Agenda (PDF 52 KB)
Model of an Effective Antibiotic Stewardship Program (PDF 7822 KB)
Ian Gould
Formularies: The Queensland Standard Drug List (SDL) & PAH antimicrobial stewardship system (PDF 1015 KB)
David Looke/Sean Unwin
Royal Perth Hospital Experience (PDF 1172 KB)
Ronan Murray
ICU Liaison (PDF 47 KB)
David Andresen
Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Paediatric setting (PDF 553 KB)
Lucy Holt
Electronic Decision Support (PDF 1451 KB)
Karin Thursky
Questions for discussion were:
- What are the key elements of a successful local antimicrobial stewardship program?
Use these as the basis for developing a checklist which can be used as “structure” and “process” indicators. - What are the key elements of a successful state antimicrobial stewardship program?
- What are the key elements of a national strategy for antimicrobial stewardship?
- What is the role of surveillance in state and national antimicrobial stewardship programs and what is the best methodology to use?
- What are some of the barriers to implementing local antimicrobial stewardship programs? How can they be overcome and how can we engage the stakeholders?
- How can we monitor the effectiveness of local antimicrobial stewardship programs? Include some important “process” and “outcome” indicators.
and
“Why are antibiotics the only drug for which everyone is considered to be an expert (semi-rhetorical)?”
The key discussion points and outcomes (PDF 99 KB) are available for download.
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