Antimicrobial Stewardship Acute Care Settings

For Facilities:

Implementation Tools:

Hospitals:

• 5 Ways Hospital Pharmacist can Be Antibiotics Aware(PDF)
• Healthcare Professionals Be Antibiotics Aware At Hospital Discharge (PDF)
• The CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF) summarizes core elements of successful hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. 

Small and Rural Hospitals:

• The Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals (PDF) provides guidance on practical strategies to implement antibiotic stewardship programs. 

Assessment Tools: 

• Strategies to assess antibiotic use to drive improvements in hospitals (PDF)

For Clinicians:

Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections Best practices for IPs and anyone who cares for patients with C. difficile or in facilities with patients who are being treated for C. difficile infections (CDI).

Thinking of a Fluroquinolone? Think Again - (MedScape) A new study published in Clinical Infections Diseases reports that fluoroquinolones are commonly prescribed for conditions when antibiotics are not needed at all, or when fluoroquinolones are not the recommended first-line therapy.

Continuing Education:

• CDC Antibiotic Use Training Course + Free CE (PDF)