Educational Resources for Healthcare Professionals

Related Pages
On This Page

Handouts

Nursing Home Healthcare Professionals: Be Antibiotics Aware

Nursing Home Healthcare Professionals: Effective Communication Toolkit pdf icon[PDF – 3 Pages]

Healthcare Professionals: Be Antibiotic Aware - At Hospital Discharge

Healthcare Professionals: Be Antibiotic Aware – At Hospital Discharge (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Antibiotic Safety: For HCPs

Antibiotics and Adverse Events pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

A Commitment to Improving Antibiotic Use

A Commitment to Improving Antibiotic Use (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Un compromiso para mejorar el uso de antibióticos pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Written public commitments in support of antibiotic stewardship placed in examination rooms have been shown to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptionsexternal icon.

Fact Sheet: Is It Really a Penicillin Allergy?

Is It Really a Penicillin Allergy? pdf icon[PDF – 2 pages]

Return to Day Care Letter

Return to Day Care Letter pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Cuando volver a la guardería pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Checklist for Antibiotic Prescribing in Dentistry factsheet thumbnail

Checklist for Antibiotic Prescribing in Dentistry pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Top of Page

Prescription Pads

Relief for Common Symptoms of Colds and Cough Prescription Pads (Print Only)

Relief for Common Symptoms of Colds and Cough – 8.5 x 11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Alivio para los síntomas comunes de los resfriados y la tos 8.5×11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Symptom Relief Prescription Pads

Symptom Relief for Viral Illnesses – 4.5 x 5.5 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Alivio de los síntomas de enfermedades virales – 4.5 x 5.5 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Symptom Relief for Viral Illnesses – 8.5 x 11 (Print Only) pdf icon[1 page]

Alivio de los síntomas de enfermedades virales – 8.5 x 11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Delayed Prescribing Prescription Pads

What is Delayed Prescribing? – 4.5 x 5.5 pdf icon[PDF -1 page]

¿Qué significa aplazar la receta? – 4.5 x 5.5 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

What is Delayed Prescribing? – 8.5 x 11 [1 page] pdf icon

¿Qué significa aplazar la receta? – 8.5 x 11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Watchful Waiting Prescription Pads

What is Watchful Waiting? – 4.5 x 5.5 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

¿Qué significa esperar atentamente? – 4.5 x 5.5 pdf icon[1 page]

What is Watchful Waiting? – 8.5 x 11 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

¿Qué significa esperar atentamente? – 8.5 x 11 pdf icon[1 page]

Taking Your Antibiotic Prescription Pads

Taking Your Antibiotics – 4.5 x 5.5 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Cómo tomar los antibióticos – 4.5 x 5.5 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Taking Your Antibiotics – 8.5×11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Cómo tomar los antibióticos – 8.5 x 11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Watchful Waiting for Ear Infections

Watchful Waiting for Ear Infections – 8.5×11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 2 pages]

Top of Page

Hospital Pharmacy Posters

Poster: 5 Ways Hospital Pharmacists Can Be Antibiotics Aware 11 x 17

5 Ways Hospital Pharmacists
Can Be Antibiotics Aware 11 x 17 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Poster: Verify Penicillin Allergy 11 x 17

Verify Penicillin Allergy 11 x 17 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Poster: Avoid Duplicative Anaerobic Coverage 11 x 17

Avoid Duplicative Anaerobic Coverage
11 x 17 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Poster: Reassess Antibiotic Therapy 11 x 17

Reassess Antibiotic Therapy 11 x 17 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Poster: Avoid Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria 11 x 17

Avoid Treatment of
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria 11 x 17 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Poster: Use the Shortest Effective Antibiotic Duration 11 x 17

Use the Shortest Effective
Antibiotic Duration 11 x 17 pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Consultant Pharmacy Posters

5 Ways Consultant Pharmacists Can Be Antibiotics Aware

5 Ways Consultant Pharmacists Can Be Antibiotics Aware 11×17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Consultant Pharmacists: Be Antibiotics Aware - Ensure Documentation of the Indication for Every Antibiotic Order

Ensure Documentation of the Indication for Every Antibiotic Order 11×17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Consultant Pharmacists: Be Antibiotics Aware - Limit Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Urinary Tract Infection

Limit Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Urinary Tract Infection 11×17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Consultant Pharmacists: Be Antibiotics Aware - Avoid Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Avoid Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria 11×17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Consultant Pharmacists: Be Antibiotics Aware - Use the Shortest Effective Antibiotic Duration

Use the Shortest Effective Antibiotic Duration 11×17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Consultant Pharmacists: Be Antibiotics Aware - Improve Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Practices

Improve Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Practices 11×17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Top of Page

Videos

Medscape video - CDC Commentary: Thinking of a Fluoroquinolone? Think Again

CDC Commentary: Thinking of a Fluoroquinolone? Think Again [Video – 4:38]external icon

Overview of CDC’s latest resource to support antibiotic stewardship in the outpatient setting: the Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship.

CDC Commentary: Antibiotic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting [Video – 5:54]external icon

CDC Commentary: Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children

CDC Commentary: Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children [Video – 5:35]external icon

CDC Commentary: Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children

CDC Commentary: Don’t Give In and Give Those Antibiotics! [Video – 3:45]external icon

Top of Page

Social Media and Web Graphics

Improve Outpatient Antibiotic Use

Improve Outpatient Antibiotic Useimage icon

Take Antibiotics Exactly as Prescribed

Take Antibiotics Exactly as Prescribedimage icon

Infection Prevention Measures

Infection Prevention Measuresimage icon

Top of Page

Sticker Sheets, Window Clings, and Counter Clings

Stickers: Be Antibiotics Aware, Smart Use, Best Care
Stickers: Be Antibiotics Aware, Smart Use, Best Care pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

Print on full-sheet sticker paper (2” x 4” label sheet) or standard pre-cut labels.

Window Cling: Be Antibiotics Aware, Smart Use, Best Care
Window Cling: Be Antibiotics Aware, Smart Use, Best Care pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]
Print on white, thin plastic/vinyl film.

Adhere to any glass surface, like pharmacy windows and mirrors.

Counter Cling: Be Antibiotics Aware, Smart Use, Best Care

Counter Cling: Be Antibiotics Aware, Smart Use, Best Care pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]
Print on white, thin plastic/vinyl film.
Adhere to any counter top.

Top of Page
Page last reviewed: July 19, 2021
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)