Antibiotic Stewardship

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These links lead you to CDC and AHA resource recommendations for implementing effective antibiotic stewardship programs in a variety of healthcare settings including small and critcial access hospitals.

The change pathway tool is a topic-specific, step-by-step guide to quality improvement and was created using evidence-based practice resources and guidelines. Key quality improvement activities such as formulating an aim statement, conducting a root cause analysis and identifying interventions are included in each guide. Interventions are outlined as beginner, intermediate and expert so that you may explore opportunities for improvement that meet your needs.
Access the Antibiotic Stewardship Change Pathway tool here.

Here you will find guidelines and resources tailored for small and critical access hospitals to improve antibiotic use through practical strategies.
Access Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals here.

Here you can access guidelines and tools for implementing core elements to enhance antibiotic use and patient safety in hospital settings.
Access Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs here.

Here you will find an outline of the Core Elements associated with successful antibiotic stewardship programs.
Access Priorities for Hospital Core Element Implementation here.

This CDC resource provides insight into new and updated guidance and resources to support the implementation of antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship strategies.
Access Current Report | Antibiotic Use resource here.

This American Hospital Association Physician Alliance resource provides readers a toolkit composed of hospital and health system, clinician, and patient resources for antimicrobial stewardship.
Access Antimicrobial Stewardship here.

Here, you will find information regarding annual facility surveys, deadlines, locations, and monthly reporting plans.
Access Annual Surveys, Locations & Monthly Reporting here.

State Flex Programs can use this tool to summarize and make use of the detailed antibiotic stewardship data. It provides a core element summary as well as a question-by-question summary of CAH responses at both the CAH- and state-level.
Access 2023 Antibiotic Stewardship Detailed Data Summary Tool for State Flex Programs here.