Preparing for The Joint Commission Standard on Antimicrobial Stewardship: Practical Tips for Survey Success

Remote Antimicrobial Stewardship: a Solution for Meeting the New Joint Commission Standard?

A Compilation of Articles and Resources on Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Below is a selection of suggested reading taken from the last 12 months of the Commission’s weekly publication “On the Radar”. The selection highlights papers and reporting exploring the evidence for the effectiveness of antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals, the scope of the problem of antimicrobial resistance, and some specific stewardship strategies. Commission projects supporting antimicro...

217The Oregon Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative (OASIS). Statewide Effectiveness on Re-Survey

217. The Oregon Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative (OASIS). Statewide Effectiveness on Re-Survey Jwan Mohammadi; Lynne Strasfeld, MD; Melissa Parkerton, MA; Zintars G. Beldavs, MS; Robert F. Arao, MPH; Graeme Forrest, MBBS; Infectious Diseases, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR; Division of Infectious Disease, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR; Oregon Patient Safety...

A mixed methods study of the barriers and enablers in implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Australian regional and rural hospitals.

OBJECTIVES The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship programmes to be established within all Australian healthcare facilities. However, implementation practices are not well defined. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of factors affecting implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes within Aust...

Attitudes and perceptions regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among medical students in Central China

OBJECTIVES Senior medical students, who are future doctors, should be prepared to use antimicrobials appropriately and will be important partners in antimicrobial stewardship. This survey was designed to investigate the attitudes and perceptions of senior medical students regarding antimicrobial use and resistance. METHODOLOGY We performed a multi-center survey involving a questionnaire hande...