Antimicrobial Stewardship Best Practices and Recommendations

Antimicrobial stewardship guidelines are recommendations and strategies aimed at optimizing the use of antimicrobial agents to improve patient outcomes, reduce antimicrobial resistance, and minimize adverse effects associated with their use.
Category
Guide
Where to get
Available as official documents from healthcare organizations, government agencies, and medical institutions.
Applicable for
Antibiotic Usage | Infection Control
Key_components
Antibiotic stewardship programs, Education and training, Surveillance and reporting
Prepared by Shruti Sahoo, reviewed by Dr. Eugene Smith

Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines FAQ


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What is the antimicrobial stewardship clinical care standard?

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard supports quality improvement by health services and clinicians to help reduce antimicrobial resistance. Questions? The Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Clinical Care Standard provides guidance to clinicians and health service managers on delivering appropriate care when prescribing antimicrobials.

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.

Are antimicrobial stewardship actions included in the preventing & controlling infections standard?

Please note that revised antimicrobial stewardship actions are included in the Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard, which was released in May 2021. This version of the Standard supersedes the 2017 Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infection Standard.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines References

If you want to know more about Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines, consider exploring links below:

What Is Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines

  1. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/antimicrobial-stewardship
  2. https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/providers/clinical-governance/antimicrobial-stewardship
  3. https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/keep-patients-safe/medication-safety/antimicrobial-stewardship
  4. https://www.nps.org.au/assets/5ae615ad1ddff889-4641d005e074-antimicrobial-stewardship-36-4.pdf
  5. https://www.amr.gov.au/what-you-can-do/general-practice/antimicrobial-stewardship
  6. https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/for-health-professionals/antimicrobial-stewardship
  7. https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/9789289056267

Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines Information

  1. https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2022/january-february/antibiotic-stewardship-primary-care-strategies
  2. https://www.ncas-australia.org/guidelines-and-clinical-pathways

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