Learn from others
Campaigns
Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work (CDC)
Continuing Education and Training
- Continuing Education (CME and CE): “Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Community Hospital: Practical Tools & Techniques for Implementation”
- Continuing Education (CME and CE): “Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Continuum of Care: Winning the War One Battle at a Time”
- Continuing Education (CME and CE): “Roadmap for HAI Prevention Research: Bench to Bedside and Back”
Fast Facts
Here are some fast facts about inpatient stewardship.
Fact Sheets from Get Smart Week 2011
Antibiotic use in long-term care facilities
November 14-20, 2011
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Antibiotics: Will they work when you really need them?
Monday, November 14, 2011
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Delivering safe care for patients: all healthcare providers play a role
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Antibiotic stewardship – the ultimate return on investment
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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Preserving antibiotics for the future
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Resistance anywhere is resistance everywhere
Friday, November 18, 2011
Download [PDF - 475 KB]
Additional Resources
State and local stewardship programs, Physician Champion, Clinician Guide…
Podcasts on Medscape
Stopping the Hospital Spread of Gram-Negative Bacilli
Dr. John G. Bartlett and Dr. Alexander Kallen
Carbapenemase Resistance in the United States: What Should Clinicians Do?
Dr. Arjun Srinivasan and Dr. Alexander Kallen
Taking an Antibiotic Timeout
Dr. Arjun Srinivasan
CDC Commentary: Preventing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Dr. Arjun Srinivasan
Wise Use of Antibiotics
Dr. Lauri Hicks
Widgets for Get Smart for Healthcare
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