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121. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - NAME] 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 … Antibiotic use in nursing homes. Get Smart About Antibiotics Week November 18–2013. … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. … Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Skin and SoftTissue Infection Initiate antibiotics

122. Identifying Targets for Improving Antibiotic Use
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     November 01, 2019 - from the pharmacy to the patient Invest in machines that can house certain antibiotics on the unit … requires antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Can I stop antibiotics? Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … The patient had a favorable response to diuresis so it is reasonable to stop his antibiotics.

123. Four Moments Poster (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Moment 1 occurs at the time initiation of antibiotic … therapy is considered: Ask, “Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?” … cultures before starting antibiotics? … Moment 3 occurs every day of antibiotic therapy: Ask 3 questions, “Can I stop antibiotics? … when the infectious process is clear and the patient responds to therapy: Ask, “What duration of antibiotic

124. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic. … Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic. … * Background: Antibiotic Prescribing Antibiotics are frequently prescribed in nursing homes. … Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic. … Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic.

125. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
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     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

126. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers
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     June 01, 2021 - About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … use to family members of residents Address end-of-life care as it relates to antibiotic use Recognize … “…in retrospect I just shouldn’t have done it [prescribed antibiotics]. … of life 15 Discussing Concerns With Family 15 End-of-Life Care4,5 Antibiotic therapy may cause … End-of-life treatment and bacterial antibiotic resistance: a potential association.

127. Acute Care ASP Development
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     November 01, 2019 - antibiotics Optimizes empiric antibiotic choices Gives opportunity to advise about sending appropriate … antibiotics Optimizes empiric antibiotic choices Gives opportunity to advise about sending appropriate … antibiotics Optimizes empiric antibiotic choices Gives opportunity to advise about sending appropriate … Con Providers or clinical teams review their patients who are receiving antibiotics to determine if … the antibiotics are truly needed or if they could be modified Engages frontline clinicians/teams to

128. 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

129. 4 Tk1 T3-Not All Infections Need Antibiotics- Final (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Why are antibiotics a problem? • Many residents receive antibiotics. … —page 2 of 2 • Many antibiotics are unnecessary. … Examples of such practices include prescribing prophylactic antibiotics, prescribing antibiotics without … • Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria do not help and can be harmful. … • The UTI SBAR form helps to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics.

130. Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - therapy based on clinical data or culture data  Forgetting to discontinue antibiotics when they … Another example of a technical problem would be failure to administer needed antibiotics to septic … This allows for a feeling of ownership of antibiotic decision making and ensures that antibiotics are … patients or for patients already receiving antibiotics. … than the initial antibiotic regimen or stopping antibiotics altogether, in the event that a patient

131. JMU University Health Center Engages Patients through Shared Decisionmaking about Antibiotic Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - Many respiratory infections are caused by viruses, not bacteria, making antibiotics an ineffective treatment … . 2 Widespread use of antibiotics for viral illnesses can promote spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria … the patient's expectations and preference for antibiotics Uses the provider's knowledge about the … "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week: Preserve the Power of Antibiotics." … "Antibiotic Resistance Questions and Answers."

132. Program-Dev-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - The use of antibiotics is not without consequences. … This is one of the most distressing features of antibiotics. … You meet with your antibiotic stewardship team to brainstorm problems related to antibiotics in your … At this point, she has been on antibiotics for 8 days. … · Length of therapy · Cost of antibiotics · Use of guideline-concordant antibiotics · Clostridioides

133. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
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     November 01, 2019 - Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? 2. … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? 2. … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics?

134. AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use: Final Report (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - However, misuse of antibiotics has led to avoidable harm such as emergence of antibiotic resistance … /index.html 2 who receive antibiotics in the hospital will develop an antibiotic-associated adverse … Antibiotic use was stratified by individual antibiotics. … Antibiotic use was stratified by individual antibiotics. … Rethinking how antibiotics are prescribed: incorporating the 4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making

135. One-Pager-Aspiration-Pneumonia (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Respiratory support Treatment · Aspiration event and the resident remains stable2,5 · Antibiotics … residents with a history of infection or colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, consider using an antibiotic … and who have not improved or have worsened, consider a course of antibiotic therapy (as above).2 Prevention … provide thickened liquids at meals if appropriate.2 References AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Are antibiotics indicated for the treatment of aspiration pneumonia?

136. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship (June 10, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - We're fast running out of antibiotics and we're not getting new antibiotics very soon, and we know that … We also know that antibiotics have side effects and if you give people antibiotics unnecessarily, you're … We also know that improving the use of antibiotics can actually reduce antibiotic resistance. … Well, very simply, antibiotics stewardship is simply ensuring that every patient gets an antibiotic only … some of the risks of antibiotics.

137. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2022 - were on antibiotics. … Participating facilities also significantly reduced use of fluoroquinolones , a class of antibiotics … can enable organisms to develop a resistance to antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. … Significantly reduce oral antibiotic use compared with intravenous antibiotics, which is important because … oral antibiotics are used more frequently.

138. Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them? Patient Brochure (Spanish) (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them?

139. New Study Shows Reductions in Antibiotic Use at Ambulatory Care Clinics Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - stewardship programs—coordinated internal programs that promote the appropriate use of antibiotics. … "Antibiotics save lives—but we must use them judiciously to reduce the chance of resistance and ensure … resistance developing in microbes, rendering antibiotics useless against them. … The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are the critical time periods to assess the need for antibiotics … ; clinicians can use the framework whenever antibiotics are being considered for treatment.

140. 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