Antimicrobial Stewardship - Establishing Effective Programs for Australian Hospitals

Grant number: 1013746 | Funding period: 2011 - 2016

Completed

Abstract

This project will examine strategies to improve the use of antimicrobial drugs in Australian hospitals. It will evaluate the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs on antibiotic prescribing practices in Victorian tertiary hospitals and determine the organisational factors associated with success. It will also examine the needs, and establish models for antimicrobial stewardship beyond the tertiary hospital setting, in private hospitals, small metropolitan and rural hospitals.

Related publications (5)

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Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services: Development and evaluation of a dedicated national antimicrobial prescribing survey

ND Friedman, SM Lim, R James, R Ingram, M O'Reilly, JGD Pollard, S Koning, C George, A Rajkhowa, DF Johnson, KL Buising

2020-09-01

Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are important in driving safety and quality of antimicrobial prescribing. The Nat..

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Evaluating antimicrobial therapy: How reliable are remote assessors?

MO Cotta, T Spelman, C Chen, RS James, D Liew, KA Thursky, KL Buising, C Marshall

2016-05-01

Introduction Assessing the quality of antimicrobial prescribing provides hospitals with a means of targeting and measuring the imp..

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A mixed methods study of the barriers and enablers in implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Australian regional and rural hospitals

R James, S Luu, M Avent, C Marshall, K Thursky, K Buising

2015-09-01

Objectives: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship ..

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Implementing antimicrobial stewardship in the Australian private hospital system: A qualitative study

MO Cotta, MS Robertson, C Marshall, KA Thursky, D Liew, KL Buising

2015-01-01

Objective To explore organisational factors and barriers contributing to limited uptake of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Aust..

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Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian hospitals: Development and evaluation of a national antimicrobial prescribing survey tool

R James, L Upjohn, M Cotta, S Luu, C Marshall, K Buising, K Thursky

2014-11-12

Objectives: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes have been developed with the intention of reducing inappropriate and unnece..

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