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1. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/four-moments/index.html
   November 01, 2019 - of antibiotic decision making. … whenever the need for antibiotics is being considered. … Moment 2: Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … If there is no evidence of a bacterial infection, stop antibiotics. … antibiotic use using the Four Moments Framework for patients receiving antibiotics.

2. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/index.html
   August 01, 2021 - of antibiotic decision making. … is being considered and for those who receive antibiotics. … Second , what empiric antibiotics should be started? … Moment 4: It’s been 2–3 days since we started antibiotics. … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? Can we change to oral antibiotics?

3. Predischarge Antibiotics Review Associated With Lower Antibiotic Overuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2022 - Today's Headlines: Predischarge Antibiotics Review Associated With Lower Antibiotic Overuse . … Predischarge Antibiotics Review Associated With Lower Antibiotic Overuse Hospitals that reviewed patients … ’ use of antibiotics before discharge had less antibiotic overuse, AHRQ-supported research found. … stewardship strategies, including establishing an antibiotic stewardship team and reviewing antibiotics … lower antibiotic overuse. 

4. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.pdf
   October 01, 2016 - of bacteria that cannot be treated with the antibiotics you have been taking. … [Optional: Insert specific information about the bacteria found, the culture site, and which antibiotics … Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … When the bacteria are resistant to many antibiotics, they are called “multidrug-resistant organisms, … http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html FDA: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance http://www.fda.gov

5. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - Not all respiratory tract infections need to be treated with an antibiotic. … A cough alone is typically not treated with an antibiotic. … • Antibiotics are important for treating you when you definitely have an infection, but unneeded antibiotics … • Before taking an antibiotic, it is important to understand how antibiotics could harm or hurt you … Antibiotic resistance. AHRQ Pub.

6. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - A cough alone is typically not treated with an antibiotic. … • Before taking an antibiotic, it is important to understand how antibiotics could harm or hurt your … There are five potential health problems that occur as a result of taking an antibiotic. 1. … Antibiotic resistance. … antibiotic stewardship program to make sure that antibiotics are used only when absolutely necessary—when

7. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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   May 01, 2014 - * Quality Improvement for Antibiotic Prescribing Problems with taking antibiotics Drug resistance … Not only that, but the antibiotic development pipeline is dry. … Furthermore, because of concerns about antibiotic resistance, use of new agents is discouraged by the … Yet if antibiotic resistance does develop, it will limit the effective lifespan of the drug. … Other areas of antibiotic overuse are veterinary care, food production, and aquaculture.

8. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2023 - truly needed and using the right antibiotic for each infection. … Antibiotic stewardship can also save money. … When examining the cost of antibiotic medications alone, one study showed that antibiotic stewardship … Antibiotics are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in nursing homes and overuse of antibiotics … Get Smart About Antibiotics Week: November 18–24, 2013.

9. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2017 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … The toolkits cover a variety of interventions that nursing homes can use to improve antibiotic use. … use by getting residents the right antibiotics, when they need them. … to improving antibiotic use is making sure residents only receive antibiotics when they need them. … should be used or understand the risks associated with antibiotic use.

10. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet research … indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate. … Using an antibiogram to guide empiric antibiotic selection can help to improve the likelihood that … the antibiotic will be effective even before the bacteria have been identified by the laboratory. … as initial therapy and can result in fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed

11. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/antibiotic-stewardship-hospital.html
    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

12. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/antibiotic-tool.html
    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  

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

14. Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/index.html
    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

15. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/reduced-ltc-antibiotic-use.html
    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.

16. New Study Shows Reductions in Antibiotic Use at Ambulatory Care Clinics Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/antibiotic-prescribing.html
    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.

17. Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/educate-and-engage/index.html
    October 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … involved with taking antibiotics, including Clostridium difficile (or C. diff) and antibiotic resistance … ( PDF ) ( Word ) and a Short checklist version. ( PDF ) ( Word ) Resident Information Sheet: Antibiotic-Resistant … given to residents to  explain the risks associated with unnecessary antibiotic use to treat a suspected … (tool 5) to help answer questions Communicate with residents and families about antibiotic-resistant

18. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html
    November 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … At least 25 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines for … Training increases staff understanding of inappropriate antibiotic use and of the tools available to … Training should include information about inappropriate antibiotic use, a description of the tools and … Standardizing antibiotic use in long-term care settings (SAUL study).

19. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - • Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics … • Antibiograms encourage responsible use of antibiotics throughout facilities. … They do not provide the prevalence resistance to multiple antibiotics. … It may be helpful to examine the antibiogram and identify the one two antibiotics that are not working … Please avoid that antibiotic. Tool 1.

20. Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (doc file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/gap_analysis_tool.docx
    November 01, 2019 - ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ➕Do your facility guidelines provide recommendations about specific antibiotics? … Consider ➕Is there is a formal procedure for all clinicians to review the appropriateness of all antibiotics … there a process for intravenous to oral conversion of antibiotics in the pharmacy? … ☐ Yes ☐ No ➕Are activities conducted by the ASP to target antibiotics commonly associated with C. … any culture or susceptibility results as a strategy to assist prescribers in selecting appropriate antibiotics