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Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources
Do you know how to be antimicrobial aware?
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent threats to public health. Learn how you can be a good steward and combat antimicrobial resistance with the following educational materials, toolkits, handouts, and other resources.
Handouts and Educational Materials
- CDC Healthcare Professional Information: Detailed handouts on some of the information above and more
- CDC Patient Educational Information: Resources and educational materials for patients on antimicrobial prescribing and resistance
- AHQR Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research educational material
- Five Ds in Antimicrobial Stewardship: Handout (PDF) and image for screensaver (PNG)
- Do You Need an Antibiotic?: Patient Flyer (PDF)
- Patients Pressuring You? Tips for Discussing Antibiotics: Provider Flyer (PDF)
CDPH Resources
- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program: Home page on HAI and antimicrobial resistance prevention, surveillance, and reporting in California’s healthcare facilities.
- CDPH HAI Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) Honor Roll: Initiative recognizing California’s top-performing ASP
- California Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative Network (ASCN): Network fostering collaboration among California ASP
- CDPH Toolkit for implementing the CDC NHSN AUR Module
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AR): Resources for California facilities on AR prevention, detection, and containment strategies
Other Resources
- CDC AS Core Elements: Site for the Core Elements of antimicrobial stewardship for different healthcare settings
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) ASP implementation guidelines: Evidence-based guidelines for implementation and measurement of AS interventions in inpatient populations
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for ASP: Updates to interpretive guidance for hospital ASP requirements
Contact us at HAIProgram@cdph.ca.gov
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