … Patient Safety 5 6 Antibiotics Alter the Bacteria in the Gut4 Susceptible Bugs Resistant Bugs Antibiotic … It’s been 2–3 days since we started antibiotics. … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? 

119. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - It’s been 2–3 days since we started antibiotics. … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? … Stop all antibiotics.

120. Manage-Resident-Uti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - hives and itching after the first dose of antibiotics. … Slide 10 Common Antibiotics Used to Treat UTIs SAY: Now that we have some idea of which antibiotic … The first column lists the antibiotics. … It’s the same for antibiotics. … antibiotics to decide what antibiotic options there are when the microbiology report returns.