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221. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - __ Yes __ No Slide 5 Why We Have to Improve Antibiotic Use Antibiotics are unlike any other … We are running out of antibiotics. We won’t get new ones soon. … visits to emergency departments for adverse events attributed to antibiotics. … restrictions for 5 antibiotics: Ticar/clav, Imipenem, Aztreonam, Cefta and Cipro. … It’s to ensure that there are systems and support to help every provider use antibiotics optimally.

222. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. … Start an antibiotic based on the urine culture results. C. … Start an antibiotic based on the urine culture results. C. … Mark receives all 10 days of his antibiotics. … Should we consider stopping the antibiotics?

223. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Moment 2: Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Can I stop antibiotics? Can I narrow therapy or change from intravenous to oral therapy? … “Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?” … It may not occur immediately after discontinuing antibiotics. … Slide 21 Clostridioides difficile and Antibiotics SAY: Virtually all antibiotics can increase

224. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-8x11-UTI.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - noncatheterized residents) � Send a urinalysis (UA) & urine culture (UCx) � Increase hydration � Start antibiotics … resident appears ill � If UA & UCx are positive and the resident has ongoing UTI symptoms, modify antibiotics … or start antibiotics (if not receiving active antibiotics) Signs & Symptoms of a UTI Suspected … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

225. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 -  Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics … susceptibility in those bacteria, and to track changes in antibiotic susceptibility over time. …  Antibiograms encourage responsible use of antibiotics throughout facilities. … They do not provide the prevalence resistance to multiple antibiotics. …  Antibiograms provide guidance for empiric antibiotic use in patients, but other factors including

226. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T1-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Background.doc
     May 01, 2014 - · Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics … susceptibility in those bacteria, and to track changes in antibiotic susceptibility over time. … · Antibiograms encourage responsible use of antibiotics throughout facilities. … They do not provide the prevalence resistance to multiple antibiotics. … · Antibiograms provide guidance for empiric antibiotic use in patients, but other factors including

227. Section 5, Table 4 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Broad spectrum antibiotics should be given even if these tests cannot be performed (p. 28). … analysis and other cultures as indicated), and prompt administration of a broad‐spectrum parenteral antibiotic … Relatively high doses (75‐100 mg/kg) are sometimes recommended in regions with high prevalence of antibiotic … • Parenteral antibiotics should be given before other procedures. … SCD with a fever greater than or equal to 38.5 degrees C should be given parenteral broad spectrum antibiotic

228. 5 Tk2 T3-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Using Whonet To Create Your Antibiogram (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - “Antibiotic result” fields can be defined for any or all of the antibiotics for which you have susceptibility … need to include those antibiotics. … ” • Under “Antibiotics,” leave “All antibiotics” selected. … This can happen if you’ve added an antibiotic or edited an antibiotic name in your database since last … If this is the case, the antibiotic will not be listed in the key of antibiotic abbreviations at the

229. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-4x6-UTI.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - delirium is identified � Send a urinalysis (UA) & urine culture (UCx) � Increase hydration � Start antibiotics … resident appears ill � If UA & UCx are positive and the resident has ongoing UTI symptoms, modify antibiotics … or start antibiotics (if not receiving active antibiotics) Do NOT Send a Urinalysis and Urine … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

230. Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE C. difficile) Project: toolkit (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - The goal of this focused case- control study is to identify the antibiotics or antibiotic classes most … The strengths and weaknesses of the four main types of antibiotic data (purchasing, orders, antibiotics … If the shift is to a more narrow antibiotic, an oral antibiotic regimen, or no antibiotics, the patient … /Class (strength of association) Review of Aggregate Antibiotic Use for Each Class of Antibiotics … patients where antibiotic order form was used, e.g., to continue or stop antibiotics Total number

231. Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/index.html
     June 01, 2021 - the benefits and risks of antibiotic use and be engaged in reducing harm associated with antibiotic … Teamwork Around Antibiotic Decision Making Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision … Around Antibiotic Prescribing   Tools The tools below are designed to be used to assist the Antibiotic … prescribing and takes action when harm related to antibiotics is detected. … Antibiotic Use Commitment Poster (DOCX) Antibiotic Time Out Tool (DOCX) Identifying Antibiotic–Associated

232. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (pdf file)
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     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

233. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - delay administration of antibiotics [p. 615]. … organisms should be drawn before starting antimicrobial therapy, as long as sampling does not delay antibiotic … Sampling before antibiotic therapy is important, because sterilization of blood cultures can occur … Identification of causative organisms facilitates adjustment of antibiotic therapy. … Administer antibiotics and antivirals as indicated.

234. Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/index.html
     January 01, 2024 - Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB). … Presentations Improving antibiotic use should be viewed as a patient safety issue. … use and be engaged in reducing harm associated with antibiotic use. … Antibiotic Safety   Tools The six tools below are designed to assist the Antibiotic Stewardship … and takes action when harm related to antibiotics is detected.

235. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/discuss-family.html
     June 01, 2021 - presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Review how to discuss the potential harms of antibiotic … Address end-of-life care as it relates to antibiotic use​. … Recognize supportive and comfort care measures for residents who are uncomfortable (which may not involve antibiotics … and Caregivers – Video/Audio  (24 minutes) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Antibiotics

236. Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Slides AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use … Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Ambulatory … Step four: Determine how to access antibiotic prescription data. … Step seven: Monitor and report back antibiotic prescription data to practice. … After this period, ongoing antibiotic stewardship efforts are needed to continue to observe optimal antibiotic

237. Improving Teamwork and Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - viewers will be able to— Recognize the importance of seeking input from all team members when making antibiotic … change; A ssessment or appearance; and R equest for action), to improve communication related to antibiotic … Describe how to effectively communicate the potential harms of antibiotics to other health care practitioners … Communication – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2.2 MB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Antibiotics

238. Shared Decisionmaking To Improve Patient Safety, Education, and Empowerment (pdf file)
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     September 08, 2016 - When antibiotics were not prescribed, students often went directly from the Student Health Center to … a local urgent care facility to get antibiotics. … Their goals were to increase decisional comfort with the appropriate use of antibiotics, maintain or … prescribing for RTIs, Taking an Antibiotic or Not? … They selected To Take Antibiotics or Not?

239. Presentation: Program Overview
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     June 01, 2021 - Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Bordetella is the only one of these that requires antibiotic treatment.3 ‹#› Assessment of RTI 12 … His daughter asks you for some antibiotics to make her dad’s cough go away. … Antibiotics are great at making coughs go away. … He has bacterial pneumonia and needs antibiotics. Case 3: Peter, Diagnosis?

240. The Integration of Hospitalists into U.S. Academic Medical Centers
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     March 07, 2014 - Yes No Why We Have to Improve Antibiotic Use Antibiotics are unlike any other drug, in that the use … We are running out of antibiotics. We won’t get new ones soon. … departments for adverse events attributed to antibiotics. 1. … It’s to ensure that there are systems and support to help every provider use antibiotics optimally. … Overuse Hospitalized patients are ill Early, appropriate antibiotics are life saving “Chagrin” factor