Antibiotic Stewardship in Action: Southwest Health System’s Approach
Penicillin discoverer Andrew Fleming warned in 1945 that overuse of the antibiotic could result in resistant bacteria. In 2017, we are facing that era for most antimicrobials. Medical professionals are working to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance, and small hospitals can perform many of the same stewardship activities as larger facilities. While critical access Read More >
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Latest Release in Free CE and CME Series on Infection Prevention and Control from CDC & Medscape
Superbugs threaten patients treated in healthcare facilities every day, and drug-resistant bacteria cause over two million illnesses every year in the U.S. It’s critical that all healthcare workers understand proper infection control procedures and use them without fail. Our patients’ lives may depend on it. To support education and prevention, CDC and Medscape are launching Read More >
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Guest Author: Jennifer Townsend, MD, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, ID Consultant to the Hospitalist Service Hospitalists have assumed major roles in inpatient care in both academic and community settings. At many institutions, hospitalists manage the majority of patients who have infectious disease diagnoses. High antibiotic use is endemic in hospitals. National efforts Read More >
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Protecting Patients from Legionnaires’ Disease: 7 Steps to Creating a Water Management Program
Guest Author: Jonathan J. Flannery, MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, FACHE Senior Associate Director of Advocacy for the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia that people most commonly get by inhaling mist that contains Legionella bacteria. People can less commonly get this disease by aspirating Read More >
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Guest Author: Judy Guzman-Cottrill, DO. Chair, SHEA/CDC Outbreak Response Training Program Advisory Panel Just the word “Ebola” can put patients and healthcare facilities on high alert. Outbreaks of pathogens of high consequence can occur with little forewarning, and the timing of the next major event – whether novel influenza or another infection – is unknown. Read More >
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