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  1. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/discuss-concerns.html
    June 01, 2021 - Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents Effective communication may help residents and family members requesting antibiotics understand that there are potential risks associated with antibiotic use. Try using the DESC technique when conflicts develop with residents and/or their family members. Other po…
  2. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/sepsis.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Review approaches to the diagnosis of sepsis Describe approaches to empiric treatment of sepsis Recognize when to stop and narrow antibiotic therapy in patients with suspected…
  3. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/index.html
    September 01, 2022 - Learn Best Practices for Diagnosing and Managing Common Infectious Syndromes and Antibiotic Allergies For information on how the materials below can be integrated into your practice's efforts to improve antibiotic use, read the Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Care Antibiotic Stewardship (PDF, 708 KB).  …
  4. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/index.html
    October 01, 2022 - Develop and Improve Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Your Practice Development of an infrastructure to promote antibiotic stewardship is necessary to optimize antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory practices. The presentations and tools can help practices implement antibiotic stewardship activities or improve…
  5. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/strategies/index.html
    October 01, 2022 - Learn Strategies for Communicating With Colleagues, Patients, and Families About Antibiotic Prescribing In ambulatory care, reaching consensus on how a practice will manage antibiotic prescribing can help create a standard approach to prescribing so patients receive the same message from all clinicians in the p…
  6. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/index.html
    June 01, 2021 - Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs  (PDF, 328 KB). Presentations Improving …
  7. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/respiratory.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in Diagnosis, Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Discuss the approach to diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, and as…
  8. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cellulitis.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Describe the approach to diagnosing cellulitis Describe the microbiology of cellulitis and how that informs empiric therapy Describe em…
  9. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/index.html
    June 01, 2021 - Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs  (PDF, 328 KB). Presentations A resourced and functio…
  10. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/index.html
    June 01, 2021 - Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs  (PDF, 328 KB). Each sy…
  11. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/hap.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Discuss the approach to diagnosing hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) Discuss empiric treatment recommendations for HAP Discuss opportunities for de-escala…
  12. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/vap.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Discuss the approach to diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia  (VAP)  Discuss empiric treatment recommendations for VAP  Discuss opportunities fo…
  13. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/bacteremia.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Review recommendations for appropriate blood culture collection  Develop organism-specific management recommendations for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteremia Discus…
  14. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/uti.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Explain how to distinguish asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) from a urinary tract infection (UTI) Discuss the patient populations who sho…
  15. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/gastro.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Describe the approach to the diagnosis of diverticulitis and biliary tract infections Identify options for empiric antibiotic therapy for di…
  16. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cdi.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Discuss the importance of judicious C. difficile laboratory testing Discuss management approaches for C. difficile infections (CDI) Discuss th…
  17. S158 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s158.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE Adjustments for Unmeasured Confounders in Pharmacoepidemiologic Database Studies Using External Information Til Stürmer, MD,*† Robert J. Glynn, PhD,*†‡ Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH,*§¶ Jerry Avorn, MD,* and Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD*� Background: Nonexperimental studies of drug effects in large automa…
  18. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-information-exchange_research-protocol.pdf
    April 20, 2015 - Amendment_HIE-Protocol_3-14-2015 Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: April 20, 2015 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Health Information Exchange Amendment Date applicable: March 12, 2015 (Amendments Details–see Section VII) I. Background an…
  19. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/14_substance_abuse_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 14: Substance Abuse Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 www.ahrq.…
  20. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/aboumatar-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Identification and Dissemination of Best Practices for Patient-Centered Care Identification and Dissemination of Best Practices for Patient-Centered Care Final Report Principal Investigator: Hanan Aboumatar, MD, MPH Project Coordinator: Bickey Chang, MHA Armstrong Institute for Patient …