Practical Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program

This practical reference guide from experts in the field details why and how to establish successful antibiotic stewardship programs.

Tamar F. Barlam (Edited by), Melinda M. Neuhauser (Edited by), Pranita D. Tamma (Edited by), Kavita K. Trivedi (Edited by)

9781107166172, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 April 2018

340 pages, 21 b/w illus. 25 tables
24.1 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.7 kg

Practical Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program provides an essential resource for healthcare providers in acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory care settings looking either to begin or to strengthen existing antibiotic stewardship programs. Each chapter is written by both physician and pharmacist leaders in the stewardship field and incorporates both practical knowledge as well as evidence-based guidance. This book will also serve as a useful resource for medical students, pharmacy students, residents, and infectious diseases fellows looking to learn more about the field of antibiotic stewardship.

Preface Neil Fishman
1. The need for antibiotic stewardship programs: an introduction Emily Spivak, Lauri Hicks and Arjun Srinivasan
2. Structure of an antibiotic stewardship team and core competencies Whitney R. Buckel and Sara E. Cosgrove
3. The social determinants of antibiotic prescribing: implications for the development and implementation of stewardship interventions Julia E. Szymczak and Jason Newland
4. Selecting and applying antibiotic stewardship strategies Rebekah Moehring and Whitney A. Jones
5. Syndrome-based antibiotic stewardship Trevor C. Van Schooneveld and Emily Heil
6. Duration of therapy: our role as stewards George Nelson and Annie Wong-Beringer
7. Measurement in antibiotic stewardship Elizabeth Dodds Ashley and Edward Stenehjem
8. What every steward should know about pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics Jason M. Pogue and Marc H Scheetz
9. Collaborating with the microbiology laboratory Graeme N. Forrest and Denise Kirsch
10. Informatics and stewardship Francesca Lee and Kristi Kuper
11. Antibiotic allergies and antibiotic stewardship Keith Hamilton and Holly Maples
12. Antibiotic stewardship in post-acute care facilities Anurag N. Malani and Christopher J. Crnich
13. Outpatient antibiotic stewardship Larissa May and Matthew P. Kronman
14. Maintaining an antibiotic stewardship program: keeping everyone happy and remaining relevant Marisa Holubar, B. Joseph Guglielmo and Stan Deresinski
15. Practical antibiotic stewardship: implementing an antibiotic stewardship program Richard H. Drew and Rebekah W. Moehring
Index.

Subject Areas: Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS]