Key Aspects of a Successful Antibiotic Stewardship Program

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Activity Description

Health-system pharmacists play a prominent role in the use of antibiotics in their institutions, and in the development of programs that result in good antibiotic stewardship practices. The goals of such programs include appropriate management of hospital-acquired infections and avoidance of antibiotic resistance. This supplement is designed as a one-stop resource for current information and practical solutions regarding antibiotic stewardship. The authors review current national initiatives and guidelines, summarize the potential impact of antibiotic stewardship on resistance, and demonstrate practical suggestions for initiating and maintaining antibiotic stewardship programs.

Learning Objectives

The target audience for this CE activity is pharmacists. After completing this activity, the participant will be able to:

Describe the potential impact of an antibiotic stewardship program in an acute care setting
List the benefits to patients of antibiotic stewardship
Define the key principles that make up antibiotic stewardship
Explain how to implement the program infrastructure to promote or optimize safe and effective antimicrobial therapy in an acute care setting
Discuss the role of the antibiogram in optimizing antibiotic use within an acute care facility

Faculty

Carrie Cannella, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Coordinator
Kansas University Hospital
Kansas City, Kansas

Rebecca Thayer Horvat, PhD
Director Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy
San Francisco, California

Dimple Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services
John F. Kennedy Medical Center
Edison, New Jersey

CE Accreditation

Pharmacists:
This activity is co-sponsored by the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists and ProCE, Inc. The Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is equivalent to 1.5 contact hours or 0.15 CEUs. This CE activity is provided at no cost.

ACPE Universal Activity Number: 121-999-10-073-H04-P

Activity type: Knowledge-based

Initial Release Date: 11/01/2010
Expiration Date: 11/01/2013

Disclosure Statements

It is the policy of the CE providers to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member or a sponsor has with the manufacturer of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational activity. The faculty members all report having no relevant affiliations or financial/commercial relationships.

Please note: The opinions expressed in this journal supplement should not be construed as those of the CE providers. The information and views are those of the faculty through clinical practice and knowledge of the professional literature. Portions of this activity may include the use of drugs for unlabeled indications. Use of drugs outside of labeling should be considered experimental and participants are advised to consult prescribing information and professional literature.

Funding

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Ortho-McNeil, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

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