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Antimicrobial Stewardship: Where We've Come and Where We're Going, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 37-4

  • Book

  • October 2023
  • Region: North America
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5866937
In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Emily Sydnor Spivak and Sage Greenlee bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Antimicrobial Stewardship: Where We Have Come and Where We Are Going. Throughout the last decade, the field of antimicrobial stewardship� has undergone exponential growth due to heightened awareness of antimicrobial use and emerging multidrug-resistant organisms. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted systemic and persistent health disparities in the United States. In this issue, top experts provide a recap of the progress made over the last decade in antimicrobial stewardship and provide direction for next steps in this ever-growing field.
  • Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including antimicrobial stewardship and pandemic preparedness: lessons learned from COVID-19; health equity considerations; antimicrobial stewardship at transitions of care; antimicrobial stewardship in immunocompromised populations; health system and tele-antimicrobial stewardship: the role of building networks; and more.�

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on antimicrobial stewardship, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.�

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.�

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Table of Contents

Antibiotic Stewardship: A Decade of Progress
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Pandemic Preparedness: Harnessing Lessons Learned to Advance Our Mission
Principles and Practice of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Resource Allocation
Demographic and Geographic Inequities in Antimicrobial Use and Prescribing
Behavioral Strategies in Diagnostic Stewardship
Next Steps in Ambulatory Stewardship
Antimicrobial Stewardship at Transitions of Care
Penicillin Allergy Impact and Management
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immunocompromised Patients: Current State and Future Opportunities
Development of Inpatient Stewardship Metrics: Is It Time for Public Reporting?
Health System and Tele-Antimicrobial Stewardship: The Role of Building Networks
What Is Left to Tackle in Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Practice and Research

Authors

Emily Sydnor Spivak Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Utah School of Medicine ,Medical Director, Antimicrobial, Stewardship Programs, University of Utah Hospital and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. Sage B. Greenlee Clinical Pharmacist-Antimicrobial Stewardship,University of Utah Health, Department of Pharmacy.