Antimicrobial Stewardship: Implementation Tools & Resources
This section provides additional resources for individuals interested in antimicrobial stewardship programs, including Materials and Forms, US Academic Medical Centers Online Stewardship Resources, International Online Stewardship Resources, and Other Resources. Please note that these resources are not endorsed by SHEA and are shared for informational purposes only. If you have resources to add, please send them to info@shea-online.org. Note: Inclusion in this list does not indicate endorsement by SHEA.
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Materials and Forms
Contributed by Allina Regional Hospital Cardinal Health Pharmacy Solutions, Columbia University Medical Center, Intermountain Healthcare, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and other members of SHEA's Antimicrobial Stewardship Task Force
- Tools for Daily Activities of Stewardship:
- Emergency Department and Urgent Care Stewardship Toolkit
- Peri-Operative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Blank Poster, PDF (39 KB)
- Adult Inpatient Antibiotic Approval Form, PDF (51 KB)
- Antibiotic Recommendation Form, PDF (20 KB)
- Blank Order Set for Antifungal Therapy, PDF (27 KB)
- Antibiotic Stewardship 360: Optimizing Outcomes For Common Infectious Syndromes, PDF
- Toolkit for Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections Through Antimicrobial Stewardship (AHRQ)
- Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines:
- State Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance – Survey Results (ASTHO), PDF (538 KB)
- Sample Daily Pharmacist Checklist, PDF (268 KB)
- Drug Use Evaluation Form, PDF (99 KB)
- IV to PO Guidelines, PDF (380 KB)
- IV to PO Worksheet, PDF (24 KB)
- Justification and Protocol for Extended-Infusion Piperacillin/Tazobactam in Adult Patients, PDF (240 KB)
- Antibiotic Streamlining – Sample Pharmacist’s Daily Routine, PDF (76 KB)
- Business Case, Request for Proposal, and Job Description Examples:
- Building a Business Case for ASP Presentation, PDF (982 KB)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Proposal Sample 1, PDF (112 KB)
- Cost Analysis, PDF (14 KB)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Proposal Sample 2, PDF (36 KB)
- RFP for ID Consultation and Post Prescription Antibiotic Rounding, Allina Regional Hospital, 2008, PDF (104 KB)
- Minnesota Guide to a Comprehensive Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, PDF (221 KB)
US Academic Medical Centers Online Stewardship Resources
- Johns Hopkins Health System
- Stanford Hospital and Clinics
- The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- The Nebraska Medical Center
- UCLA Health System
- University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
- Wake Forest Baptist Health
- University of California, San Francisco: resources including a restricted antimicrobial list and institution-specific antibiotic guidelines
International Medical Centers Online Stewardship Resources
Other Resources
- Joint Commission Antimicrobial Stewardship
- CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship
- CDDEP's Resistance Map
- Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide AHRQ
- Symptom-Free Pee: LET IT BE Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Long-Term Care Residents AMMI Canada Toolkit
- National Quality Forum Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013 CDC
- CDDEP Director Ramanan Laxminarayan's video on antimicrobial resistance
- ASHP: The Pharmacist’s Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship 2010
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: How to Start and Steer a Successful Program Supplement to Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, March 2009
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs as a Means to Optimize Antimicrobial Use Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, July 2004
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Health Care Systems October 2005
- Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance in the Hospital December 2009
- The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance - Options for action, The World Health Organization
- General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy, General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy, Mayo Clinic Foundation
From Leekha S., Terrell CL, Edson RS. General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 86(2): 156-167. Used with permission. - The Missing Care Bundle: Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitals July 2007
- SIDP-ACCP: Recommendations for Training and Certification for Pharmacists Practicing, Mentoring, and Educating in ID Pharmacotherapy
- Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR) CDC