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221. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/uti.html
     September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Distinguish asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) from a urinary tract infection (UTI). Discuss indications for sending urine cultures. …

222. 43-Pathway-Worksheet (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
     June 01, 2023 - Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and/or Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) guidelines and antibiotic … stewardship practices*: *First dose should be administered within 60 minutes before incision (120 minutes … : Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery5 Tip: If available use your antibiotic … stewardship committee and include your pharmacist in standardizing your prophylactic antibiotic approach

223. Chapter-6 - Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/carbapenem-resistant-1.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - , staff attitudes toward contact precautions, an interdisciplinary outbreak intervention team, and antimicrobial … stewardship measures, contact isolation, and enhanced monitoring of hand hygiene practices. … Viale et al., 201528 • Contact precautions • Cohorting carriers • Staff education • Antimicrobial … hygiene monitoring.6 Because of the multifaceted nature of these interventions—which also included antibiotic … stewardship program (carbapenem- sparing regimen).

224. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/042-vap-prevention-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia & Non-Ventilator Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia ICU & Non-ICU AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0007 October 2024 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU VAP & NV-HAP Prevention 1 Educational Objectives Discuss the causes and ri…

225. Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/strategies/communicating-decisions.html
     September 01, 2022 - Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Describe communication strategies to consider when discussing antibiotic use with patients. Learn how to effectively communicate about antibiotic use with patients.…

226. Final Progress Report: Infection Prevention in Emergency Care: A Systems Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/schuur-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - agenda items around the following domains: • Device associated infections • Antimicrobial resistance/antibiotic … stewardship • Screening/Isolation/Precautions • ED Work Environment The key themes that emerged from

227. A Playbook for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in the ICU Setting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/playbook_revised.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - A Playbook for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in the ICU Setting AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI A Playbook for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in the ICU Setting 2 Playbook AHRQ Safety Program for Intensi…

228. Decision Making and Readiness for Implementation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/decision-making.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - societal costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in a Chicago teaching hospital: implications for antibiotic … stewardship.

229. Acute Care Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/allergies-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Take-Home Messages 31 Ensuring appropriate documentation of antibiotic allergies is an important part of antibiotic … stewardship and may improve patient outcomes.

230. Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing, Monitoring and Education (TOP-MED) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Nearly 75% engaged in key antimicrobial stewardship activities, whereas only 18% reported having a formal … antimicrobial stewardship team.

231. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html
     January 01, 2025 - Keywords: Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Medication Chatham AH , Bradley ED , Troiani

232. Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Engaging in Challenging Conversations about Screening (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/engaging-challenging-full.pdf
     May 01, 2024 - *"[tiab] OR "Medical Overuse"[Mesh] OR "Patient Harm"[Mesh] OR "Unnecessary Procedures"[Mesh] OR "Antimicrobial … stewardship"[tiab] OR ((inappropriate[tiab] OR appropriate[tiab]) AND (management[tiab] OR screening … stewardship" OR ((inappropriate OR appropriate) AND (management OR screening OR use)) OR "harmful … stewardship" OR ((inappropriate OR appropriate) AND (management OR screening OR use)) OR "harmful … stewardship" OR ((inappropriate OR appropriate) AND (management OR screening OR use)) OR "harmful service

233. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices_Toolkit Overview and Recommended Prelaunch Activities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-overview.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - societal costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in a Chicago teaching hospital: implications for antibiotic … stewardship.

234. 157-What-Are-4-Es (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/157-what-are-4-es.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Relevant committees (for example, infection prevention or antimicrobial stewardship) and hospital leaders

235. Chapter-3 - Sepsis Recognition (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/sepsis-1.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - There is occasionally tension between the goals of antibiotic stewardship and sepsis guidelines, with … requiring rapid and barrier-free initiation of broad-spectrum antibiotics.11 Clinicians sometimes perceive antibiotic … stewardship goals as being purely restrictive, thereby creating tension in decisions about antibiotics … ; however, good antibiotic stewardship encompasses appropriate administration of antibiotics, including … Pulia MS, Redwood R, Sharp B. antimicrobial stewardship in the management of sepsis.

236. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health - National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality (NIRSQ) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/mission/budget/2021/FY_2021_CJ_NIRSQ.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - Program activities will include efforts in antibiotic stewardship, with a focus on ambulatory and long-term … care facilities to encompass antibiotic stewardship in ambulatory settings, using FY 2019 funds. … care facilities to encompass antibiotic stewardship in ambulatory settings, using FY 2019 funds. … Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation; • Nursing Home Antimicrobial … Stewardship Modules; • Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective

237. Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use (July 8, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - who is the Medical Director of Health Care Epidemiology Infection Prevention and Control and of the Antimicrobial … Stewardship Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

238. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-cath-use-transcript.doc
     July 08, 2014 - who is the medical director of health care epidemiology infection prevention and control and of the antimicrobial … stewardship program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

239. Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B (November 4, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - discussions with the CDC to use something like this or having them develop something like this for antimicrobial … stewardship which has all kinds of problems, or other types of hospital-acquired infections such as

240. Rafael Borja (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.doc
     November 04, 2014 - discussions with the CDC to use something like this or having them develop something like this for antimicrobial … stewardship which has all kinds of problems, or other types of hospital-acquired infections such as