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41. Register Now: July 25 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Involving Patients and Families in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription . … Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription More than two-fifths of 564 … patients responding to a survey said they had taken antibiotics without a prescription, according to … in 2020-21 at eight Texas healthcare facilities, found that 43.6 percent of respondents had taken an antibiotic … Respondents reported obtaining antibiotics from friends or relatives (22.3 percent), purchasing them

42. AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2023 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … 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.

43. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2021 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Modules are field-tested, evidence-based modules that can help nursing homes develop antibiotic … stewardship programs to help them use and prescribe antibiotics appropriately. … Appropriate antibiotics use can reduce antimicrobial resistance and help retain the effectiveness of … Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care helps nursing homes improve antibiotic stewardship

44. Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship … Describe the team members to include in an antibiotic stewardship program. … Discuss the potential interventions for antibiotic stewardship in the LTC setting​. … Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program - Slides (PPTX, 2.6 MB) Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/program.html  

45. The Culture of Culturing—The Importance of Knowing When To Order Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2017 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Similarly, inappropriate ordering of urine cultures can lead to improper use of antibiotics. … Urinalysis Urine culture Urinalysis and antibiotics Culture and antibiotics Nothing Slide 10 … Alternatives to ordering cultures and using antibiotics. … Possible side effects of antibiotic use. Promote shared decision making.

46. AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Moreover, patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis treated with antibiotics had the same outcomes as … those not treated with antibiotics, currently a standard treatment for the condition. … That includes adverse effects resulting from the unnecessary use of antibiotics, like Clostridium difficile … infections and antibiotic resistance.

47. AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - Newsletter AHRQ News Now Events AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic … Today's Headlines: AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends . … AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends Although overall dental antibiotic … prescribing rose by 1,313 antibiotics per every 1,000 dentists annually in the Northeast. … VA settings were slightly better at assessing errors in antibiotic duration or dosing. 

48. Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship … the System Learn Best Practices Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic … Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic Safety – Slides (PPTX, 4.3 MB) Changing the System To Improve … Antibiotic Safety – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2.3 MB) Learning From Antibiotic-Associated Adverse … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/system-change.html  

49. Sustaining Your Antibiotic Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship … Tracking and Measuring Appropriate Collection of Specimens Discussing Concerns with Antibiotic … Create a Culture of Safety Learn Best Practices Sustaining Your Antibiotic … Sustaining Your Antibiotic Stewardship Program – Slides  (PPTX, 4.1 MB) Sustaining Your Antibiotic … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/sustain.html  

50. Diagnostic Errors Are Common in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Neonatal Antibiotic Stewardship Associated With Drop in Pediatric Antibiotic Use . … Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine . … Neonatal Antibiotic Stewardship Associated With Drop in Pediatric Antibiotic Use Antibiotic stewardship … Researchers assessing trends in antibiotic use among nearly 1.4 million infants admitted to 735 U.S. … electronic health records, are designed to help clinicians make decisions such as whether to prescribe antibiotics

51. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - 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

52. Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Blog Newsletter Events Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic … Use in Telemedicine The AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use is recruiting … practices and retail clinics that use telemedicine for a no-cost, 18-month national program to strengthen antibiotic … originally created January 2024 Internet Citation: Enroll Now for Program on Improving Antibiotic

53. Improving Communication and Teamwork Around Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship … and Improve Stewardship Program Develop Culture of Safety Around Prescribing Improving Antibiotic … prescribing using The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making framework Slides (PPTX) Facilitator … Guide (PDF) Team Antibiotic Review Form Antibiotic Time Out Tool (DOCX) … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/communication.html  

54. Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship … use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB … Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program (presentation) Tracking and Measuring Antibiotic Use ( … communication about the potential risks and benefits to antibiotic use. … your antibiotic stewardship program and continue to build on your team’s successes.

55. Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship … and Improve Stewardship Program Develop Culture of Safety Around Prescribing Improving Antibiotic … presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Explain the potential harm associated with antibiotic … Page originally created November 2019 Internet Citation: Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/patient-safety.html  

56. Choosing an Intervention and Measuring Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship … The Staff Safety Assessment Form and the Learning from Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events Form … The Monthly Data Collection Form can help track antibiotic use, urine cultures, and Clostridioides … Staff Safety Assessment Form (DOCX, 330.3 KB) Learning From Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events Form … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/intervention.html  

57. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2019 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Facilitator Guide ( Word , 292 KB; HTML )       Role-Play Worksheet ( Word , 283 KB; HTML ) Antibiotic … Stewardship Highlights reasons providers may prescribe antibiotics, explains why and how to document … signs and symptoms, and describes how to use communication strategies to address alternatives to antibiotic … overuse, as well as frequently asked questions and answers related to antibiotic stewardship.

58. Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Staff Safety Assessment PURPOSE OF THIS FORM: … To discuss issues that may result in antibiotic-associated adverse events or have the potential to cause … you think the next resident at your facility will be harmed by an event related to administration of antibiotics

59. A | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 22, 2024 - Drug Events (ADE) Adverse Events Alcohol Use All-Payer Claims Ambulatory Care and Surgery Antibiotics

60. Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Stewardship Program (Part 1) Antibiotic Stewardship Program (Part 2) Effective Behavior … Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. … Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development (Part 1) Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development (Part … The Role of the Bedside Nurse in Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions How Can Your Antibiotic Stewardship … All ASPs should be making daily interventions to improve antibiotic use; the Team Antibiotic Review Form