Journal article
Reducing early career general practitioners' antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A pragmatic prospective non-randomised controlled trial
P Magin, A Tapley, S Morgan, JS Davis, P McElduff, L Yardley, K Henderson, A Dallas, L McArthur, K Mulquiney, A Davey, P Little, N Spike, ML van Driel
Family Practice | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background. Inappropriate antibiotic prescription and consequent antibacterial resistance is a major threat to healthcare. Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of a multifaceted intervention in reducing early career general practitioners' (GPs') antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis. Methods. A pragmatic non-randomized trial employing a non-equivalent control group design nested within an existing cohort study of GP registrars' (trainees') clinical practice. The intervention included access to online modules (covering the rationale of current clinical guidelines recommending non-prescription of antibiotics for URTI and bronch..
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Funding Acknowledgements
a Therapeutic Guidelines Limited (TGL)/RACGP Research Grant of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. The Registrars Clinical Encounters in Training project in which the study was nested was funded by the participating Regional Training Providers (General Practice Training Valley to Coast, Victorian Metropolitan Alliance, Adelaide to Outback General Practice Training, General Practice Training Tasmania, and Tropical Medical Training). These organizations were funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government.