Impact of pharmacist-led antibiotic stewardship program in a PICU of low/middle-income country

Does An Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Carbapenem Use Reduce Costs? An Observation in Tehran, Iran.

Introduction: Inappropriate administration of antimicrobials has led to increased antibiotic resistance as well as burden of infectious diseases. Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) help prevent resistance through improved utilization of antimicrobial agents while potentially decrease costs of treatment. Method: We reviewed 186 infectious disease (ID) consultations from two internal disea...

Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Respiratory Viral Panel Stewardship Program on Antibiotic Exposure Within a Multicenter Community Health System

Expanding Antimicrobial Stewardship to Urgent Care Centers Through a Pharmacist-Led Culture Follow-up Program

INTRODUCTION Urgent care centers represent a high-volume outpatient setting where antibiotics are prescribed frequently but resources for antimicrobial stewardship may be scarce. In 2015, our pharmacist-led Emergency Department (ED) culture follow-up program was expanded to include two urgent care (UC) sites within the same health system. The UC program is conducted by ED and infectious disease...

240Effectiveness of a Pharmacist Driven Antibiotic Stewardship Program at Two Critical Access Hospitals Using a Remote Infectious Diseases Pharmacist

240. Effectiveness of a Pharmacist Driven Antibiotic Stewardship Program at Two Critical Access Hospitals Using a Remote Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Emily Herstine, PharmD, BCPS; Scott Erickson, RPh, MBA; Sarah Leslie, PharmD, BCPS; Jessica Holt, PharmD, BCPS-ID; Pharmacy, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN; Pharmacy, River Falls Area Hospital, River Falls, WI; Pharmacy, New Ulm M...

Passing the baton to pharmacists and nurses: New models of antibiotic stewardship for South Africa?

The optimisation of antibiotic use to maximise patient care and safety through antibiotic stewardship forms one of the cornerstones of the global response to antibiotic resistance. Stewardship efforts in low- and middle-income countries are challenged by lack of healthcare professionals trained in infection. Therefore, in resource-poor settings, the traditional model of infection specialist-led...