Patient Safety Authority: Antibiotic stewardship webinar series (21 November 2023)

Summary

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem in healthcare, especially in nursing homes where up to 75% of antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately. This series of webinars from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority covers various aspects of antibiotic stewardship including:

• Types of antimicrobials
• Why antibiotic stewardship and who should be at the table
• Antimicrobial usage
• Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance
• Antibiograms
• Antimicrobial baseline data
• Developing an antimicrobial stewardship plan
• Antimicrobial usage data

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