Resources
- Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (AHRQ - Slide Set and Facilitator Guide)
- CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- Notable element:“There have been some misperceptions that antibiotic stewardship may hinder efforts to improve the management of sepsis. However, rather than hindering effective patient care, antibiotic stewardship programs can play an important role in optimizing the use of antibiotics, leading to better patient outcomes.”
- CDC Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals
- National Quality Partners Playbook: Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care
- Henry Ford: Antimicrobial Stewardship Transition of Care Resource/Gap Analysis Tool
- Intermountain Healthcare: Quick Reference Guide for Hospital Pharmacists on De-escalation
- HMS Antibiotic Time Out Checklist
- CDC Poster – Healthcare Professionals: Be Antibiotics Aware at Hospital Discharge
Webinars
- The Diagnostic Role in AMR (35:00)
- From: Sepsis Alliance Institute
- Presenter: Edward Septimus, MD, FIDSA, FACP, FSHEA
- CE Information: 1.0 CNE, 0.75 CE for other healthcare professionals
- Session Overview: In this session, the presenter will review diagnostic stewardship and its importance for limiting the spread of AMR and optimizing patient outcomes.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship and Management of Sepsis: Two Sides of the Same Coin (55:35)
- From: Sepsis Alliance Institute
- Presenter: Nikunj Vyas, PharmD, BCPS(Clinical Pharmacist/Infectious Diseases)
- CE Information: 1.6 CNE, 1.25 CE for other healthcare professionals
- Session Overview: This presentation will describe the role of antimicrobial stewardship in management of sepsis and areas of opportunity to potentiate this interdependent relationship between them.
- Understanding the Role and Principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship (35:00)
- From: Sepsis Alliance Institute
- Presenter: Nikunj Vyas, PharmD, BCPS(Clinical Pharmacist/Infectious Diseases)
- CE Information: 1.0 CNE, 0.75 CE for other healthcare professionals
- Session Overview: This presentation will discuss the purpose of implementing an in-hospital ASP and discuss interventions that can be applied to improve antibiotic use, limiting AMR. Opportunities for how to align and integrate hospital sepsis programs with the ASP will also be discussed.
- Antibiotic Stewardship and Sepsis: A Balancing Act (55:48)
- From: Sepsis Alliance Institute
- Presenter: George Sakoulas, MD(Infectious Diseases) & Sarah Kabbani, MD, MSc(CDC, Infectious Diseases)
- CE Information: 1.6 CNE, 1.25 CE for other healthcare professionals
- Session Overview: This webinar presents an overview of antibiotic stewardship and recent research regarding antibiotic treatments and sepsis care. Strategies to prevent antibiotic resistance and provide optimal care for sepsis patients are discussed. The CDC’s latest guidance and new research on antibiotic stewardship is presented. Antibiotic stewardship program experience in hospital settings is shared. Session was recorded on 12/9/2019.
- The Blind Spot of Antibiotic Stewardship: Antibiotic Overuse at Discharge (56:29)
- From: Sepsis Alliance Institute
- Presenter: Valerie Vaughn, MD, MSc
- CE Information: 1.6 CNE, 1.25 CE for other healthcare professionals
- Session Overview: This presentation will address the current state of antibiotic use at discharge, discuss why providers often overprescribe at discharge, and help improve prescribing and patient outcomes during care transitions.