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101. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - of antibiotics optimized. … An antibiotic time out allows providers or teams to review their patients on antibiotics to determine … if the antibiotics are needed or if they could be modified at a designated time each day. … ASPs should direct them to focus on specific antibiotics that for which use can be decreased. … An example might be, “Helping patients receive the right antibiotics when they need them.”

102. Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/intervention-worksheet.pdf
     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
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-targets-slides.pptx
     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. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/four-moments/index.html
     October 01, 2022 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are … Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Before prescribing antibiotics, ensure that the patient has signs and symptoms suggesting a bacterial … patients have symptoms that are not consistent with an infection or are consistent with a viral infection; antibiotics … If antibiotics are indicated, what is the narrowest, safest, and shortest regimen I can prescribe?

105. Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/967.html
     July 01, 2025 - Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines Issue Number 967 … July 22, 2025 Today’s Headlines: Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines … Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines In more than 40 percent of … The authors studied 772 patients aged 2 to 17 and compared antibiotic prescribing with standards set … antibiotics instead of broad-spectrum drugs when antibiotics are necessary, unless prior narrow-spectrum

106. Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - among practice members and patients about management of common infectious diseases, including when antibiotics … will inform the annual sustainability plan is to examine the proportion of clinic visits for which antibiotics … These are three of the “never antibiotics” diagnoses—that is, diagnoses for which antibiotics should … and implemented changes, the practice had a decrease in the proportion of influenza visits for which antibiotics … technologists may be able to develop an alert in the electronic health record reminding clinicians that antibiotics

107. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part1-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - in infectious diseases or not, the physician lead should have an interest in both optimal use of antibiotics … and restriction decisions regarding antibiotics and thus should have ample ASP representation. … Since the primary target of guidelines is clinicians who prescribe antibiotics, we recommend selecting … are to encourage clinicians to think about what the right antibiotics are for the syndrome they suspect … It is, however, reasonable to consider guidelines for use of select antibiotics that are expensive or

108. 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.

109. Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? 2. … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Can I stop antibiotics? Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? 4. … Making Continued SAY: The patient remained on intravenous antibiotics for the duration of his … Negative team factors include no mechanism for daily review of antibiotics; poor written or verbal

110. Manage-Resident-Uti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-UTI-facilitator-guide.docx
     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.

111. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - NURSING HOME] Protocol for Three Common Infections [DATE] Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotic … when either no antibiotic or a narrow-spectrum drug would suffice are large contributors to this problem … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], the minimum criteria … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. … For residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic therapy; but

112. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-RTI-slides.pptx
     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.

113. Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardhip in Ambulatory Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/gap-analysis-tool.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A ☐ Monthly ☐ Quarterly ☐ Biannually ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A Antibiotics … ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A ☐ Monthly ☐ Quarterly ☐ Biannually ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A Antibiotics … ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A ☐ Monthly ☐ Quarterly ☐ Biannually ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A Antibiotics … ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A ☐ Monthly ☐ Quarterly ☐ Biannually ☐ Annually ☐ Other: ☐ N/A Antibiotics … education on approaches to communicate with patients and families when antibiotics are not needed?

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

115. The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/influenza-rsv.html
     September 01, 2022 - The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV After viewing or presenting this presentation … The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV – Slides (PPTX, 3.7 MB) The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses … Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection and your antibiotic

116. The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children After viewing or presenting … The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children – Slides (PPTX, 2 MB) The “Sometimes … Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 4 MB)   Clinician … Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection and your antibiotic

117. The "Usually Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - The "Usually Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia After viewing or presenting … The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia  – Slides (PPTX, 3.7 MB) The “Usually … Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 4.7 MB)   Clinician … Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection and your antibiotic

118. Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-fullreport.pdf
     April 02, 2018 - Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock 1 Timely Antibiotics for Children … Antibiotic therapy should be started within the first hour of recognition of severe sepsis or septic … Recent work by Ferrer and colleagues sought to evaluate the relationship between timing of antibiotic … The use of pediatric shock protocols that emphasize timely antibiotic therapy and fluid resuscitation … For antibiotics received elsewhere (i.e., a child received parenteral antibiotics prior to or during

119. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
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     September 01, 2022 - expenditures occurring in outpatients in the United States1 30% of all antibiotics prescribed in the … infection that requires antibiotics? … If antibiotics are indicated, what is the narrowest, safest, and shortest regimen I can prescribe?   … You wrote 2 prescriptions out of 20 acute respiratory infection cases that did not warrant antibiotics … Reducing inappropriate antibiotics prescribing: the role of online commentary on physical examination

120. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.ppt
     May 01, 2014 - * Background: Prescribing Antibiotics Antibiotics are prescribed frequently in nursing homes. … Among antibiotic prescriptions, broad-spectrum antibiotics are often prescribed. … The use of antibiotics can lead to problems. … Increase recommended antibiotic prescribing for acute infections. … As an example, the first column is the antibiotic tested, in this case Cipro.