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  1. 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. …

  2. Disposition of Comments Report for Procalcitonin-Guides Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer78_procalcitonin_disposition_20121210.pdf
    October 05, 2012 - More and more institutions are implementing antibiotic stewardship programs. … Antibiotic stewardship programs were not reviewed and were not a focus of this review. … Although antibiotic stewardship programs would be a good comparator, there were no RCT’s comparing PCT … guidance to antibiotic stewardship programs. … While the benefit, and the urgency, of antibiotic stewardship is recognized, the present evidence does

  3. 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

  4. 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.…

  5. Chapter-6 - Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/cre.pdf
    September 26, 2019 - , 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).

  6. 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…

  7. Total Parenteral Nutrition, Multifarious Errors | PSNet

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    January 23, 2017 - April 14, 2011 Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children: role of antimicrobial … stewardship program in detection and intervention.

  8. Patient Safety in Primary Care | PSNet

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    January 31, 2020 - Annual Perspective Patient Safety in Primary Care February 21, 2020  View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Schiff G, Hall KK, Fitall E. Patient Safety in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qua…

  9. Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 27, 2016 - the association between antibiotic use and resistance is well established, and forms the basis of antimicrobial … stewardship Agreed. … The need for robust evidence on this topic has never been greater and with the advent of antibiotic … stewardship programs, the ongoing problems associated with sepsis and the growing difficulties if … Like many institutions around the world, certainly here in the U.S., my institution has an active antibiotic

  10. In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-platt-md-msc
    October 01, 2016 - As part of that work, I was asked to develop an antimicrobial stewardship program and that led to a general

  11. 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

  12. DRESSed for Failure | PSNet

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    September 01, 2011 - June 28, 2017 The expanding role of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals in

  13. PowerPoint Presentation

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/104-what-are-4-es.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - Infection Control CUSP teams Frontline staff Relevant committees (e.g., QAPI, infection prevention or antimicrobial … stewardship committee) Use data to learn from defects and adjust focus or tweak interventions as needed

  14. In Conversation With... Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM and Bruce Spurlock, MD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ann-gaffey-rn-msn-cphrm-and-bruce-spurlock-md
    March 30, 2020 - Testing for CDI, CDI surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, opioid stewardship, all those areas were

  15. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - antibiotics, vaccines, and other therapeutics; strengthening surveillance of resistance; and enhancing antibiotic … stewardship strategies.4 The problem of inappropriate antibiotic use may be biggest for uncomplicated … stewardship programs, and pharmacist review … However, a very recent systematic review of outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs that had a … Antimicrobial stewardship in outpatient settings: a systematic review.

  16. 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…

  17. 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).

  18. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Clinician (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_clinician.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - prescribing; clinician audit plus feedback; financial or regulatory incentives for clinicians or patients; antimicrobial … stewardship programs Educational Clinic-based patient or parent education about when antibiotics may

  19. 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.

  20. Health Care Data Science for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-data-science-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety
    October 01, 2016 - As part of that work, I was asked to develop an antimicrobial stewardship program and that led to a general
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