A3. (3/5) HCPs: #BeAntibioticsAware and partner with your state or local health department to promote appropriate #antibiotic use in your community. #FightAR #USAAW24 cdc.gov/antibiotic-use…

A3. (4/5) HCPs: View new outpatient #antibiotic prescribing data in your state to focus your antibiotic stewardship efforts. #FightAR #USAAW24 #BeAntibioticsAware arpsp.cdc.gov/profile/antibi…

SIDP A3. Are you working to suppress those unnecessary penicillin allergy cross reactivity alerts? Engage your local community pharmacies as well. Their systems alert them unnecessarily too! #USAAW24 #FightAR

Q4. What are your priorities to improve antibiotic use and #FightAR? #USAAW24

A4: SHEA recently updated our Choosing Wisely list with 5 Things Medical Professionals Should Question regarding Antimicrobial Stewardship to prioritize key ways to improve antibiotic use: shea-online.org/wp-content/upl… #FightAR #usaaw24

SIDP We need to collectively raise the profile of #AMR, and advocate for improved resourcing across all sectors. Campaigns like AMR Aware Canada aim to increase understanding of the urgency – and preventability - of this threat. AMRAware.ca #FightAR #usaaw24

A4. We are expanding our antimicrobial efforts to the outpatient antimicrobial arena with targeting antibiotic stewardship at hospital discharge. #USAAW24 dcasip.medicine.duke.edu/sites/default/…

A4. (1/2) HCPs: Review best practices to correctly identify whether your patient is truly allergic to #penicillin. #FightAR #USAAW24 #BeAntibioticsAware blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare…

A4. (2/2) Often broad-spectrum antibiotics are used instead of #penicillin. Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics is associated with higher costs, suboptimal antibiotic therapy & increases threat of #AntimicrobialResistance. #FightAR #USAAW24

Q5. How have you been successful in engaging with prescribers, senior leadership, and other partners to #FightAR within your institutions? #USAAW24

A5: SHEA has a position paper on Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship doi.org/10.1017/ice.20… which discusses the partnerships needed in hospitals to #FightAR. #usaaw24

A5: #NFID is proud to collaborate with SIDP CDC Antimicrobial Resistance SHEA @accpinfdprnpartners and other partners to raise awareness and #FightAR #USAAW24

A5. Sierra Vista Hospital uses AHRQ Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitals to slash catheter use and eliminate infections. #FightAR #USAAW24 ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/…

SIDP A5. Data, data, data! Story + QI metrics! If you can share the trifecta of leader wants: 1⃣ Better patient care/outcomes 2⃣ Improved efficiency 3⃣ Cost reduction Really goes a long way to gain support from key decision makers! #USAAW24 #FightAR

Q6. Which published studies in 2024 helped to improve antibiotic use and #FightAR? #USAAW24

A6 (1/2) Check out this JAMA article on the INSPIRE Pneumonia Trial to learn about efforts to improve antibiotic selection for patients hospitalized with pneumonia. #FightAR #USAAW24 #BeAntibioticsAware jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

A6: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE) is a fully Gold Open Access journal with lots of Stewardship content, check it out: cambridge.org/core/journals/… #usaaw24

A6. #AHRQ funded research found that 75% of patients received 10-day durations of antibiotics despite guidelines recommending shorter durations for children with uncomplicated AOM. Improved guideline adherence could reduce antibiotic exposure. #FightAR pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39058308/

SIDP 📄 The IDSA guidance for treating resistant Gram negative infections has been fantastic, last updated in July! idsociety.org/practice-guide… #FightAR #USAAW24

Thank YOU for joining us today to celebrate #USAAW24! We love to hear your insight & experiences to improve patient care, #FightAR, & educate others on the crucial role of Antimicrobial Stewardship! 💙 🦠 💊