Antibiotic Stewardship Program Resources

Assessment Tool

• Full Antibiotic Stewardship Program Assessment (52 questions)
• Leadership Commitment Assessment (12 questions)
• Accountability Assessment (3 questions)
• Drug Expertise Assessment (5 questions)
• Action Assessment (8 questions)
• Tracking Assessment (13 questions)
• Reporting Assessment (7 questions)
• Education Assessment (4 questions)

Patient Education

• The Story of Peggy Lillis – The Other Side of Antibiotics
• Viruses or Bacteria: What's Got You Sick?

Publications

• Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care: A Practical Playbook
• Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development (Part 1)
• Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development (Part 2)
• The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
• Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals
• Strategies for Superbugs: Antibiotic Stewardship for Rural Hospitals, Rural Monitor, Rural Health Information Hub

Webinars

• 2019 National Healthcare Safety Network Training (NHSN) – NHSN Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Reporting and Analysis
• 2020 NHSN Training – Antimicrobial Use Option and Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio
• ABCs of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs for Critical Access Hospitals, view the slides
• Empowering Nurses to Protect Themselves and Their Patients: Nurses' Role in Antibiotic Stewardship
• Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Critical Access Hospitals

Websites

• Antibiotic Resistance & Patient Safety Portal
• Antibiotic Stewardship Search Results from the Rural Health Information Hub
• Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Options
• Quality Improvement Basics Course