Article ACC25SP1
Author(s): Melissa Santibañez, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, Alejandra M. Rincon-Ponte, BA, BS Pharm, Gabriela Sastre Perez, PharmD
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Topics: Medication Management
Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes
Antimicrobial stewardship is a multidisciplinary and interprofessional approach to optimizing antimicrobial use, minimizing patient harm (including drug toxicity), and limiting the spread of drug resistance in a population. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are formal institutional programs established to achieve these aims by integrating principles of appropriate antimicrobial selection, dosing, route of administration, and duration of therapy on the basis of the intended infectious indication.Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
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