Antimicrobial Stewardship - Principles and Implementation

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What is antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)?

This page includes links to Australian international resources on this page to support and improve Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) programs in health service organisations and in aged care and primary care. AMS programs help to improve patient safety and in the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

What is antimicrobial stewardship in Australian health care 2018?

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Health Care 2018 summarises current evidence about antimicrobial stewardship strategies and interventions and how to implement them. The Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard and supporting resources aim to ensure a consistent approach to optimal treatment of patients with a bacterial infection.

What are antimicrobial stewardship resources?

These resources are designed to assist health organisations, their workforce and their consumers in implementing effective antimicrobial stewardship practices. The Commission’s Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Health Care (AMS Book) was first published in 2018.

What is the antimicrobial stewardship clinical care standard?

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard contains eight quality statements that describe the care that you should provide to patients with an infection, or at risk of an infection. Each quality statement is outlined below.

What Is Antimicrobial Stewardship

1. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/antimicrobial-stewardship
2. https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/keep-patients-safe/medication-safety/antimicrobial-stewardship
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572068/
4. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/searo/essential-medicines/presentation-introduction-to-antimicrobial-stewardship-and-principles-of-antimicrobial-prescribing.pdf?sfvrsn=59bab377_1
5. https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements/index.html
6. https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/9789289056267
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_stewardship
8. https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/providers/clinical-governance/antimicrobial-stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship Information

1. https://www.amr.gov.au/what-you-can-do/hospitals/antimicrobial-stewardship
2. https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/for-health-professionals/antimicrobial-stewardship
3. https://www.health.vic.gov.au/quality-safety-service/infection-prevention-through-antimicrobial-stewardship