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21. Team-Antibiotic-Review-Form (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Team Antibiotic Review Form *Questions 1–6 should … Question 2: Record antibiotic regimen and indication below: Antibiotic: Indication: Antibiotic … : Indication: Antibiotic: Indication: Antibiotic: Indication: Moment ONE Question … ☐ Yes ☐ No 2 Team Antibiotic Review Form AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – … Moment THREE Question 7: Are antibiotics still needed?

22. Antibiotic-Targets-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use Long-Term … · Prescribing antibiotics for too long · Forgetting to stop antibiotics when they are not needed · Accidentally … It’s been 2–3 days since we started antibiotics. … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? … She met criteria for empiric antibiotics.

23. 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?

24. Completion Guide_Team Antibiotic Review Form (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - Completion Guide_Team Antibiotic Review Form AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use … Day of antibiotic therapy: For the antibiotic or antibiotic regimen you are evaluating, day 1 is the … Antibiotic regimen and indication: Include all antibiotics that the patient is receiving. … • If the patient has a reported antibiotic allergy but the specific antibiotic was not recorded or … Day of antibiotic therapy: Question 2. Antibiotic regimen and indication: Question 3.

25. Antibiotic-Time-Out-Tool (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - Antibiotic 1: Treatment day #: Antibiotic 2: Treatment day #: Antibiotic 3: Treatment … day #: Check the patient’s indication(s) for continuing antibiotics below: Antibiotic Time Out … for any of the following conditions even though antibiotics are NOT typically recommended? … Can any of the antibiotics be discontinued? … ☐ Yes ☐ No Are the antibiotics selected consistent with local guidelines?

26. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2017 - When Do You Need An Antibiotic? When Do You Need An Antibiotic? … What is “antibiotic resistance”? … to the antibiotic. … That’s why it’s best to use an antibiotic only when it’s absolutely necessary. … Don’t take an antibiotic for a virus (cold or flu).

27. 6 Tk1 T4-Be Smart About Antibiotics Final (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Be Smart About Antibiotics Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them is like leaving the lights on … • Some patients and families think they are not getting good care unless they get an antibiotic and … What not to do: • Don’t ask for an antibiotic when the doctor says it isn’t needed. … • Don’t take an antibiotic for a virus (cold, cough, or flu). … The more often you use an antibiotic, the greater the chance that the germs will become resistant.

28. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Explained (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - The prescriber should choose an antibiotic that covers the most likely pathogens. … What duration of antibiotic therapy is needed for the resident’s diagnosis? … It’s been 2–3 days since we started antibiotics. … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? Can we change to oral antibiotics? … If the resident is getting an intravenous antibiotic, can they get an oral antibiotic instead?

29. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Antibiotic regimen and indication: Antibiotic: ___________________________________________________ … Were appropriate cultures ordered before antibiotics were started? … CAN WE STOP ANTIBIOTICS? CAN WE NARROW THERAPY? 11. Are antibiotics still needed? … CAN WE STOP ANTIBIOTICS? CAN WE NARROW THERAPY?

30. Antibiotic-Patient-Safety-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue … Slide 3 Antibiotic Development Is on the Decline SAY: Antibiotics are a precious resource. … For all of us, using antibiotics judiciously is critical to making sure antibiotics continue to remain … Slide 5 Antibiotics Alter the Bacteria in the Gut SAY: When people take antibiotics to treat an … Slide 6 Antibiotics & Clostridioides difficile SAY: After taking an antibiotic, people are at greater

31. The “Never Antibiotic” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis – Slides
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    September 01, 2022 - that requires antibiotics? … -3 6 Acute Bronchitis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care 6 Antibiotics … Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … that requires antibiotics? … Antibiotics for Acute Bronchitis 11 Year Percentage of Bronchitis Visits With Antibiotic Prescriptions

32. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use | PSNet
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    September 22, 2010 - Inappropriate Antibiotic Use. PSNet [internet]. … infectious cause not covered by antibiotics. … Many physicians find it hard to limit antibiotic use when they think that broad-spectrum antibiotic coverage … How can overuse of antibiotics be prevented? … Strategies to improve antibiotic stewardship and reduce antibiotic resistance have recently been summarized

33. Antibiotic-Use-Commitment-Poster (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Our institution is committed to prescribing the most appropriate antibiotics … when they are needed and to not prescribing antibiotics when they are not needed. … Please ask a member of your medical team if you have any questions about antibiotics. Thank you! … Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs but can have harmful side effects. … the individuals you believe are important to indicate your institution’s commitment to prescribing antibiotics

34. Four Questions To Ask Your Doctor or Nurse About Antibiotics (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Do I need an antibiotic? … Question 2 Is this the right antibiotic? … help your doctor and nurse know if an antibiotic will work. … These should be collected before starting an antibiotic. … Question 2 Is this the right antibiotic? Question 3 How long do I need to be on antibiotics?

35. Investigating Interventions to Reduce Unsafe Use of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2024 - antibiotic use can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can make antibiotics ineffective. … Unsafe antibiotic use includes using antibiotics without a prescription, which could mean using another … person’s medication or using your own leftover antibiotics. … nonprescription antibiotic use. … , from the unsafe use of antibiotics.

36. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnosis: Acute Viral … Harm associated with antibiotics includes adverse drug events, microbiome disruption, and antibiotic … About 10 percent of people who receive an antibiotic develop diarrhea. … Second, patients may expect an antibiotic because in previous medical encounters an antibiotic has been … Slide 16 The Four Moment of Antibiotic Decision Making SAY: Returning to the Four Moments of Antibiotic

37. 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.

38. The “Never Antibiotic” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Use 1 The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis Ambulatory Care Slide Title … Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making. … In this study, 96 percent of patients who were given an antibiotic prescription right away took antibiotics … antibiotics. … Slide 9 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making SAY: Moment 3 is: If antibiotics are indicated

39. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - antibiotic prescribing practices in the ambulatory care setting Slide 2 The Importance of Antibiotics … SAY: The discovery of antibiotics has led to countless lives being saved compared to the pre-antibiotic … Slide 4 Antibiotic Overuse SAY: At least 30 percent of all antibiotics prescribed in ambulatory practices … It is susceptible to all tested antibiotics. … Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care Antibiotics & Clostridioides difficile 12

40. Learn Best Practices for Diagnosing and Managing Common Infectious Syndromes and Antibiotic Allergies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Learn Best Practices for Diagnosing and Managing Common Infectious Syndromes and Antibiotic Allergies … ambulatory care is essential to optimize antibiotic use and patient care. … The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper … Antibiotics Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children The Sometimes Antibiotics Diagnoses: Sinusitis … The Sometimes Antibiotics Diagnoses: Pharyngitis The Usually Antibiotics Diagnoses: Community-Acquired