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181. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T4-Training_Slides_for_Prescribing_Clinicians_Phase_3.ppt
     May 01, 2014 - Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic. … Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic. … * Background: Antibiotic Prescribing Antibiotics are frequently prescribed in nursing homes. … Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic. … Prescribe an oral antibiotic. Prescribe an IV antibiotic.

182. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-transcript.doc
     June 10, 2014 - We’re fast running out of antibiotics and we’re not getting new antibiotics very soon, and we know that … We also know that antibiotics have side effects and if you give people antibiotics unnecessarily, you … We also know that improving the use of antibiotics can actually reduce antibiotic resistance. … Well, very simply, antibiotics stewardship is simply ensuring that every patient gets an antibiotic only … some of the risks of antibiotics.

183. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49558/psn-pdf
     April 01, 2008 - Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad April 1, 2008 Ranji SR. … Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad. PSNet [internet]. 2008. … the indications for antibiotic treatment in acute sinusitis. … in which antibiotics are not usually indicated. … Public beliefs and use of antibiotics for acute respiratory illness.

184. Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - The toolkit provides ways to educate residents and their family members about antibiotics and the risks … 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

185. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-5-table-4.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - delay administration of antibiotics. … culture should be obtained prior to antibiotics. … The choice of empirical antibiotic coverage therapy depends on several factors related to the patient … The most important finding is the survival benefit associated with prompt antibiotic administration … Empiric antibiotic treatment reduces mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock in the first hour

186. Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/behavior-change-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Examine what motivates health care providers to prescribe antibiotics. 2. … The ninth reason, incomplete knowledge of antibiotics or emerging scientific data, shown in red, is … Antibiotic Prescribing Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Antibiotics Are Our Parrot … SAY: Antibiotics are our parrot. … They tend to treat with broad-spectrum antibiotics for long periods.

187. Racial differences in antibiotic prescribing by primary care pediatricians. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-differences-antibiotic-prescribing-primary-care-pediatricians
     April 22, 2020 - Racial differences in antibiotic prescribing by primary care pediatricians. … Results show that providers were more likely to prescribe antibiotics for white children, more likely … to diagnose acute respiratory tract infections in white children, and, when antibiotics were prescribed … , less likely to prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics for Black children. … Racial differences in antibiotic prescribing by primary care pediatricians.

188. Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/carb/index.html
     May 01, 2022 - Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria AHRQ works alongside Federal Agencies across the Government … as part of the Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB). … The goal of this Task Force is to reduce antibiotic resistance by carrying out the actions described … resistance, and finding new ways to improve the use of antibiotics. … Every infection prevented is one less instance of antibiotic use, and using fewer antibiotics significantly

189. AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use: Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/overall-antibiotic-stewardship-project-final-report.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - However, misuse of antibiotics has led to avoidable harm such as emergence of antibiotic resistance … /index.html 2 who receive antibiotics in the hospital will develop an antibiotic-associated adverse … Antibiotic use was stratified by individual antibiotics. … Antibiotic use was stratified by individual antibiotics. … Rethinking how antibiotics are prescribed: incorporating the 4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making

190. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - As I have more clinical and microbiologic data available can I stop antibiotics, can I narrow antibiotics … , or can I change from intravenous to oral antibiotics? … have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Clinicians should weigh the higher proportion of cure with antibiotics with the potential for antibiotic … with antibiotic failure.

191. 5 Tk3 P3T5-Training Slides For Nursing Home Nurses Phase 3 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.docx
     May 01, 2014 - Slide 1 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … SAY: Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medications in nursing homes. … The use of antibiotics can lead to problems. … As an example, the first column is the antibiotic tested, in this case Cipro. … SAY: Slide 8 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic

192. Acute Care Improving Communication and Teamwork Around Antibiotic Prescribing
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/communication-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - use and prevent harm associated with antibiotics 3 Communication and Teamwork AHRQ Safety Program … regarding antibiotic use on all patients being started or on antibiotics during patient rounds or at … that requires antibiotics? … 16 Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Can I stop antibiotics? Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?

193. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 14, 2021 - Could Efforts to Fight the Coronavirus Lead to Overuse of Antibiotics? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-efforts-fight-coronavirus-lead-overuse-antibiotics Antibiotic overuse … This report discusses problems associated with antibiotic prescribing during the first 6 months of the … /issue/two-pandemics-same-story-potentially-dangerous-overuse-antibiotics-and-road-medical-hell https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-emerging-threat-antibiotic-stewardship-emergency-department

194. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html
     November 01, 2016 - At least 25 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines for … This use and overuse of antibiotics results in side effects and drug-resistant bacteria. … 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).

195. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-faqs.docx
     March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Antibiotic … Does prescribing prophylactic antibiotics help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs)? … Would it be useful for LTC facilities to assess local antibiotic resistance patterns in their facility … Overuse of antibiotics can be harmful to you and makes them less effective later when antibiotics really … Provide them with additional resources and materials, such as the “When Do You Need an Antibiotic?”

196. Statistical Brief #35: Trends in Anitbiotic Use Among U.S. Children Aged 0 to 4 Years, 1996-2000 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st35/stat35.pdf
     January 01, 2000 - Edward Miller Introduction In 1995, concerns about the overuse of antibiotics and the increasing … Prevention (CDC) to launch a national campaign to promote the appropriate use of antibiotics.1 The … The definition of antibiotics includes all major classes of oral antibiotics but excludes topical antibiotics … children who used antibiotics had fewer prescriptions. … Per capita expenditures for antibiotics among young children are shown in figure 3.

197. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43049/psn-pdf
     October 31, 2014 - Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients. … Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients Antibiotics … Many of these antibiotics were deemed to be unnecessary, and there was wide variation seen in antibiotic … patients' exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics by 30% would lead to a 26% reduction in Clostridium

198. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship (June 10, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - We're fast running out of antibiotics and we're not getting new antibiotics very soon, and we know that … We also know that antibiotics have side effects and if you give people antibiotics unnecessarily, you're … We also know that improving the use of antibiotics can actually reduce antibiotic resistance. … Well, very simply, antibiotics stewardship is simply ensuring that every patient gets an antibiotic only … some of the risks of antibiotics.

199. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … of Antibiotic Decision Making Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … have an infection that requires antibiotics? … have an infection that requires antibiotics? … have an infection that requires antibiotics?

200. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - that requires antibiotics? … Antibiotic Decision Making 4 Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics?