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41. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Overusing Antibiotics Can Cause Problems What are possible side effects of antibiotics? … What is "antibiotic resistance"? … to the antibiotics. … the antibiotic. … When aren't antibiotics needed?

42. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T1-Talking_with_Residents_checklist_version_Final.docx
    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.

43. 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.

44. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in … have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Slide 12 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making SAY: Moment Three is, “If antibiotics are … antibiotics. … The decision to treat with antibiotics versus careful observation off of antibiotics should be made in

45. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Slides
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    September 01, 2022 - The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Slides … that requires antibiotics? … We are being more careful about only prescribing antibiotics when you really need them.” … that requires antibiotics? … care and receipt of antibiotics.

46. 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

47. 6 Tk1 T5-Suspect A Urinary Tract Infection Brochure Ma Coalition Final (pdf file)
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    June 18, 2015 - Each time you take an antibiotic, you increase your risk of developing a resistant infection in the … The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis The overuse of antibiotics has contributed to increasing antibiotic … resistance – which is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of an antibiotic. … “Antibiotic resistance is rising for many different pathogens that are threats to health. … Save antibiotics for when you really need them The call to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics is

48. Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Facilities Toolkit Sections Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics … Decolonization Protocol Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics … antibiotics, and why and how to document signs and symptoms, and use communication strategies to address … Antibiotic Stewardship educational video This 5-minute educational video promotes antibiotic stewardship … When Do You Need An Antibiotic?

49. The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia Ambulatory … infection that requires antibiotics? … Slide 11 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making SAY: Moment Three is: If antibiotics are … was noninferior to 8 days of antibiotics. … He hasn’t taken any antibiotics recently.

50. PowerPoint Presentation
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    June 01, 2023 - and Mechanical Bowel Prep 2 Antibiotic and Mechanical Bowel Prep in the 1970s 1970s AHRQ Safety Program … 1970s Antibiotic and Mechanical Bowel Prep in the 1980s Badly done study in England appeared to show … and Mechanical Bowel Prep 4 1980s 1990s Antibiotic and Mechanical Bowel Prep in the 1990s Studies … and Mechanical Bowel Prep 5 1980s 1990s 2000s Antibiotic and Mechanical Bowel Prep in the 2000s … Antibiotic prophylaxis for colorectal surgery.

51. Learning-From-Antibiotic-Adverse (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Learning From Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events An … Negative Factor Positive Factor Patient Factors Example: Family preferred antibiotics. … X Team Factors Example: Team discussion about need to start antibiotics occurred … Have we collected appropriate cultures and diagnostic tests before starting antibiotics? … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy?

52. 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.

53. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - : Influenza and RSV Never Antibiotics: Common Cold Never Antibiotics: Acute Bronchitis … Sometimes Antibiotics: Acute Otitis Media Sometimes Antibiotics: Sinusitis Sometimes Antibiotics … Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Antibiotic Allergies … Discuss recommended durations of antibiotic therapy for UTIs. … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/uti.html  

54. 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.

55. Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) Development
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    June 01, 2021 - To use antibiotics only when necessary, thereby protecting residents from unnecessary antibiotic exposure … No followup on the resident to note her response to antibiotics. … No followup on the resident to note her response to antibiotics. … No followup on the resident to note her response to antibiotics. … Cost of antibiotics Use of guideline-concordant antibiotics Clostridioides difficile infection rates

56. 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.

57. Antibiotic Stewardship Slides, Part 2
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    March 01, 2017 - Every course of antibiotics carries these risks—and nursing home residents get a lot of antibiotics each … We are learning when to give antibiotics and when to withhold antibiotics. 6 Antibiotic Use in LTC … use of antibiotics. 7 Fighting Back Against Antibiotic Resistance1 Infection prevention IS antibiotic … Improving antibiotic prescribing Bacteria are constantly evolving, requiring the need for new antibiotics … become resistant to antibiotics.

58. Acute Otitis Media (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - to pediatric otolaryngology if the child is not ill appearing but has persistent symptoms despite antibiotic … Antibiotics Antibiotics Antibiotics 6 months to < 2 years Antibiotics Antibiotics Antibiotics … Antibiotics or observation 2 years and older Antibiotics Antibiotics Consider observation … AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care Acute Otitis Media 2 … Antibiotic recommendations for acute otitis media and acute bacterial sinusitis: Conundrum no more.

59. How To Avoid the Harms of Antibiotic Overuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2019 - Think before you reach for antibiotics! … Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem Often forced to use older antibiotics to deal with resistant … Family says: "Let's just give him antibiotics just in case." … Antibiotics won't help if he doesn't have a UTI. Antibiotics could hurt him (e.g., diarrhea). … Slide 10: Avoid Knee-Jerk Antibiotics Remember, unnecessary antibiotic use can lead to— Resident

60. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - : Influenza and RSV Never Antibiotics: Common Cold Never Antibiotics: Acute Bronchitis … Sometimes Antibiotics: Acute Otitis Media Sometimes Antibiotics: Sinusitis Sometimes Antibiotics … Identify empiric antibiotic regimens for cellulitis that minimize adverse events.  … Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for cellulitis. … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/skin-soft-tissue.html